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Angel Food Cake Blue Ribbon Winner

Date: 1921
Description: High school student Harold Enge poses with his blue ribbon winning angel food cake during an International Harvester Company Short Course. Additional cakes...
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Man with Farm Produce

Date: 1921
Description: A bearded man wearing a cap holds a gourd while standing next to a horse-drawn wagon under a pergola. The wagon is laden with gourds, kale, burlap bags ful...
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Front Street

Date: 1921
Description: View of Front Street with five men standing along a sidewalk. They are standing near a two-story building which houses the Avoca Cooperative Company and th...
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Business Section

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of the central business district. The Avoca Cooperative Company is on the street corner on the left. Three men congregate near a car parked a...
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Train Depot

Date: 1921
Description: View down platform of people waiting outside the train depot. A train is approaching the terminal on one set of tracks, and a number of train cars are on a...
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A Pretty Residence

Date: 1921
Description: View down road of a row of houses. Young trees are planted along the lot line and supported by wooden posts.
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. A row of houses are on either side of the road, and there is a steep hill in the background.
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down a tree-lined dirt road. Houses and shops line both sides of the road, and men and children are sitting and playing on the sidewalks. In the far d...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View down dirt road line with trees and houses on the right side. On the left side are commercial buildings, and in the far background is a steep hill.
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street. Osward's restaurant is on the far left. The post office and a plumbing shop are on the right.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1921
Description: Lutheran church with a fence and trees in front. There is a shed with a ladder propped against it behind the church.
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Showing North Shore From East Bluff

Date: 1921
Description: Colorized postcard of Devil's Lake. Rock formations are on the left side. Bluffs and sky are in the background. There are buildings along the shoreline. Th...
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Woman in Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: A woman wearing an apron is standing in a cellar while taking potatoes out of a basket for storage on a shelf. Shelves on the wall behind her hold multiple...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Main Street, where two young girls walk on the sidewalk, and a horse and carriage and two cars are parked in the street. There is a townhouse complex on th...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View from the foot of a bridge down Main Street. A car drives toward the bridge, and there is a plant sidewalk along the street on the right. Electric powe...
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Public School

Date: 1921
Description: View up hill of two men standing at the entrance of the public school. There is a hand-pump near the entrance, and a bell tower on the roof of the school.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior of the Methodist Evangelical church surrounded by trees. The building features a steps and a small landing at the entrance, arched windows, wood s...
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Food Storage in Root Cellar

Date: 1921
Description: Farm produce is stored in the corner of a cellar with dirt floors and brick walls. Gourds, potatoes, and pumpkins are kept in barrels, baskets, and on a ta...
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Outdoor Produce Market

Date: 1921
Description: A man and two boys are standing behind an outdoor counter while selling farm produce to female customers. A horse-drawn wagon is parked behind them.
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Butcher

Date: 1921
Description: A butcher holds a knife as he weighs a piece of meat on a hanging scale. A male customer wearing a one-piece work suit and hat waits on the opposite side o...

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