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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View from street towards people standing outside the entrance to the Pioneer Drug and Economy Store. Caption reads: "Pioneer Economy Stores, Evansville, Wi... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized image of the Fairbanks-Morse & Company buildings. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down East Grand Avenue of the business district with a shoe business at the end of the street and the Hilton Hotel to the left. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking down Court Street in Janesville toward the west. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over river of Dodge Street in Janesville looking west. |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | The Lappin block, Ed. Carpenter, proprietor. Businesses on this block include: Bort, Baily & Co., Dry Goods and Carpets; A.F. Hall & Co., "The Reliable Jew... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the busy streets of Court and Milwaukee. Three prominent buildings in view are: Court Street Methodist Church on the far left (b. 1868), w... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Looking northwest from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Main Street, with trolley track running down the center of the street. |
| Date: | 1865 |
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| Description: | Milwaukee Street looking west. In the foreground is a dog standing on a bridge. Signs on a building on the right read: "Furniture" and "Valley Chief Reaper... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View from along right side of bridge of Milwaukee Street looking east in Janesville. The Myers House is located at the top of the hill. There is a sign for... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Van Pool Brothers office, where the Master Builders' Association of Wisconsin was founded. Caption reads: "Birthplace of Master Builders ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Main Street looking north. Caption reads: "South End of Main St., Milton Junction, Wis." |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | An auto-trailer, an early trailer manufactured by the Highway Trailer Company of Edgerton. The company began by manufacturing trailers designed for farmer... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Looking east down East Milwaukee Street. Commercial intersection in downtown, with pedestrians walking across the street over street-railroad tracks. The ... |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians and automobiles downtown. A street-railroad track runs down the middle of the road. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Pedestrians in shopping district. Cars are parked and a streetcar is coming down the street. |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of a depot with a clock tower. Commercial buildings are on the right. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Beloit, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a train depot surrounded by a central business district. Horses and wagons are in the street in the foreground. Caption reads: "C. & N.W. ... |
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