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200 Block of State Street from West Johnson Street

Date: 1913
Description: View looking up the 200 block of State Street from West Johnson Street, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction. The bank on the left i...
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View across railroad tracks of a man and a dog posing on the platform in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul depot. In the background on the left...
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Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
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Crowd in front of New Kroger Store at Opening

Date: 10 26 1935
Description: Night scene across street towards a crowd in front of the new Kroger grocery store at the corner of State, Johnson and Henry, (looking towards Johnson Stre...
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Fire Wagon in Action

Date: 1895
Description: A hose wagon of the Madison fire department racing around the corner of North Pinckney and East Main streets. A dog is chasing the wagon.
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Huron Street

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Description: View down Huron Street, looking east. Caption reads: "Huron Street, Looking East, Berlin, Wis."
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Milwaukee Street in Janesville

Date: 1865
Description: Milwaukee Street looking west. In the foreground is a dog standing on a bridge. Signs on a building on the right read: "Furniture" and "Valley Chief Reaper...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrants in Market Square wearing Polish national dress. The men are wearing suits, coats, and hats. The women are wearing dresses, shawls and hat...
Postcard

Brown Street, Rhinelander, Wisconsin

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Brown Street looking North, Rhinelander, Wis." A dog is in the street, and pedestrians are on the sidewalks.
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Boy with Wagon on First Street

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Description: Boy driving the City Delivery wagon pulled by a single horse and accompanied by a white dog. A man is standing next to the wagon. Storefronts include, from...
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People Posed Along Main Street

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Description: People are standing and sitting along the dirt road. There are a few framed buildings, a woman holding a horse, and a group of people in front of a fenced-...
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Central Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior of Central Hotel on corner lot from street. There is a dog lying on the porch on the left, and a man relaxing in a chair with his feet on a post o...
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Two Elderly Ho-Chunk Women Sitting near Storefront

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Description: Two elderly Ho-Chunk women posing sitting on a storefront curb with two dogs. Probably in front of the Jones Lumber and Mercantile Store on Water Street. T...
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Ho-Chunk Group in front of Werner Drugstore

Date: 1915
Description: A group of Ho-Chunk gathering in front of Werner Drugstore on Main Street. The signpost on the right side indicates that English was not the first language...
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Storefronts in Business District

Date: 1900
Description: View down a street in the business district. Signs read: "Security Bank" and "Drugs."
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down dirt road. There is a millinery, dentist's office, drug store, Elsen House ice cream, and meat market. There are horse-drawn carriages on either ...
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Business District

Date: 1909
Description: View of row of shops taken from the intersection. A public telephone station, post office, and a barbershop are on the street. Employees and pedestrians po...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down Main Street. Cars and shops line the street. The Soldiers and Sailors of the Civil War memorial is in the far background at the top of the hill.
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Dogs Eating Ice Cream

Date: 07 1956
Description: Dogs in a car being fed ice cream cones by a man standing on the sidewalk and a woman sitting inside the car. The car is a Rambler Custom. Across the stree...
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Man and Woman in a Buggy

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Description: View down unpaved First Street towards a man and woman posing sitting in a buggy, pulled by a single horse wearing a fly-net. Behind them is an arch over t...

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