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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Three patriotically dressed women on horseback pose on an unpaved street in town. The large flags have 45 stars, and the small flags have 46 stars. In the ...
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Three Women in Costume on Horses

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Description: Rear view of three patriotically dressed women on horseback in town, riding toward the Merchant Inn.
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Women's Relief Corps Parading down Street

Date: 1902
Description: Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas parading down the street. Stuffed eagle parading as "Old Abe." Directly behind the two flags are, from left to right: ...
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Wagon in Parade

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Description: Horse-drawn wagon carrying people wearing costumes and hats in a parade. The banner on the side reads, "Miss F.E. Harman, who ran a milliner's establishmen...
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Wagon Decorated as "Kangaroo Court"

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Description: Wagon pulling "Kangaroo Court" through town, probably a promotion for local amateur theatricals. The man on the left is Earl "Dusty" Rhodes, a steam engine...
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Large Group on Staircase

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Description: Large group posed on a staircase, possibly a fancy dress party.
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Four Women in Japanese Clothing

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Description: Four women wearing traditional Japanese dress having tea.
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Group Dressed in Costumes

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Description: Studio portrait of five men and five women dressed in several different costumes.
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Group of People in Costume

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Description: Two white women and three white men pose as Native Americans in a home with numerous artifacts including several taxidermy specimens.
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a calliope and chariot riders in a circus parade, probably the Ringl...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bell wagon pass in a circus parade, probably the Ringling Brothe...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bandwagon and animal cage pass in a circus parade. Probably the ...
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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of crowd gathered to watch elephants parade down Main Street. Probably the Ringling Brothers Circus.
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Ringling Brothers Elephants

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of large crowd of people watching elephants from the Ringling Brothers Circus turning the corner of First and Main Streets.
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Chariots in a Parade

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Description: View down street towards of women posing standing in chariots pulled by teams of two horses. They are moving down the street in front of wooden sidewalks l...
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: View across unpaved town street during a parade. There is a man in the left foreground wearing a costume that includes a U.S. flag, and a decorated bicycle...
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Black River Falls Memorial Day Parade

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Description: Outdoor view of a girl in a patriotic costume riding a horse on a town street lined with people. Further down the street are other individuals in the parad...

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