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Crawfish River

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down the Crawfish River, with a large building with a three-story balcony on the right. A man and a boy are in a boat docked at the steps to t...
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Swingli House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Swingli House.
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Train and Depot

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Description: View along railroad tracks towards a group of men and boys standing on a platform in front of the Preston Depot while a locomotive arrives. In the backgrou...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View across snow between two sets of railroad tracks towards the Readstown Depot on a winter's day. Two trains facing in opposite directions are on the lef...
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Sabin General View

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Description: View down unpaved road towards the General Store on the right, with horses and buggies and their drivers assembled out front. A man is standing on the fron...
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Sextonville Alert Hall

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Description: Exterior of Alert Hall. Near the roof line is a sign with the date "1905". Posters are in the windows and a broadside is posted outside underneath a window...
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South Wayne Depot

Date: 1911
Description: View down railroad tracks towards the South Wayne depot, with an oncoming train in the distance. Railroad cars are parked on tracks behind the depot. On th...
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Catholic Church

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Description: View up a road towards the front of the catholic church, which has a steeple and belfry. The double door entrance has an arched stained glass window, and a...
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Stitzer Depot and Train

Date: 1921
Description: View down side of railroad tracks towards the depot, with a locomotive and passenger cars arriving. People are standing on the platform. In the background ...
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Scene at Thorp

Date: 1927
Description: A street scene with the train depot on the left. An automobile parked on the street side. A seed store on the next block with someone entering it. There is...
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Street Scene

Date: 1927
Description: A view of downtown Thorp. Lampposts lining the street on both sides. Cars parked at the curbs on both sides. A couple cars driving away down the street. On...
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Tourist Camp - Highway 12

Date: 1931
Description: A view of the Log Cabin Filling Station at a tourist camp. A garage for washing and greasing on the left. Two tall gas pumps. Lamps made of interlaced logs...
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Scenic View

Date: 1924
Description: A road intersection in a rural area. A tree and a shed on the left. A general store in the back. A house, a shed and a cornfield on the right.
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Auditorium Hotel

Date: 1911
Description: The Auditorium Hotel, a three-story building with a turret and stairs to the main floor entrances. A wrap-around balcony is on the main floor. Barrels unde...
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Viola Court House

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Description: Exterior view of the "Viola Court House" — a small wooden building where one can find the Justice of the Peace. Posters on the exterior walls promote an up...
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Congregational Church

Date: 1909
Description: View across unpaved road of the Congregational Church. The wooden, one-story church has a weather vane above the belfry, which has a tall, roofed peak. The...
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East Main Street Looking West

Date: 1913
Description: View down Main Street, with a railroad crossing at the far end of the street. On the left is a shoe repair store, lumber business, and a lunch room with a ...
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Bank

Date: 1909
Description: View from the unpaved street of the Bank of Wauzeka, which is a small wood frame building with a large plate glass window. The sidewalk in front paved, and...
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Street Scene

Date: 1916
Description: View down middle of unpaved street towards six children standing in the middle. There is a storefront on the right, with an automobile and a horse and bugg...
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view taken from the roof of a building. Yards and dwellings in the foreground, with a church and school in the background. There are three or four...

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