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Dirt Road in Town

Date: 1901
Description: View down dirt road of buildings and storefronts along a sidewalk, possibly Main Street, looking north toward the Chicago & Northwestern railroad tracks. A...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View from street of the Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. A large group of men and women, and a puppy, are posed ...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View of front of Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. Two men are posed sitting on the first floor porch, and two wo...
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Lake's Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Lake's Hotel with people posing sitting on the lower porch. Possibly located across from the railroad depot across the Black River, probably in...
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View from street of two men posed sitting in a wagon full of grain bags and pulled by a team of four horses in front of the Merchants Hotel. L.S.Y. June, t...
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Main Street

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Description: View across street of four men posing in front of storefronts on Main Street, including M.A. Batcheller, a barber shop, and clothiers under the offices of ...
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Town Center with M.J. Chapman Store

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Description: View down street lined with storefronts, probably Alma Center. People are standing and posing near storefronts. Low building in the right foreground in pro...
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M.J. Chapman Store

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Description: Group portrait of men and boys posing in front of the M.J. Chapman Store, probably in Alma Center, and known contemporarily as the C.T. Gansel Building.
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Snowy Street

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Description: View of a street in a town, probably Hixton, with footprints crisscrossing a snow-covered street. A group of men are standing on the porch of the hardware ...
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Lunch Room

Date: 1927
Description: View of the facade of the Lunch Room restaurant, located near a cobblestone train platform. Earl Andrew is listed as the proprietor.
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Hotel Campbell

Date: 1927
Description: View from road of a man standing in front of the Campbell Hotel, located next door to the Lunch Room. Earl Andrews is listed as the proprietor. A sign pain...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a calliope and chariot riders in a circus parade, probably the Ringl...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bell wagon pass in a circus parade, probably the Ringling Brothe...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bandwagon and animal cage pass in a circus parade. Probably the ...
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Wagon in Front of Cooper & Son Printers

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Description: View down street towards two men riding in a loaded wagon pulled by a team of four horses in front of the Palace Bakery and the offices for Cooper & Son Pr...
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Draft Horse at the Merchant's Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a large draft horse being displayed by a man in the street in front of a group of men and the Merchant's Hotel located at Harrison and Firs...
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Parade Scene

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Description: View across unpaved road towards a loaded wagon/float in front of Building No. 88 on the northeast corner of South First and Fillmore Streets. A banner rea...
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Winter Street Scene; Merchants Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a boy posing standing on a sled pulled by a dog on a snow-covered and muddy street. Location identified as in front of the Merchant's Hotel...
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Sleigh on Main Street

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Description: View across street towards a man posing sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of two horses on a snow-covered city street. Location identified as the north ...
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Dogs in a Buggy

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Description: View of two dogs sitting on a wagon seat in a buggy. The buggy is hitched to a single horse. Location identified as the north side of Main Street between S...

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