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Workers at a Refreshment Stand

Date: 1911
Description: Three workers with barrels of drinks inside a refreshment booth decorated with stars and stripes. The men were preparing to serve drinks at an Internationa...
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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Young Girl Near Window

Date: 1939
Description: A young girl posed near a window and glancing up. The window has a stained glass panel, possibly depicting the nursery rhyme character Humpty Dumpty.
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Fourteen Kindergarten Students

Date: 1939
Description: A group of fourteen kindergarten students posed in their classroom, standing and sitting with their arms above their heads. Behind them is a window with a ...
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Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home

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Description: A composite photograph showing two images of Iowa Odd Fellows Orphans' Home. The upper right photograph is a view of the children and adults at the dining ...
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Church of the Holy Spirit

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Description: View toward the front and right side of the church, with a woman and child standing on the steps in front of the door. The building is mostly stucco, but h...
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Westward-Ho Hotel Native American Doorman

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Description: A Native American doorman stands at the street entrance of the Westward-Ho Hotel. View features an archway entrance, an automobile, and a woman standing to...
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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
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Playland, Westchester Co. Park Casino

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Description: Interior view of the casino at Playland, part of the Westchester Co. Park System. Crowds of people gather inside the room, which features an elaborate ceil...
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Playing Lawn Tennis

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Description: Men and women play lawn tennis (?) on the grass common in front of an academy.
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Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course

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Description: A group of people play on a hole at the Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course. The hotel stands behind them and has multiple stories, some with balc...
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Bedford Springs Hotel Miniature Golf Course

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Description: Several people stand near an umbrella-covered table outside Bedford Springs Hotel and Miniature Golf Course. The golf course stands in the foreground and t...
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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People Posing in front of House

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Description: Photographic postcard of a group of adults posing in front of a brick house. The house has a patterned design on the exterior. Below the peak of the roof, ...
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McCormick Grain Binder near Church

Date: 1895
Description: Side view of a man sitting on a McCormick grain binder. Two men are standing in front of the horses, and in the background is a Presbyterian church. The ch...
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Christmas Address

Date: 1920
Description: Men and children gather around a man giving a Christmas address. Coweta County Courthouse can be seen beyond the crowd, a Neoclassical Revival building des...
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Group Portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1930
Description: Large group portrait of the Wisconsin Rural Mail Carriers Association showing men, women, and a few children on the front steps of, and in front of, a bric...
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Stamford Railroad Depot

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Description: Exterior view of Stamford Railroad Station, a building exemplifying Spanish architecture, constructed in 1908.
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Four Boys in Costumes

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Description: Four boys dressed in Indian costumes sit in a row on the concrete steps to a large porch of a house. A woman wearing an apron is standing on the porch on t...

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