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Lake Michigan from Wells Building

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Description: Elevated view looking northeast from the roof of the Wells Building at E. Wisconsin Avenue and N. Milwaukee Street. St. John's Cathedral is in the center o...
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Byron Kilbourn House

Date: 1887
Description: Northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 4th Street. Built in 1854 at a cost of $18,000. The storefronts were added in 1868; the building razed in 1886.
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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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Restaurant near Bridge

Date: 1932
Description: A "Tailoring and Remodeling" shop and restaurant are in the foreground at the entrance to a bridge, while a large utility pole with power lines, a number o...
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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H.W. Moore Equipment Co.

Date: 1945
Description: View from across road of the front of the H.W. Moore Equipment Company, an International Harvester power equipment dealership. Signs on the building read: ...
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High School Band Marching Down Street

Date: 1942
Description: A high school band marches down the street during MacArthur Week, a state sponsored scrap drive effort. Crowds of children and adults line both sides of th...
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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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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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General Town View

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Description: Elevated view of the town and surrounding area. The brick building at the photograph's bottom center is labeled "Geren, Rish Art Studio" and was built in ...
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City View, Northfork, Virginia

Date: 1925
Description: View of a city featuring a downtown district and a neighborhood built into the hillside.
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Commercial Main Street

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Description: View down a commercial main street lined with trees and parked cars.
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Buildings Facing Courthouse Square

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Description: View of two buildings that face Courthouse Square. Men, women, and children stand outside the Baldwin Drug Company at right. Published by Baldwin Drug Co.
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene and alley near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.
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$10,000 Garage

Date: 1917
Description: View across street of two girls standing outside the open garage door of a large, brick automotive repair shop. They are both wearing roller skates. An Ame...
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Drummond Store

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior three-quarter length view of a large two-story building with one chimney. There are two main entrances with steps leading up to the doorways of wh...
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High Street Looking East

Date: 1929
Description: View down High Street looking east. There are many automobiles parked along the curb, and shops line the street. At the end of the street down the hill is ...
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Patch Grove Main Street

Date: 1912
Description: View down Main Street. On the left is a barn covered with circus broadsides. Across the street is a building with a storefront and awning, and a sign that ...
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Business District

Date: 1921
Description: View across street towards the row of businesses along the sidewalk on the right. Includes, from the right, a man in an apron, and three young girls standi...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View of a street with automobiles and horse-drawn wagons parked along the curbs. There are commercial buildings on both sides of the street and a few pedes...

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