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St. Paul Ice Carnival Toboggan Slide

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival, Toboggan Slide in Palace Grounds. View looking up track towards people grouped to the side of toboggan tracks, on stairs, and at the...
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Street Scene

Date: 1890
Description: Small town business district with a group of men and women posed on the board sidewalk on the right. Another group of men and boys are on and around a trac...
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Wisconsin State Fair Parking

Date: 1947
Description: Right side of an elevated panoramic view of a full parking lot with houses and electrical towers in the background.
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Hotel Randall

Date: 1909
Description: View from road of buildings in North Freedom. Hotel Randall is in the right foreground. A group of young women and others have gathered on the porch of the...
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Pile Driver and Cenrifugal Pump at Prairie du Sac Dam Site

Date: 1911
Description: Steam-powered pile driver and centrifugal pump (in shed) at work at the Wisconsin River dam site. Men and children are watching the work.
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First Avenue in Fairbanks

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Description: View down business-lined First Avenue. Pedestrians are walking along the street. Caption reads: "Looking Up First Avenue — Fairbanks, Alaska. In The Winter...
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Steam Shovel in Gravel Pit

Date: 07 18 1913
Description: Workers and a boy, Edgar Walch, posing on and around a steam shovel in the quarry at Eagle View Bluff. Edgar's father, Engelbert Walch, owned the steam sho...
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Excavating for New Building

Date: 07 1908
Description: Workmen with teams of horses excavate for the new Mercantile Store, later the M.M. Smart Store. A woman is walking on the street nearby, and a boy or man w...
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Panoramic View of Manitowoc

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Description: Panoramic view of downtown at the intersection of 8th and Washington Streets. The Manitowoc County Courthouse is at the right. Residences and churches can ...
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Street Scene of Business District

Date: 1922
Description: Street scene of road going through a business district with cars parked along the curbs. Storefronts and power lines are along the road, and pedestrians ar...
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Street Scene of La Farge Business District

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Description: Street scene of road going through a business district with cars and horse-drawn vehicles parked along the curbs. Storefronts and power lines are along the...
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl and other children watch a dog perform with a barrel on a wooden sidewalk near a small building. Railroad tracks cross behind them, and power lines str...
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Group Watches Dog Jump Towards Aunt Helen

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of children watching a performing dog jump towards aunt Helen. Railroad tracks, power lines and horse-drawn carriages are visible in he background.
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Syl with Group Watching Dog Perform

Date: 06 1903
Description: A group of people, Syl among them, watch a man with a performing dog in a wicker suitcase. Railroad tracks and power lines are in the background.
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Syl with Group Watching a Performing Dog

Date: 06 1903
Description: Syl, with a large group of children and adults, watches a trained dog perform. A man wearing a hat in the right foreground appears to be the trainer. Railr...
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Henderson Street

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Description: View of a boy riding a bicycle in a city street with an electric cable car on tracks in the background. Horse-drawn carts are visible as well. Business sig...
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Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Street lined with storefronts, horse-drawn carts and pedestrians. Electric power lines hang over the street. On the right an African American girl and a Ca...
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Bank, Harness Store and General Store

Date: 1900
Description: A bank, harness store and general store. Text on building on right side reads: "J.H. Stecker Selz Shoes," "J.H. Stecker" and "Applegate Post Office." Capti...
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Demers Avenue

Date: 1907
Description: View of Demers Avenue. A woman and child and other pedestrians are on the street. Business signs read: "E.J. Lander & Co,." "Johnson & Nisbet Groceries," "...
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Street Scene

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Description: Business signs read: "Crystal Palace Liquor Co.," "Rock & Christy" and "Headquarters Saloon" (partially obscured). Caption reads: "Street Scene."

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