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| Date: | 05 20 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio... |
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| Description: | A group of boys gathered around a telephone pole on a street corner, captioned: "Inquisitiveness: Getting an Electric Shock." A boy on the left has some ki... |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 06 1903 |
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| 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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| Description: | A pavilion stands at the gates of an amusement park. A tent, fence, and roller coaster appear in the background. |
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| Description: | A carousel, aeroplane, penny arcade, and other rides stand inside an amusement park. There is a lawn at the center of the image and people surround the amu... |
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| Description: | People walking around tents at the Bluehill Fair. A road stands to the right and hills are visible in the background. |
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| Description: | A dogsled loaded with caribou antler trophies travels through Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada. Two women and three men gather around the dog sled while dog... |
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| Description: | Fishermen show off their catch on Ocean Avenue in Manasquan Beach. Several dwellings and buildings, a road, automobiles, power lines, and a flag pole are ... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Forest Middleton poses with his sled as his father, William, works with an iceboat behind him on frozen Lake Monona. There are other iceboats and boathouse... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View along shoreline of man examining a rowboat while crouching in the water wearing boots. Behind him is a ferry. There are several men on the shore watch... |
| Date: | 07 28 1901 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street, facing east, during Pawnee Bill's Circus Wild West Parade. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View from wooden bridge of a log cabin in the woods towards group of people. Two women standing at the end of the bridge, another woman stands on the front... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from steep hillside towards a campsite along a road, with a large willow tree in the background behind the tents. Power poles and lines are a... |
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