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Intersection of South First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view of telephone poles loaded with wires. Store of A.F. Werner identifiable.
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Livery Stable on First Street

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Description: Horse-drawn snowplow in front of the City Livery, and blanketed horses with sleighs and wagons in the street.
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Men Unloading Boxes

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Description: Elevated view of men unloading boxes at the railroad station, probably strawberries and blueberries.
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Men Unloading Boxes

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Description: Elevated view of men unloading boxes at the railroad station, probably strawberries and blueberries.
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Two Women in Buggy

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Description: Two women in a buggy driving a team of two horses. The woman on the right is possibly Margie Sprester.
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Man on Horse

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Description: Man riding a horse into town, in front of the old Catholic Church which lost its steeple in a storm.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching elephants in a circus parade. In the foreground are power lines and telephone poles.
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Crowd Watching Parade

Date: 1898
Description: View of crowd watching a parade. Elevated view taken from the Van Schaick studio; the same building housed the telephone exchange.
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Native Americans Sitting in Circle

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Description: A group of Native Americans sit on the ground in a circle while other men, women, and children stand near by. There are power lines in the background.
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Panoramic Street View

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Description: Panoramic street view, with small groups of people scattered about, and standing on the sidewalks near buildings lining the unpaved street. On the sides of...
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Snow-Covered Street

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Description: Winter scene with panoramic view down sidewalk and snow-covered street. Trees, power lines and buildings are covered with a blanket of snow.
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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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American Express Building and Studio of Van Schaick

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Description: View from unpaved street of telephone wires and poles in front of the American Express Building and the photography studio of Charles J. Van Schaick.
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Horse on First Street

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Description: Outdoor view of a European American man posing standing on the left holding the reins of a horse. He is displaying the horse on the snow-covered street in ...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down a hill towards a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings on a hill in the background. Identified as the second powerhouse th...
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Second Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse on the river, with town buildings in the background. Identified as the second powerhouse that was replaced in 191...
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Fishing at the Third Powerhouse

Date: 1910
Description: Outdoor view looking down at a powerhouse, with town buildings in the background and men fishing along the shoreline. Identified as the third powerhouse bu...
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Second Powerhouse with High Water

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards a powerhouse among very high water on the Black River. Identified as the second power house with high water in 1905.
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Van Schaick/Krohn Building

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Description: View across sidewalk toward a two-story brick building downtown, identified as 13 South First Street, the Van Schaick/Krohn building, also known as buildin...

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