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Driving Hogs Through Town

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Description: Bill Payne driving a herd of large hogs through town on Main Street, possibly on the way to Adam Best's Butcher's Shop. Storefronts identified, from left t...
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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General Store Interior

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Description: Interior of a general store displaying various merchandise in glass cases, shelves and counters.
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Annie Massey and Hester Decorah Lowery on a Street in Town

Date: 1915
Description: Annie Massey (KeKoRaSinchKah), left, and Hester Decorah Lowery (NoGinWinKah). Hester lived to be well over one hundred years old.
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Ho-Chunk Women and Men in Front of Werner Drugstore on Main Street

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Description: View from street of two Ho-Chunk women and a Ho-Chunk man standing in the doorway of the Werner Drugstore on the north side of Main Street between First an...
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Store Interior

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Description: The interior of a store, with a glass counter and shelves full of stacked canned goods. On top of the shelves on the right is a display advertising: "P and...
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J.W. Cole & Company Drugstore

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Description: View from street of men standing inside and outside of the J.W. Cole & Company Drugstore on the northeastern corner of Water and Main Streets.
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Werner Drugstore

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Description: Window of the Werner Drugstore with a display for Dr. Pierce's Medicines and a sign that says, "Deutsche Apotheke."
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Jones and Marsh Dry Goods Store

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Description: Exterior view of the Jones and Marsh Dry Goods Store located in the center of the block on the north side of Main Street, owned by brothers-in-law, J.F. Ma...
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A. Erickson & Company Grocery Store

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Description: Interior of the A. Erickson & Company Grocery Store. There is a cat sitting on the counter on the left.
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A. Erickson & Company Grocery Store

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Description: Interior of the A. Erickson & Company Grocery Store.
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C.E. Mower General Store

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Description: Outdoor view of a European American boy wearing a cap who is entering the shop of C.E. Mower. Probably located on the north side of Main Street. There is a...
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Window Display at the Werner Store

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Description: Outdoor view from sidewalk of a storefront window, possibly of the Werner Store, displaying products in the shape of a bridge. There is a sign on the left ...
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Cream Separators

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Description: Outdoor view of a storefront with cream separators in front of a business. Identified as the Dell and Lund Real Estate Agency, which also sold farm equipme...
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Hats in a Store Window

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Description: Outdoor view of a store window showing a mannequin and hats for sale.
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Window Display of Shirts

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Description: View from sidewalk of a storefront window displaying shirts. The display includes a poster for "Olga Lorraine in 'That Girl' at the Opera House."
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George Adams Store; South Roosevelt Road

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Description: View across street towards the George Adams Store, located on the east side of South Roosevelt Road. A decorated Christmas tree is in the front window, and...

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