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Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
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Boating in Kosciusko Park

Date: 07 19 1914
Description: Individuals boating in the Kosciusko Park lagoon, with onlookers sitting on the bank. Caption on glass plate reads: "Boating, Kosciusko Park".
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Fountain in Bienville Park

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Description: View of Bienville Park. Men and women sit on park benches around a cast iron fountain with an acanthus leaf motif, added to the park in the 1890's. Buildin...
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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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Blind Man with White Cane

Date: 2013
Description: A blind man with a white cane waits on the corner of 7th & Cass Streets. He is wearing jeans, a denim jacket, blaze orange hat and boots. Snow is piled on ...
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Workmen and the Cathedral of St. Joseph the Workman

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Description: View down street towards men at work on a boarded-up building on a street corner. A city bus enters the street on the left. In the background is the Cathed...
Postcard

New Bath House

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Description: Color illustration of the bath house at the lake front, seen from along a stony shoreline. Caption reads: "New Bath House, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Fleet of Delivery Trucks

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: View of a fleet of delivery trucks lined up in a row. There is a bridge and buildings in the background. Signs painted on the trucks read: "Davidsons, Iowa...
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Fleet of Delivery Trucks

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: Three-quarter view from front right of a man sitting in a delivery truck. Painted on the side of the truck is a sign that reads: "Davidsons, Iowas Largest ...
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First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: Crowds in front of the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914, after Germany had made the decision to declare war.
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The First Day of Mobilization in Berlin

Date: 1914
Description: View of the crowd at the Royal Palace in Berlin on the first day of mobilization, August 2, 1914.
Postcard

Burns Park

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Description: Hand-colored view of a shady park with several flower beds in the lawn. Two girls are sitting on a bench along the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Burns Park, La...
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Moving Van

Date: 01 05 1929
Description: View down street towards two men sitting in the cab of a moving van backed up to the curb, with a sign painted on the side that reads: "Redman's Transfer."...
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McCormick Deering Hoist to Install Lampposts

Date: 07 18 1928
Description: View down street towards a man using a McCormick-Deering tractor with a hoist to install a lamppost on a sidewalk.
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Ethnology Building

Date: 1901
Description: Well-dressed men and women are strolling the wet pavement at the Pan American Exposition in front of the Ethnology Building. Some people are standing on th...
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Push Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 08 29 1910
Description: Push Binder outdoors in the factory yard at McCormick Works. In the background is a small, wooden building near a tall, wooden fence. Behind the fence are ...
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Stonefield Village

Date: 1970
Description: A crowd is standing on the boardwalk in front of a building at Stonefield Village, a Wisconsin Historical Society site.
Postcard

Hotel du Nord

Date: 1963
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Hotel du Nord, Sister Bay, Wisconsin 54234, Phone (414)854-4221. Winter Scene. AAA. Modern lodge rooms and cottages, all with priva...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1932
Description: Caption reads: Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis." The main street of a small town with businesses on each side. Automobiles and trucks are parked at the cu...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis. 1921." The main unpaved street of a small town with businesses on each side, including a barber, se...

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