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Russian Farm Scenes

Date: 1910
Description: Advertising postcard featuring color illustration of Russian harvesting scenes with men working with a horse-drawn reaper, grain binder, hay rake and mower...
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View of Conrath

Date: 1909
Description: View across the railroad tracks towards downtown area, including The Faast Land Company and General Merchandise store, as well as a sign for the Faast Land...
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Flood at Black River Falls

Date: 10 06 1911
Description: View of Monsos Brothers Grocery & Crockery after most of the building was washed away by the flooding Black River. High, rushing water can be seen on the r...
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International A-180 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of an International A-180 truck.
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International A-180 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of three men in the cab of an International A-180 semi-truck. The truck bears the text: "International ...
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International A-120 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of an International A-120 truck.
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International A-120 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of a man driving an International A-120 truck. The truck is carrying crates and is labeled "Midtown, In...
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International A-110 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of a man driving an International A-110 truck for "B&H Florist."
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International A-100 Truck Postcard

Date: 1957
Description: Advertising postcard featuring a color illustration of a woman and children in the cab of an International A-100 pickup truck with the text: "Silver Wheel ...
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Tuffy the Talking Tractor

Date: 1956
Description: Postcard of an International 300 series tractor with a cartoon head on it, called "Tuffy the Talking Tractor."
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Buckeye Postcard

Date: 1900
Description: Postcard for Buckeye Mowers, Droppers, Table Rakes and Binders. Color illustrations of butterflies and flowers over a gold and yellow background surround a...
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Lincoln J. Carter's Play "Chattanooga"

Date: 1902
Description: View from the street of a billboard wall along a sidewalk, advertising Lincoln J. Carter's melodrama play, "Chattanooga." It is playing one night, January ...
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Dr. W.H. Perrigo Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist

Date: 1907
Description: A horse-drawn cart, marked B.C. Horsch, is waiting near Dr. W.H. Perrigo's veterinary and dental business in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood in Milwaukee....
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Watch the Modern Drugstore Grow

Date: 1908
Description: View the from the street of a building being remodeled to accommodate two businesses: a drugstore on the ground floor and a postal sub-station on the secon...
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Hotel Lake View

Date: 1900
Description: Photographic postcard of the Hotel Lake View at Dartford. It was built in 1891 by Henry Oelke and located at the corner of Hill and Gold Streets. It is no ...
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Scene at the Pier, Death's Door

Date: 1940
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of people on the shoreline and on the pier at Death's Door. Signs on a tree near a snack stand on the right read: "Sm...
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Lunch Stand at Durand

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard view of a lunch stand advertising buttered popcorn, ice cream cones and cigars. Groups of men, women and children are...
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Street Scene

Date: 1908
Description: View of a street with a lumber office and a church on the left, and dwellings on the right. A man and a dog are on the sidewalk. A tree-covered hill is in ...
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Main Street

Date: 1948
Description: View of Main Street lined with commercial buildings. Automobiles are parked at the curb and street lamps are at the corners. Caption reads: "Main Street, J...
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The New Kenosha Theatre

Date: 1927
Description: Illustration of the New Kenosha Theatre. The marquee is advertising "Swim, Girl, Swim" with Bebe Daniels. An advertisement is painted on the left side of t...

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