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Dry Milk Plant in Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: Dry milk plant with a very tall smokestack. Some trucks are parked on the left.
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Main Street

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Description: View down Main Street, which is a dirt street passing through the central business district of the town. There are several storefronts with signs and porch...
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W.C.T.U. Temple

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U) Temple. The temple is a simple building with a tower with a weather vane above the main e...
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Valecia Evaporated Milk Company

Date: 1924
Description: Exterior view from road of the Valecia Evaporated Milk Company, a condensery.
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Public School

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of a two-story public school. The basement windows are broken. A tree and a house are on the left in the background. Stacks of fuelwood are o...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage

Date: 1912
Description: View across street of a Lutheran church and a parsonage next door. The church has a tall steeple with a bell.
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A Pretty Residence

Date: 1921
Description: View down road of a row of houses. Young trees are planted along the lot line and supported by wooden posts.
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Lutheran Church

Date: 1921
Description: Lutheran church with a fence and trees in front. There is a shed with a ladder propped against it behind the church.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street with storefronts on both sides. On the left, there is a tailor shop, Pundy's Cafe, Dubow's[?] Variety Store, a clothing store, and Vander ...
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Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: View across road of a brewery in a residential area. Children are standing on the sidewalk, and on the lawn near a hammock and a lawn swing. A tall industr...
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Hussa's Brewery

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of back of Hussa's brewery. There is a tall chimney on the left, and a yard with piles of lumber is in the foreground.
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Railroad Tracks and Depot

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Description: View down railroad tracks. On the left, there is a two-story, octagonal hut. On the right, there is a railroad station with a Western Union sign. Industria...
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Skillet Creek Fruit Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior view of a two-story house with a front porch and an enclosed porch on the side. In the background is a barn or outbuilding.
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Cheese Factory

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of a two-story cheese factory. The building features a set of stairs leading to the second-floor entrance and three chimneys. There is a large pil...
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Creamery

Date: 1912
Description: A two-story creamery. The building features an attached garage, tall chimney, and gabled roof.
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Condensery

Date: 1925
Description: View across railroad tracks of a condensery building. The building features two-stories, a crow-stepping roof, and a tall chimney exhausting smoke. A railr...
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High School

Date: 1922
Description: View of the high school. The building features an arched doorway, a hip roof with three dormers on the front and one on the side, a domed steeple with an A...
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Norwegian Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of a two-story cabin in Nissedahle (Little Norway). There is a cafe on the first floor.
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Bird's-Eye View of Boaz

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of town.
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High School

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Description: Exterior of the high school. The building features a bell tower, tall chimney, arched doorway and Dutch/Flemish gable. On the surrounding lawn, there is a ...

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