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Man Driving Advertising Cart on First Street

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Description: A "cart before the horse" rig advertising the "A.F. Werner, Bargains in Everything, Black River Falls, Wis.", with a man wearing a fake bushy beard and hol...
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Two Men Practicing Violin

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Description: Pair of violinists practicing on the stage of the Opera House.
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Band Performing in Parade

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Description: View across street towards a band in a wagon parading through town. People are watching from the sidewalk, and also from second story porches.
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view of men driving a circus calliope for a parade in town. A calliope is a musical instrument that produces sound by sending steam throu...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Elevated view towards intersection of a crowd watching a circus wagon on Main Street, probably a steam calliope.
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Pow Wow Scene

Date: 1908
Description: Drummers and dancers at pow wow led by Chief Winneshiek, below Lutheran Church in a canvas enclosure.
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Dancers Forming a Circle

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Description: Dancers form a circle while two seated men play a guitar and a mandolin.
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Memorial Day Celebration

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Description: A panoramic view of a Memorial Day parade/celebration as it rounds the corner of a street. According to text on the back of the print, this celebration too...
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Memorial Day Parade

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the Memorial Day Parade, from the corner of Main and 1st Streets. Men carrying musical instruments, including a trombone, trumpe...
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C.N. Oulie Jewelry Store

Date: 1906
Description: C.N. Oulie Jewelry Store located at 9 Main Street. Sign reflected in the window advertises the Wisconsin State Fair, September 10-14, 1906.
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Band in front of Opera House

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Description: Brass band with eight musicians posed standing on the street in front of the Opera House. At the far right is Carl Pope. Signs advertise "John T. Hinds in ...
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Alma Center Band

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Description: Band posed standing on the steps of a brick building, probably the Alma Center Band in front of the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Men Playing Instruments

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Description: View across stage towards two men posing sitting, one playing a guitar and the other a mandolin, with two other men standing nearby. In the background are ...
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Group of People Posing in front of Tent

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Description: Two girls, a boy, and a man playing a trumpet posing sitting in front of two women and two men posing standing. Behind them is a tent, a wooden fence, and ...
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Marching Band in Transit

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Description: View from wood sidewalk of brass band members wearing top hats and great coats walking up unpaved street in the central business district.
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Brass Band on Main Street

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Description: View across unpaved Main Street towards an African-American brass band standing and playing in front of the storefront for A.F. Werner. Pedestrians watch f...
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Patriotic Parade on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from wood sidewalk towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. There is a banner that reads: "Welcome" in the back...
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Small Band on Main Street

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Description: View from sidewalk towards a small brass band marching down a patriotically decorated Main Street. Pedestrians are walking along the sidewalk on the right....
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Band Playing on First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view looking down at an intersection towards a band playing at the intersection of First and Main Streets in Black River Falls.
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Marching Band on Main Street

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Description: View across street towards a marching band coming up a snow-covered street. People are watching from the wooden sidewalks, and young boys are walking along...

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