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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Menominee & Marinette Light and Traction Company Streetcar

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Description: Menominee and Marinette Light and Traction Company's 1890s era streetcar drawn by a team of horses.
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Family in front of Picket Fence

Date: 1874
Description: Family in front of picket fence, with L-shaped frame house with porch and high stone foundation.
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Residential Construction with Teams of Horses

Date: 08 18 1926
Description: Construction workers and early construction machinery being driven by horses in a residential neighborhood.
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Horse-Drawn Cart Crossing Railroad Tracks

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Description: A man in a horse-drawn vehicle crosses railroad tracks.
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Child Riding a Pony

Date: 06 05 1946
Description: Billy Leiser posing for a photographer on a pony on the sidewalk outside of 1026 Williamson Street. In the background is Berkan's Grocery Store located at ...
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Thorsen Residence

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior of house at 525 Jefferson Street. The first bathtub in Milwaukee, made of tin, was put into this house. A man in a horse-drawn sled is parked in...
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Bodenius House

Date: 1898
Description: Two young girls wearing hats and dresses are leaning on a planter in the yard, two women are on the porch, and a man is sitting in a horse-drawn carriage. ...
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Hay Market

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Description: Elevated view of horse-drawn carts filled with hay and parked in rows at a market. Men stand between the rows, and houses surround the market square.
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Two Men in Carriage

Date: 1905
Description: Two men wearing hats and coats in a horse-drawn carriage on a residential street.
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Couple in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1913
Description: Winter scene of couple in horse-drawn sleigh on residential street.
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Syl on Horseback

Date: 12 1901
Description: Side view of Syl sitting on the back of a small horse, while a handler stands behind him holding the reins. In the background is a wooden fence, with the t...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Men in Yard Weighing Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a residential backyard using a hanging scale to weigh bales of cotton loaded on a wagon pulled by a team of work horses.
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Street Scene Looking North

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Description: View down street with homes and shops on either side. In the street is a man on a horse, a dog, and two horses and carriages. On the left by Doctor Ruby's ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1922
Description: View down an unpaved street in a residential area, and storefronts further down. Near a garage on the right is a horse-drawn wagon and automobile. Two men ...
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Lublin Ghetto

Date: 10 1940
Description: The Jewish ghetto in Lublin, Poland.
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Mired in Mud on a Dirt Road

Date: 05 19 1898
Description: Two men sit in a horse-drawn wagon mired in the mud on a dirt road. Several houses are in the background, with two women standing on a porch on the left, i...
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Sorgs Creamery

Date: 1914
Description: Three-quarter view of the front and side of Sorgs Creamery, a rectangular brick building with a collapsing awning. A wagon with and umbrella and barrels pu...

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