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Exterior of Pharmacie Werner

Date: 1889
Description: View of the exterior of the Pharmacie Werner in Boulay/Bolchen, France. This region was part of Germany in 1889. Two men are standing in front of the build...
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Model Wearing Trousers Suit

Date: 03 02 1933
Description: Helen Slinde modeling "Marlene Dietrich" trousers suit. She is also wearing a hat and gloves.
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E.M. Maurer Bookstore

Date: 1885
Description: A man is posing in front of the corner entrance to the E.M. Maurer Bookstore. Above the corner entrance is a turret, and a small child is looking out of on...
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Street Gathering

Date: 1914
Description: Five men stand on a city street surrounded by onlookers, perhaps a parade or some other public event. Two of the men in the street are carrying photography...
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The Chicken Peddler

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Description: A man poses while selling chickens on the street. A building with an exterior brick chimney is behind him.
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Adams House, Pokerville

Date: 1925
Description: Adams house and store. John Adams sold pork, flour, and other merchandise during mining days. Said to be the birthplace of Aliva Adams, afterwards the Gove...
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Fire Fighters and Fire Hoses

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Description: A group of fire fighters standing in the street while two men are being raised on a moving ladder, which is attached to the back of a truck. Two other ladd...
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Fire Engines in Street

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Description: A fire fighter driving a horse-drawn fire engine is parked on the street. A group of people are looking up toward a building where a rope is coming down fr...
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Post Office Store in Shamrock

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Description: Exterior view of post office/store and a frame house in the town of Shamrock, Two men and a boy are standing in front of the store, a man and woman are sta...
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Two Men Talking in Front of Building

Date: 1973
Description: Two men are standing and talking in a plaza in front of a building which has a large sign with the words: "Memphis Tennessee Shelby County" around the seal...
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The Market

Date: 1918
Description: People wearing thick coats and hats, some made of fur, are standing at an outside market, possibly in Arkhangelsk, Russia. In the background is a long buil...
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Sabin General View

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Description: View down unpaved road towards the General Store on the right, with horses and buggies and their drivers assembled out front. A man is standing on the fron...
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Fourth of July at Park Falls

Date: 07 04 1994
Description: The flag raising during the Fourth of July ceremony, with a group of the local Knights of Columbus on the left. In the foreground on the right is a photogr...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: A large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. The women in the group are carrying the iconography on their shoulders.
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Street Scene

Date: 1916
Description: View down middle of unpaved street towards six children standing in the middle. There is a storefront on the right, with an automobile and a horse and bugg...
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Man in Front of Storefront

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Description: View from street towards a man posing standing and holding his hat at the entrance of a two-story brick building with a storefront. There is a wood frame h...
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Men, Women and Children at Market

Date: 1918
Description: Slightly elevated view of a group of men, women and children standing outdoors in the snow, possibly to attend the market in Archangel [Arkhangelsk], Russi...
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Sheep Market

Date: 05 1929
Description: View of a sheep market at Canrobert, Algeria. A crowd of Algerians and small herds of sheep gatherd in an open area. Buildings are on the right and back wi...
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Cisco Kid and Pancho

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Description: Publicity photo of the Cisco Kid (Duncan Renaldo) and Pancho (Leo Carillo) standing next to their horses. They are both holding and pointing guns.
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Pumpkins at Farm Stand

Date: 1967
Description: Pumpkins, gourds and Indian corn on display at a farm stand. A womand and two children are standing near a man who is weighing produce on a scale under a r...

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