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Peabody House

Date: 1875
Description: Front view of the inn. Several men and women are either standing or sitting on the balcony, and several people are standing on the porch under the balcony....
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Horse-Drawn Wagon and Men

Date: 1885
Description: View of a street scene featuring people standing on a horse-drawn wagon in the foreground, and a restaurant in the background.
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Wortman's Road House

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Description: Exterior view of Wortman's Road House, on the Fairbanks-Valdez trail in Alaska, with horse-drawn sleds and people and dogs in front of a number of building...
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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West Wisconsin Commercial District

Date: 05 28
Description: Street corner with commercial buildings, including Leo Abraham Cigars and Merit, Gargoyle Restaurant, The Peoples Dentists, The Hermit Buffet, and surround...
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Street Scene

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Description: Signs read: "King Hardware and Lumber" "Mayors office" "W.N. Parks" "Fish Bros. Wagon Co." and "Coca-Cola." Caption reads: "Street Scene In New Albany, Mis...
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Main Street Looking East

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Description: View down Main Street looking east. Signs read: "King Hardware and Lumber" "Fish Bros. Wagon Co." "W.N. Parks" "Mayors Office" and "Coca-Cola." Caption rea...
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Street Scene

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Description: View of a busy street, lined with businesses, pedestrians, automobiles and carts. Many business signs are obscured, but some read: "Hotel Lenox," "Thomason...
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Main Street

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Description: Main street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Business sign reads: "The Adell Cafe."
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Demers Avenue

Date: 1907
Description: View of Demers Avenue. A woman and child and other pedestrians are on the street. Business signs read: "E.J. Lander & Co,." "Johnson & Nisbet Groceries," "...
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Main Street

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Description: View of Main Street. Pedestrians, horse-drawn vehicles and a man on horseback are in the street. Business signs read: "(obscured) Boarding House," "Pete's ...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down an unpaved road with shops on either side. A horse and carriage is coming down the street, and another horse and carriage is parked in front of a...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street of an intersection with railroad tracks and a streetlamp hanging from wires. There are storefronts on both sides of the street, and numero...
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Street Scene

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Description: A view of a retail street from the intersection. From the corner of the street, there is a restaurant, hotel, and post office. On the sidewalk, men sit on ...
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Main Street Looking South

Date: 1912
Description: View looking down unpaved Main Street, with wagons and carts parked near the curb on the left near a building with a sign for a "Garage." Pedestrians are a...
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Scene on Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: View down Main Street with steep, tree-covered hill in the far background. On the left a man is holding flour sacks and standing near a horse-drawn wagon l...
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Sparta Main Street

Date: 1911
Description: View of Main Street from its intersection with Oak Street. On the left corner is a bank and two drug stores. On the right are two restaurants and a shoe sh...
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down center of Main Street which is unpaved. A young girl wearing a bonnet is standing in the road on the right, near another child standing at the co...
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Main Street

Date: 02 05 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Shawano, Wis." An unpaved street lined with businesses. The signs read: "Shawano County Journal", "Repair Shop," "Restau...
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Water Street, Looking North

Date: 08 09 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "Water Street, Looking North, Sparta, Wis." Unpaved street with sidewalks lined with businesses. Signs read, "Monroe County Bank," "Dr...

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