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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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Jackson County Bank

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Description: Jackson County Bank and the Norse Handel Grocery Store on the corner of First and Main Streets. A young boy is standing on the sidewalk in front of the gro...
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Falls House

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Description: Falls House, a little one-dollar-a-day hotel near the banks of the Black River at the corner of First and Fillmore Streets, built by Susan Gebhardt in 1886...
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Main Street

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Description: View across street of four men posing in front of storefronts on Main Street, including M.A. Batcheller, a barber shop, and clothiers under the offices of ...
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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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Ringling Brothers Circus

Date: 08 17 1892
Description: Elevated view of a crowd gathered at the intersection of First and Main Streets to watch a bell wagon pass in a circus parade, probably the Ringling Brothe...
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Parade on Main Street

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Description: View down unpaved street towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. Pedestrians watch from the sidewalks.
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Marching Band in Transit

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Description: View from wood sidewalk of brass band members wearing top hats and great coats walking up unpaved street in the central business district.
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Brass Band on Main Street

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Description: View across unpaved Main Street towards an African-American brass band standing and playing in front of the storefront for A.F. Werner. Pedestrians watch f...
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Patriotic Parade on Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View from wood sidewalk towards a marching band parading up Main Street during a patriotic celebration. There is a banner that reads: "Welcome" in the back...
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Small Band on Main Street

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Description: View from sidewalk towards a small brass band marching down a patriotically decorated Main Street. Pedestrians are walking along the sidewalk on the right....
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Traffic on Main Street

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Description: View from side of street towards a surrey pulled by a team of two horses moving down the street near storefronts. There are other horse-drawn vehicles furt...
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Scene on Main Street

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Description: Outdoor view from side of street towards a man driving a wagon moving down a town street pulled by a team of two horses. Location identified as Main Street...
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Two Men in a Sleigh

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Description: Outdoor view of a team of horses pulling two men in a sleigh, with an intersection in the background. The street is wet and muddy. Location identified as F...
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Funeral Procession on Main Street

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Description: View from board sidewalk of a line of wagons, including a hearse, moving down an unpaved street in town. Location identified as Main Street, and a funeral ...
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Cattle Drive on Main Street

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Description: View from sidewalk towards a man on horseback driving cattle on a city street. Commercial buildings are on the left side of the street. jA man is sitting o...
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Procession on Water Street

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Description: View from sidewalk looking across unpaved street, with men, women, and children following along with a procession. A young man in the left foreground is ho...
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Scene on Main Street

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Description: View across street towards a man sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse coming down a city street. There are storefronts along the opposite side of th...
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Large Procession on a Main Street Sidewalk

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Description: View across unpaved street towards a large group of men and women walking down a wooden sidewalk along a city street. Location identified as Main Street. F...
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Crowd Gathered on Main Street

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Description: Elevated view of a large group of people lining a city street. Location identified the south side of Main Street between First and Second Streets.

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