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Cyclists and Pedestrians

Date: 1890
Description: Two men ride their bicycles past curious on-lookers.
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IH Dealership in Oskaloosa

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Oskaloosa Implement Company, an International Harvester dealership. A group of men and young boys pose near a Farmall A Tractor, and o...
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Christian Frautschi Furniture Store

Date: 1895
Description: Members of the Frautschi family pose at the Christian Frautschi Furniture Store. From left to right are Alice, Irving, Christian and Arthur Frautschi.
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Customers in front of Cooperative Marketing Store

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Description: Customers standing in front of the Cooperative Marketing Store.
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Pfeifer's Drugstore

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of Charles Pfeifer's Drugstore, founded in 1858. From left to right are Charles Pfeifer, Fred Pfeifer, Mrs. Adam Heeb, Fulda Pfeifer, Mrs. Ch...
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McManman Store, Kilbourn

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Description: External view of McManman Store, Superior Street, Kilbourn, with people posing standing in front of the store, and two children sitting on the curb.
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Waiting out the Rain

Date: 06 21 1987
Description: Shoppers take refuge in the open doorway of a shop during a downpour.
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Circus Elephants on Parade

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Description: A long string of circus elephants parades single file down a metropolitan street lined on both sides by huge crowds of people.
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Russian International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1914
Description: Storefront of an International Harvester dealership in Russia owned by Ja.T. Obukov. Reapers and other farm implements are on display outside the store, an...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire hands his cards to constituents outside a Milwaukee grocery store.
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Four Views of Hatchville

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Description: Composite of four images of Hatchville, including E.D. Karnes store and the Co-Operative Creamery.
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Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: Wisconsin Anti-Tuberculosis Association exhibit advertised in the storefront of a building in New London, Wisconsin. Two women are looking through the wind...
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Hogs on Main Street

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Description: Boy and man herd hogs through town on Main Street, probably on the way to the stockyards near the railroad station on the east side of the Black River. Sto...
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Tailor's Storefront

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Description: Storefronts identified from left to right include: J. Sannes Merchant Tailor with a sign on building for "Lemonade and Pop," and an unidentified storefront...
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Storefront with Woman and Children

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Description: Woman and children on a raised storefront.
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Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Grand Army of the Republic in Memorial Day Parade, on the north side of Main Street, between First and Water Streets. Iver Erickson's shoemaker shop is at ...
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Horse-Drawn Wagon with Band

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Description: Horse-drawn wagon with band followed by a wagon with an advertisement.
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Fourth of July Industrial Parade

Date: 07 1886
Description: Intersection of 4th and Steele Streets facing east. The building in the lower right is the Knipfer building, now Algoma Mercantile. Bunting adorns the Boed...
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Kleinsteuber Machine Shop

Date: 1880
Description: It was in this shop that Christopher Sholes, inventor of the typewriter, did much of his work on various inventions. This photograph may be as early as th...
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People on Porch of General Store

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Description: Store includes a Post Office, owned by Cyrus Yawkey. Men, child, and two dogs are on the porch.

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