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Rexall Drugstore

Date: 12 14 1977
Description: Man sweeping the walkway and entrance of the Rio Rexall Drugstore. The windows are decorated for the Christmas holiday.
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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.
Postcard

Cook Street

Date: 1905
Description: Colorized postcard of a view of Cook Street. Caption reads: "Cook Street, Portage, Wis."
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Dixon's Canada Store

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Description: Elevated view of storefront of Dixon's Canada Store. Dixon’s Canada Store was reputed to be the finest dry-goods emporium west of Milwaukee in the mid 1860...
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Sidewalk Crew Portrait

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Description: A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit...
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Oak Grave Camp

Date: 1929
Description: A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop.
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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.
Postcard

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."
Photograph

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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Successful Small-Town Businesswoman

Date: 10 08 1957
Description: Anne Marshall Kleist, in front of her ladies' ready-to-wear and accessories store Kleist and Wiggs, discussing business matters with Bob Hutchings, preside...
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Pat Harrison at Deer Park

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Description: Patti Harrison is reaching into an open cooler in front of the Deer Park storefront. She is looking over her shoulder at a wooden American Indian advertisi...
Postcard

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...
Postcard

A Busy Day in Rio

Date: 08 18 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "A Busy Day in Rio." Slightly elevated view of an unpaved main street with cement sidewalks and crosswalks. There are buildings and s...

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