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House on Bernard Court

Date: 12 19 1936
Description: View across street towards a three-story house on Bernard Court. The address on the door reads "202," and a sled is leaning up against the wall near the fr...
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Four Men and a Shot Gun

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Description: One man armed with a shotgun, facing a man in the doorway of a log house, and surrounded by four other men standing in the snow, also a horse and sleigh.
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Sleds and Sleighs

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Description: Winter scene with sleds and sleighs on a snow-covered street in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. The man in center sleigh is probably Moses Paquette.
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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Yost's Road House

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Description: View of men and sleds outside Yost's Road House on the Valdez-Fairbanks Trail. Mountains can be seen in the background. Caption reads: "Yost's Road House, ...
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Mail and Passenger Stage

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Description: View of a horse-drawn sleigh used as a mail and passenger stage between Tanana and Fairbanks. Writing on sleigh reads: "Tanana-Fairbanks Stage" Caption rea...
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Group of People with Bobsled

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with six women, six children, and a man examining a bobsled hitched to a horse.
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Couple in Cutter Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with a man and woman sitting in a cutter sleigh pulled by a two-horse team, possibly driven by Harvey Risliands.
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Christmas Tree with Holiday Display

Date: 1893
Description: A holiday display in a living room, possibly in the home of Frederick King Conover, which includes a tabletop Christmas tree and a small sleigh.
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Empty Bobsled in Farmyard

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Description: An empty bobsled in a farmyard in front of a wooden fence, a frame house, and other farm buildings.
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Couple in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1913
Description: Winter scene of couple in horse-drawn sleigh on residential street.
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"Country Store Farm Museum"

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: The "Early American Country Store Farm Museum." Storefront view of an antique shop with various farm implements on its front porch.
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Winter Carnival

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Description: Elevated view of central square during a winter carnival. Crowds are gathered around a horse-drawn sleigh. Residential buildings are in the background.
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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"In the Land of the Sky"

Date: 1900
Description: Composite view of a man sitting in front of a cabin, a boy riding a donkey, and a man driving an ox-drawn sledge.
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Copper River Native Americans

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Description: Group portrait of a family of Copper River Native Americans.
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U.S. Signal Service Crew

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Description: View of four men of the U.S. Signal Crew out on a dogsled to repair a break in a telegraph line. There are cabins in the background. Copyright by A.J. John...
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Race to Candle

Date: 04 01 1908
Description: A crowd gathers in a downtown street while a dog team exits for the race to Candle and back.
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Dog Team on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail

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Description: View of a dog team pulling a sled on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. In the background are cabins and mountains. Published by Chisholm & Hall.
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S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store

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Description: Men posed standing in front of the S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store on a snow-covered street. S.H. Van Gorden is probably standing on porch ...

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