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Railroad Crew with Handcar

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Description: Railroad workers posing with a handcar on railroad tracks.
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Man with Racehorse

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Description: Man posing in a sulky, probably Eugene Greenlee, the Superintendent of Water Works, possibly pulled by a race horse. Note the solid tires. When pneumatic t...
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Ho-Chunk Woman and Three Children in Town

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Description: Ho-Chunk woman, and three Ho-Chunk children wearing winter clothes, standing on a board sidewalk in town, probably Black River Falls. Two of the children a...
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Post Office Store in Shamrock

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Description: Exterior view of post office/store and a frame house in the town of Shamrock, Two men and a boy are standing in front of the store, a man and woman are sta...
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York Iron Works

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Description: York Iron Works, with a group of men posed standing in front of the construction of the blast furnace.
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Three Men and Horse-Drawn Buggy in Front of Building

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Description: Two men are posing sitting in a wagon pulled by a team of two horses. One of the men is holding the reins, and the other man is holding tools. Behind them ...
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Stallion at Jackson County Fairgrounds

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Description: Man displaying a stallion near a wooden fence and in front of several buggies and a boy standing on the left, probably at the Jackson County Fairgrounds. I...
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Men and Wagon

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Description: Group of people posing with a wagon from which several dead prairie-chickens are hanging. One man is sitting in the wagon with a dog. Seven men are standin...
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Underside of a Trestle Bridge

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Description: View through the support structure of a trestle bridge. On the shoreline in the background a woman, girl, and another person are standing around what appea...
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Construction of a Building Foundation

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Description: Four men in the foreground are posing standing with shovels in a large hole in the ground. In the background behind a wall, men are working near cars along...
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Boy Feeding a Colt

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Description: Boy standing on a roadside feeding a colt from his hand. On the left are buildings and a fence. In the background on the other side of the road are trees i...
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Men and Women Examining Debris

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Description: Men and women examining debris in a field, possibly caused by a tornado. A tree is on top of an automobile in the center. In the far distance are fields an...
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Group Posing Behind Logs Along Riverbank

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Description: Group portrait of men and women, all wearing hats, peeking over the top of a large log along the riverbank. Other large logs are piled behind them. A railr...
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Swimmer Bridge Diving

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Description: View across river towards a swimmer, caught in mid-air, jumping from the railroad bridge. Two people are on top of the bridge looking down. In the backgrou...
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Diver Standing on Bridge

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Description: View across water towards a diver posing on the railroad bridge over the river. Another man is standing on the railroad tracks on the left. Buildings are o...
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Scene at Country Fair

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Description: Elevated view of the scene at the country fair. In the foreground a crowd is gathered near a pavilion near the racetrack. In the background on the right is...
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Man in Front of Storefront

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Description: View from street towards a man posing standing and holding his hat at the entrance of a two-story brick building with a storefront. There is a wood frame h...
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Group of People on Footbridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards a man and woman posed standing on a footbridge over a small waterfall. On the right a woman sits with a child in her lap on the...
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Man and Woman Crossing a Bridge

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Description: Rear view of a woman wearing an ankle-length shawl on the board sidewalk of a bridge. A man is walking ahead of her. On the right are the steps of a buildi...
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Exterior View of Creamery

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Description: Exterior view of a wooden creamery building, with men and horse-drawn wagons transporting milk cans.

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