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Men Unloading Wagon with Crane

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Description: Two men using a crane to unload wagon box on the waterfront.
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Locomotive Pulled by Horses

Date: 03 1876
Description: The first locomotive for the Pine River & Stevens Point ralroad, which was purchased in 1875, being hauled overland from Lone Rock to Richland Center while...
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Business District in Wheeler

Date: 1897
Description: A dirt street in the business district of Wheeler.
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Dahl Residence

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Description: View of the M.K. Dahl residence with several children and adults standing in front of it along a fence.
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Octagon House

Date: 1885
Description: Drawing of the Octagon House with a horse and carriage in the foreground.
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Thompson Store

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Description: Two men and a horse and carriage outside of Thompson Store. A dog is sitting in the open doorway at the corner of the building. A sign on the side reads: "...
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Elevated View of People Standing in front of a Building

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Description: Elevated view of people standing on the sidewalk in front of a building that used to be the United States Hotel, which was demolished in 1874 and replaced ...
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Stephenson Public Library

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Description: Exterior view from road of the Stephenson Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "Stephenson Public Library." The library is a cut stone buildin...
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Man with Wagon Dump

Date: 1915
Description: Man stands with horses as his Weber wagon is placed on wagon dump protected by the overhang of a building. Wagon dumps served to eliminate the task of unlo...
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Man and Wagon on Rural Road

Date: 1912
Description: Man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon on a rural road. Stenciled text on the wagon reads: "Sold by D.T. Gano, Clinton, Ills."
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Men Standing on Wagon Outside Store

Date: 1912
Description: Group of several men standing on a horse-drawn wagon outside Geo. Kast & Co., a hardware store. Snow is visible in spots on the road.
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Mogul Tractor along Dirt Road

Date: 1912
Description: Large Mogul tractor pulling a grader along a dirt road. Two men ride in the tractor, while three others supervise from behind the tractor.
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Man Loading Silage from Trench Silo on Wagon

Date: 1924
Description: View looking down snow-covered slope towards a horse attached to a small sleigh standing in a trench. At the back of the trench a man is pitching silage fr...
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Men and Women at Site for New Silo

Date: 1915
Description: Two men and women at the construction site for new silo. One man holds the reins for nearby team of work horses while the other man stands inside the pit f...
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Men Loading Wagon

Date: 1920
Description: View across a field of two men loading corn into a horse-drawn wagon. On the right are corn shocks.
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Camp of Wisconsin National Guard at Fairground

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin National Guard encampment at Racine County fairgrounds. Several tents are set up in the background, while visitors mingle in...
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Harvest Time

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Description: Elevated view of men harvesting what appears to be hay on the Lloyd Jones farm. A tractor in the background on the left is powering the thresher with a lon...
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Parade Day

Date: 1933
Description: Two milk wagons from Smazel's Guernsey Dairy draw the attention of children in the street and bystanders on the sidewalk during a parade traveling east on ...

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