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John Hahn Piano and Furniture Moving

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Description: View from the street of John Hahn standing on the right with a horse hitched to a passenger wagon. In the center is the furniture moving wagon he owns, in ...
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Dr. W.H. Perrigo Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist

Date: 1907
Description: A horse-drawn cart, marked B.C. Horsch, is waiting near Dr. W.H. Perrigo's veterinary and dental business in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood in Milwaukee....
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South Sixth Street Neighborhood

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Description: Two men sit on top of a water tank wagon which is pulled by two horses. They are posing in front of the W.H. Perrigo Veterinary Surgeon and Dentist office ...
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Businesses on S. Sixth Street, Walker's Point

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Description: Street view in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point. The storefronts include the H.J. Heinz Co.; H. Mullen, a clothing and shoe store; J. Ger...
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First Avenue Auto Garage

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Description: The First Ave Auto Garage, which seems to be an auto sales showroom, at 509 First Avenue in the S. Sixth Street neighborhood of Walker's Point is featured ...
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Walker's Point Neighborhood Funeral

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Description: View down a snowy street. Men and women, one with a baby, are bundled up against the snowy winter weather, and are lining both sides of the street. Carriag...
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Walker's Point Neighborhood Funeral

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Description: An elaborate funeral hearse is pulled up to a house with the back doors open, waiting to be loaded with the casket. There are many men and women bundled up...
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Collapse of a Structure

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Description: View across what may be a metal roof towards a crowd of men looking at a collapsed structure of steel girders. The men are dressed in winter coats and hats...
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Collapse of Large Structure near Coal Pile

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Description: View across railroads tracks towards men walking around and examining a large industrial structure that has collapsed over a coal pile.
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Collapse of a Structure

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Description: Group portrait of men wearing winter coats and hats. They are standing on a metal roof, examining a large collapsed industrial structure which is behind th...
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Collapse of a Structure

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Description: Men and women walking around piles of coal while examining a collapsed structure in a coal yard.
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William Unglaube with His Sister

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Description: William Unglaube is in a two-seater buggy with one of his sisters. The buggy is pulled by one horse on a dirt road.
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The Traveling Salesman

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Description: A traveling salesman, dressed in a suit and light hat, stands beside his carriage. A case of perfume and remedy wares sits near his feet. The small carriag...
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Frank Braeger Fishermen

Date: 1931
Description: Fishermen from the Frank Braeger fishing tugboat are standing for a group portrait in front of their fishing nets on Jones Island.
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Three Men Having Lunch

Date: 1921
Description: Three men sitting on the ground next to a horse-drawn wagon are having lunch. Two of them have jugs; one is holding a cup. All three are wearing work cloth...
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C.W. Begg's Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of a group of workers, horses, and a dog posing at railroad siding at C.W. Begg's Mill. Caption reads: "C.W. Begg's Mill at Siding, C...
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Collins Volunteer Fire Department

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the Collins fire department volunteers, a fire wagon, the fire house and a nearby grain elevator. Caption reads: "C.V.F.D., Collin...
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Million Dollar Labor Day Parade

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a Labor Day parade with more than thirty identical automobiles in a long line. Crowds are watching from the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Mill...
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Main Street, Deer Park

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photographic postcard looking down the center of unpaved Main Street. People are standing in front of commercial buildings on the right, ne...
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Horse-Drawn Logging Sled

Date: 1916
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of a horse-drawn sled loaded with logs coming out of the woods. One or two men are driving the sled, and a man is wal...

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