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The "Vernie Mac" at Taylor Falls

Date: 1900
Description: A fire fighter's excursion on the "Vernie Mac" at a landing near Taylor Falls on the St. Croix River between Minnesota and Wisconsin. Excursion barge is a...
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Leaving Chicago

Date: 1919
Description: Pier and a ship at Chicago, taken from aboard another vessel. Taken by the Richard Lloyd Jones family during their move from Madison to Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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Mowing Along Waterfront (League Island?)

Date: 1899
Description: A man in work clothes is operating a horse-drawn mower in a patch of grass along a waterfront, while another man wearing a hat and tie is looking on. Ships...
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Mixing Pesticide for Orchard

Date: 1920
Description: Three men in an orchard mixing up chemicals to spray the trees. One of the men is on the back of a horse-drawn wagon with a barrel. The other two men are s...
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Sixteen Separate and Distinct Views of the Mississippi River and Cassville

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Description: Composite of sixteen views mainly views of types of boats on the Mississippi River, including steamboats and excursion boats; one view is a bird-eye view o...
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Outdoor Portrait of Mr. Olin and Horse

Date: 07 28 1896
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mr. Olin sitting on a horse on a lawn near the shoreline of a lake. The far shoreline is in the background. Near the shoreline on the r...
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Man Using Horse-Drawn Mower near Shoreline

Date: 1900
Description: View from rear of a man using a horse-drawn mower along a shoreline at League Island. A man is standing near him on the right. In the background on the lef...
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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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Buttonhole Camera Negative 7

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. Four of the images are of individuals or small groups of people, who ma...

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