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Children at Fountain

Date: 1905
Description: Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling...
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Boy & Girl at Vilas Zoo

Date: 09 09 1940
Description: Boy and girl at the Henry Vilas Zoo, looking at elephant cage, and donkey cage while getting a drink from the fountain. Taken for Manchesters Department St...
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Fountain on Broadway

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Description: Two men are standing by the fountain on Broadway, which is topped by a statue. A horse and carriage are parked next to the fountain, and a dog is relaxing ...
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G.A.R. Soldiers Home

Date: 1899
Description: A man is sitting on a horse-drawn mower and posing in front of a building with the words "G.A.R./Soldiers Home/of NY" imprinted in brick on the front facad...
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Fountain in South Park

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Description: A man has stopped his carriage at the fountain in South Park so his horse can drink water. A woman sits beside the driver, and a young boy stands behind th...
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City Park Fountain

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Description: Fountain in a city park with horse-drawn carriages and commercial buildings in the background.
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Dousmans and Friends Playing Cards

Date: 1898
Description: Group of twelve people, including Nina Dousman, gathered around a table outdoors, with a fountain spouting water in the background. Four people play cards ...
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Girl Scouts at the Louisville Kentucky Zoo with an IH School Bus

Date: 1990
Description: Group of Brownie Girl Scouts and their leader are posing next to an International school bus at the Louisville zoo. In the background zookeepers and childr...
Historical Object

Fargo Children at Play

Date: 1899
Description: An album page decorated with a hand-painted stem of wild geranium flowers features four photographs of Stuart Fargo, age two years, and his sister Dorothy,...
Postcard

Court House Park

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Description: View across street towards a park. There are women sitting in a carriage at the curb. A fountain can be seen among the trees. Caption reads: "Court House P...
Postcard

Duck Pond in Myrick Park

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Duck Pond in Myrick Park, LaCrosse, Wis. — 17. Constructed of natural stone or 'gully rock', the duck pond is an outstanding attrac...
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Artesian Well

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Description: Stereograph of Artesian well. A stone wall surrounds the well, with an observation area beyond. Groups of visitors are milling about and a drive with horse...
Postcard

Main and Bridge Streets

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Description: View of the intersection of Main and Bridge Streets. A dentist's office on the corner on the right. A group of boys are standing near a fountain in the mid...
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After: Drinking Fountain Put in by Oconto Women's Club

Date: 1916
Description: View of the new stone-hewn drinking fountain for horses at the junction of Chicago and Main Streets. A girl is running in the street toward the camera. Sma...
Postcard

Scene in Tomah

Date: 06 10 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Scene in Tomah, Wisconsin." A man is standing with his team of horses at a public drinking fountain on Superior Avenue, a wide unpave...
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Dolores del Rio in "Ramona"

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Description: Dolores del Rio appears as the title character in the 1928 film "Ramona". She wears a dress, a crucifix around her neck, and long braids while sitting nex...

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