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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Railroad Depot

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Description: Men approaching a train at the railroad depot carrying farm machinery from the J.I. Case Company.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people.
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Train approaching Railroad Station

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Description: Train approaching railroad station crowded with people and a band, possibly men coming or going from military service in World War I.
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Train at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd of people and a band meet a train, possibly troops leaving for World War I.
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Group of Women at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd of women at railroad station. People are getting on and off of the train.
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Speaker at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at station listening to a whistle-stop speaker at the railroad station, probably William McKinley.
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Speaker at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at railroad station listening to a whistle-stop speaker standing on the back of a caboose. Probably William McKinley.
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Crowd at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at station listening to a whistle-stop speaker at a railroad station, possibly Taft.
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Crowd at Railroad Station

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Description: Crowd at station listening to a whistle-stop speaker at the railroad station, possibly Taft.
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Crane Lifting Boxcar

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Description: Crowd watching a railway crane lift a boxcar back on the track from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway.
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Railway Crane lifting Boxcar

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Description: Crowd watching a railway crane lift a boxcar from the Chicago and Northwestern Railway back on the track.
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Two Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Elevated view from grandstand of one sulky driver and horse leading another in a race. The judges booth is on the other side of the track near a tall tree.
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Men Racing Horses on Racetrack

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Description: Racehorses and jockeys rounding the bend in the racetrack. In the background is the grandstand on the left, and the judges booth in the center near a tall ...
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Woman in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman in a chariot driving four horses in a circus parade in town.
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Crowd Watching Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a monkey ride a horse in a circus parade in town. A man is leading the horse down the unpaved street.
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Crowd Watching Circus Wagon

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a circus wagon pulled by a team of six horses in a circus parade in town.
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Crowd Watching Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a band play on top of a circus wagon in a parade in town.
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Crowd Watching Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a parade passing under arch at the intersection of First and Main Streets. Crowds of people are watching from the sidewalks.
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Band Performing in Parade

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Description: View across street towards a band in a wagon parading through town. People are watching from the sidewalk, and also from second story porches.

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