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South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Four men and a dog posing along the storefront of a South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership owned by C. North & Son.
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Nichols House

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Description: Exterior view of Nichols House with a group of people on and around the porch.
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Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Street Scene

Date: 1911
Description: View down dirt road. There is a millinery, dentist's office, drug store, Elsen House ice cream, and meat market. There are horse-drawn carriages on either ...
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General Store

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Description: Four men, a dog and a boy sitting on the porch of the general store. Signs in the windows read, "Ferry & Co. Seeds" and "Rape seed for sale." A barn and wi...
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People Posing in front of Lake House

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a group of men, children and a dog posing in front of Lake House. Another man with two children are sitting on the porch step...
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Bridgeport Hotel

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Description: The exterior of the Bridgeport Hotel. A man, boy, dog, and two women stand on the porch.
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Merchants Hotel

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Description: View from street of the Merchants Hotel, located at the intersection of First and Fillmore Streets. A large group of men and women, and a puppy, are posed ...
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M.J. Chapman Store

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Description: Group portrait of men and boys posing in front of the M.J. Chapman Store, probably in Alma Center, and known contemporarily as the C.T. Gansel Building.
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Looking East from Reeder's Corner

Date: 1912
Description: Street scene looking east from the corner of the Reeder's Hotel. Men stand near horses and wagons on the left near a sidewalk and storefronts. A small dog ...
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Gribble Brothers' Imperial Cafe

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Description: View from unpaved street of the Gribble Brothers Imperial Cafe, which is a two-story wood frame building with a small porch and balcony. Two men are standi...
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Gathering Crowd

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of crowd of men, women and children, gathered for some unidentified occasion, standing in the street. There is also a group of people gathere...
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Lake View House

Date: 1910
Description: View across road of a Lake View House (1869-1950) at N. 3rd Street and N. Main Street. Three-story building with a chimney, a wrap-around balcony and a por...
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Eliphalet Miner Home

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Description: An Italianate style home, with a small balcony above the front entrance. The windows on the main section of the house are arched and have matching arched s...
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Winter Street Scene; Merchants Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a boy posing standing on a sled pulled by a dog on a snow-covered and muddy street. Location identified as in front of the Merchant's Hotel...
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Martin K. Dahl House

Date: 1885
Description: Martin K. Dahl, far left, sits with three women around a table which has been set in front of an iron fence which encloses a manicured yard. Two of the wom...
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North Bend Hotel

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Description: View towards men and women posing sitting and standing in front of a wooden building. The top of a windmill behind the building rises above the roof. Ident...
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Eagle Inn

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Description: The Eagle Inn, a two-story wooden structure with a gabled roof, balcony and porch. Women and children are gathered on the front steps. A dog is running in ...
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Family Posing with an Automobile

Date: 1914
Description: Partial label on front reads: "Andrew L." Handwritten on reverse: "Residence of Andrew Lien, Wheeler, Wis." A family poses with their automobile next to th...

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