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Turn of the Century Milwaukee Traffic

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of busy street scene in downtown Milwaukee at the turn of the century showing a trolley, horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians near an interse...
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Eau Claire Lumber Company

Date: 1880
Description: The Eau Claire Lumber Company, later the Cutter shoe factory. It was still standing in 1931.
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Waupaca County Court House

Date: 1870
Description: View of an unidentified ceremony taking place at the public square on the steps of the original Waupaca County Courthouse.
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Mineral Spring Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: Mineral Spring Brewery, located on 272 Shake Rag Street, erected in 1850 (currently 276 Shake Rag Street). A group of four men are posing outdoors on the r...
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Raspberry School

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Raspberry School with a group of adults and children standing outside its entrance.
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Weber Wagon Outside Piano Store

Date: 1910
Description: Man sitting in horse-drawn Weber wagon outside the Jepson piano store.
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Man with Horse-Drawn Wagon Outside Storefront

Date: 1910
Description: Man seated outside the Jepson piano store in a horse-drawn Weber wagon loaded with items, including a mirror.
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Wagon and Automobile

Date: 1912
Description: Two men on rural road, one seated on a horse-drawn wagon while another man walks alongside. Also on the road is a parked automobile facing the wagon. Text ...
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Man on top of Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: Man standing on top of bound stacks of what appears to be wood shingles or siding in a horse-drawn Weber wagon. Text stenciled on the wagon reads: "sold by...
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Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory

Date: 1909
Description: Men with horses and wagons gathered outside the Faville Grove Farmers' Co-Operative Cheese Factory. A poster advertising the State Fair is pasted to the wa...
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Wagons with Cotton Seed

Date: 11 29 1915
Description: Elevated view of farmers driving horse-drawn wagons carrying cotton seed along a rural dirt road. Farm buildings are on a hill in the background.
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower

Date: 1918
Description: Man operating a horse-drawn mower in a field. The horse on the left is wearing blinders.
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Show Cart Along Lake Michigan

Date: 1902
Description: Two-wheeled show cart with pair of white show horses in tandem hitch, being driven by one person, probably along Lake Michigan.
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National Hotel

Date: 1852
Description: View of people riding in a horse-drawn sleigh in front of the National Hotel in a snowstorm. The National Hotel was owned by Major Eliab B. Dean. It was or...

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