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Fire Fighters Douse Flames Downtown

Date: 04 15 1950
Description: Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district.
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Practical Joke

Date: 1950
Description: Mounted on a ladder, a man is poised to empty a bucket onto the open umbrella of a man sitting on a sidewalk bench.
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Columbus City Hall

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Description: View down street towards City Hall, and some nearby buildings. Two horse-drawn wagons are on the street, along with a horse and riders. There are pedestri...
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down Main Street. The shops along the street include: Everson and Hinrich's grocery store, Perry Music House, and Bon Ton Restaurant. A man poses with...
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Dogs Eating Ice Cream

Date: 07 1956
Description: Dogs in a car being fed ice cream cones by a man standing on the sidewalk and a woman sitting inside the car. The car is a Rambler Custom. Across the stree...
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Fire Department

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Description: Five men posed on a firetruck in the middle of a street in a business district. Storefronts are in the background on the left and right.
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A View of Broadway

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Description: View across street towards the businesses lining the block. A woman is walking in the street.Caption reads: "A View of Broadway, Kilbourn, Wis."
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Celebrating Armistice

Date: 11 1918
Description: View from sidewalk towards a parade of mostly men and boys walking down a street. A few people are carrying American flags. Caption reads: "Kilbourn, Nov. ...
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After the Snowstorm

Date: 03 03 1881
Description: Stereograph of men standing on a cleared sidewalk in front of storefronts. Three men are standing on snowbanks along the curb. Several men are holding snow...
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High Street Looking North

Date: 07 27 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "High Street Looking North, Randolph, Wis." View looking north on an unpaved street lined with buildings. Several buildings have awnin...

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