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Betsy Thunder

Date: 02 06 1913
Description: Betsy Thunder, Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) medicine woman, posing in front of a painted backdrop near a prop stone wall.
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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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Horse with Long Mane

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Description: A stallion with long curly mane, owned by Jack Allison. Allison, a horse dealer from Taylor County, and the horse stand in front of the Post Office on Main...
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Stores on Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: South side of Main Street from the intersection with Merrill Street. Various storefronts are on the left, including J.M. McCormick Dry Goods and Groceries;...
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Central Wisconsin Telephone Company Exchange Building

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Central Wisconsin Telephone Company exchange building from the street.
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Man on a ladder painting around a window of the Jackson County Bank. Arch over the intersection partially visible on the right side, as are several people ...
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Boy with Wagon on First Street

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Description: Boy driving the City Delivery wagon pulled by a single horse and accompanied by a white dog. A man is standing next to the wagon. Storefronts include, from...
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Road Grader Plowing Snow

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene looking toward Main Street from South First Street, with an arch over the intersection. A man is operating a road grader pulled by four horses...
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Boy with Delivery Wagon

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Description: Boy posing standing next to a delivery wagon pulled by a single horse. Marked on side "Tel. 76" and a box of "Saxon Oats" in the wagon.
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Van Schaick Building

Date: 1890
Description: View across street towards the building that housed the gallery of Van Schaick and the dental offices of Edward F. Long. Over the years, the building also ...
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Workmen Installing Telephone Poles

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Description: Workmen erecting a telephone pole with a horse team.
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Two Women in Buggy

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Description: Two women in a buggy driving a team of two horses. The woman on the right is possibly Margie Sprester.
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Man on Horse

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Description: Man riding a horse into town, in front of the old Catholic Church which lost its steeple in a storm.
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Man on Horse

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Description: Man posing on a horse in front of the Merchants Hotel.
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Harness Horse

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Description: Harness horse of either a trotter or pacer breed, possibly named "Beaver Dam". Abe Bailey's barn is off to the left, and the Langlois-Gulfston Funeral Home...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view over sidewalk towards eight horses drawing a circus wagon in parade. The parade is coming from the circus ground at the white pine g...
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching elephants in a circus parade. In the foreground are power lines and telephone poles.
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Water Wagon Pulled by Horses

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Description: Slightly elevated view towards a horse-drawn water sprinkler on a wagon approaching an arch over the intersection during a parade. People are gathered on t...
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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Rear view of three patriotically dressed women on horseback in town, riding toward the Merchant Inn.

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