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| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Main Street Looking South, Lone Rock, Wis." Unpaved street with sidewalks, dwellings and buildings on both sides. Horse drawn vehicle... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of a man and a dog posing on the platform in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul depot. In the background on the left... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down middle of main street of the business district. Automobiles are parked along the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalk. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View down the main dirt road of the business district. |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | View down main street with storefronts on both sides, with large power lines along the sidewalks stretching into the distance, and a hill in the background... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Several businesses in Blue River's downtown, including a drug store and a lumberyard. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | Railroad tracks cross the road at the central business district at Dane, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Mazomanie Post Office and the State Bank on the corner of Broadhead and Hudson. On the left a young girl stands in the dirt road. Further down the block a ... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A view of Main Street at night. Caption reads: "'Main St. at Night' Mt. Horeb, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View down an unpaved Merrimac street with a brick building and horse-drawn carriages. The caption at bottom left reads: "A Fine Business Block." |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Main Street with several cars parked along the curb. A curbside Red Crown gas pump is visible at the right near the O.W. Schuele Hardware store, and people... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Central Hotel on corner lot from street. There is a dog lying on the porch on the left, and a man relaxing in a chair with his feet on a post o... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View down street showing commercial area with large power lines stretching into the distance, with a large hill in the background. A man is driving a horse... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View down street, with cars and trucks parked on either side. There is a large building with businesses on the right. One has a sign offering meals and "ro... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A view down street, which is lined with parked cars. There is a grocery store on the corner on the right, and beyond is a sign for a "Hotel Office". |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down street. Cars are parked on either side. A repairman checks the tires of a car in front of the Augusta Auto Company, gas station and auto repair. ... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down street. Shops and cars are on both sides of the street. A storefront on the left advertises a "BANKRUPT-SALE." The road is cobblestone. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a wide main street through town. Pedestrians are on sidewalks on both sides of the dirt street. A church steeple is visible in the backgro... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the central business district. The Avoca Cooperative Company is on the street corner on the left. Three men congregate near a car parked a... |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | View down platform of people waiting outside the train depot. A train is approaching the terminal on one set of tracks, and a number of train cars are on a... |
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