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Driving Down Muddy Dirt Road

Date: 1915
Description: Man driving an automobile down a muddy dirt road. Caption on back reads: "Grading road with surfacing." The photograph was taken for International Harveste...
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Governor Nelson Dewey House

Date: 1915
Description: View across road towards Governor Nelson Dewey's house.
Postcard

Carl Schurz Home

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Carl Schurz home shortly before it was destroyed by fire. Caption reads: "Home of Hon. Carl Schurz, Watertown, Wis."
Postcard

Watson Street, Ripon, Wisconsin

Date: 1915
Description: Street lined on both sides with homes and trees. Caption reads: "Watson St. North, Ripon, Wis."
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Mount Vernon on Arbor Day

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of a crowd gathered in Mount Vernon on Arbor Day.
Postcard

Ozaukee County Court House

Date: 1915
Description: View across road towards the Ozaukee County Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Port Washington, Wis."
Photograph

Unidentified Street

Date: 1915
Description: A horse and wagon for the Milwaukee Brewery Co. and a car are parked on the road near the curb. The road is lined with residences.
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Main Street Park

Date: 1915
Description: View of main street from a city park, including parked cars and store fronts.
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Homes in a Residential District

Date: 1915
Description: Angled view down unpaved road toward a tree-lined street and homes. Streetcar or train rails are along the left, and a cart is on the right. Caption reads:...
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Country Road

Date: 1915
Description: Low perspective of a dirt country road curving into the distance. The road is bordered by fields and scattered wooden buildings while a solitary figure ap...
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House Moving Rig on Rural Road

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor pulling a house moving rig on rural road. The rig is labled: "A.T. Coffin House Moving."
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor Pulling Wagons

Date: 1915
Description: Man pulls two large wagons down a rural road with a Mogul 8-16 tractor.
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Mogul 8-16 Tractor on Street

Date: 1915
Description: Mogul 8-16 tractor in town. The tractor pulls a small wagon(?) with several men posing inside. A group of men stand on the sidewalk on the right.
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Elks Club

Date: 1915
Description: A view of a piano, chairs, a table, and a fireplace in the ladies parlor of the Elks Club, founded in 1868. An open window shows a street scene and a home....
Photograph

Prisoners Working

Date: 1915
Description: View down road of a group of prisoners wearing striped jumpsuits doing road work while supervisors look on. A horse-drawn wagon is parked near a fence, and...
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Horse-Drawn Carriage on Muddy Road

Date: 1915
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn carriage down a muddy dirt road. A wooden fence and several buildings are in the background.
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Vehicles Parked at Agricultural Instruction Meeting

Date: 1915
Description: View down road of horses with horse-drawn carriages parked on the left near what appears to be a park. On the right automobiles are parked along near comme...
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Convict Laborers

Date: 1915
Description: A group of convict laborers are wearing striped jumpsuits as they work to construct a road. Railroad tracks run through the foreground and people are stand...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View down street of with commercial buildings and dwellings. There are two carriages parked near a building which has part of a sign visible over the entra...
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Fish Creek

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene from Egg Harbor Road (Highway 42) in Fish Creek looking north toward frozen Fish Creek Harbor with the bluffs in Peninsula State Park beyond. ...

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