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Street Scene

Date: 1928
Description: View of the Black Hawk State Bank, an automotive repair and gas station and other shops. There is a car with its door open in front of the repair shop, nea...
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General Store

Date: 1928
Description: A general store and gas station with a car parked in front.
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of the white public school building. Trees and bushes partially obstruct the view.
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Catholic Church

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of Saint Mary's Church. The building features lancet arches and a steeple with a cross atop.
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Methodist Evangelical Church

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of church building with a bell tower, arched windows, french doors, a fanlight, and a sign that read "M.E. Church."
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Fishing's Good at The Old Mill

Date: 1928
Description: A young man fishes on the rocky shore by the Old Mill. The Mill is three-stories high and features a cupola with a wind vane on top.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1928
Description: The Brownsville train depot.
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: The exterior of the public school building. A man sits on the steps.
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Village Inn

Date: 1928
Description: View across road of the Village Inn; featuring a "Hotel" sign, vines along the screened porch windows, and a fenced garden.
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General Store

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the Church Post Office and general store. Signs painted on the window say: "Hardware, Paints, Oils."
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Creamery

Date: 1928
Description: View across road of two men posing outside a creamery. The creamery has a roofed loading dock on the side.
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Highway 11

Date: 1928
Description: A car drives across a metal bridge on Highway 11.
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Business Section

Date: 1928
Description: View across commercial street looking south. Parked at the curb are cars, and driving along the street is a bearded man with a horse and buggy. The shops a...
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Depot and Train

Date: 1928
Description: View down cobblestone platform of a group of young boys and men standing alongside the front of the depot. The locomotive on the tracks is Class A1 3012, a...
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Iron Post on Iowa-Minnesota State Line

Date: 1928
Description: An iron post noting the state line separating Iowa and Minnesota. The post was erected in 1849.
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Iowa-Minnesota State Line

Date: 1928
Description: View down road of a man and young girl posing near their car at the Iowa welcome sign on an archway over the road. In the background are advertisements for...
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Public School

Date: 1928
Description: Facade of brick building, with stone steps and a columned entrance. On the left near the corner of the building is a cart, and along the side there appears...
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United Brethren Church

Date: 1928
Description: Exterior view of the United Brethren Church which has an arched window above the entrance and arched windows along the sides. Trees and homes surround the ...
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Way of the Cross XIV Station

Date: 1928
Description: Way of the Cross station leading to St Anne's Shrine. Behind the shrine are birch and other trees and a view down the hill towards a valley. The station is...
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Midway Filling Station on Hwy 16

Date: 1928
Description: View down road towards a filling station near Portage. A man stands while filling his tank. Two boys stand nearby. Under large trees are two pumps, a small...

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