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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Waiting for the Royal Family

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Men in white fur suits are standing in front of ice palace with horses.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Royal Family Leaving Palace

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Royal family leaving ice palace in their equipage. Crowds are milling about.
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Harvesting Ice on Mississippi River

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Description: Several men and a horse-drawn sled harvesting Mississippi River ice. Alma, Wisconsin is visible in the background.
Postcard

Tall-tale Postcard: Winter Scene at Little Rib

Date: 01 25 1911
Description: Photomontage of a winter scene with men fishing on a frozen lake. Two men pull on the line attached to the fish's mouth, while one holds an axe above its h...
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Bridge and Car Track on the Ice to Solombola

Date: 1918
Description: Tramway and railroad leading into Solombola, Russia. In the foreground are a group of people, some sawing wood and others standing by the railroad.
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Railroad on the Ice to Archangel; Reindeer Sled Team

Date: 1918
Description: View across snow of a man driving a sled with a team of reindeer. There are railroad tracks on the right that run towards a town in the distance. A number ...
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Steuben Street Scene

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Description: View from road of a winter street scene. A man is driving a horse and wagon in the road. Two men and two children stand on the sidewalk. A person can be se...
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Hauling Crib for the Pier

Date: 02 12 1927
Description: A team of two draft horses, driven by a man standing in a wagon, pulls a portion of crib across the ice of Geneva Lake. Another man walks alongside the wag...

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