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Medicine Wagon Driving through Town

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Description: Dr. Eugene Krohn driving his medicine wagon. The man behind the wagon is either Rufus Jones or Warren C. Jones.
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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.
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Burning Building and Volunteer Fire Fighters

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Description: Volunteer fire fighters prepare to put out a fire on a roof. The fire company's hose cart is the vehicle with two large wheels which was attached to any av...
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Main Street in Alma Center

Date: 1908
Description: Main Street in Alma Center.
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Woman Wearing Hat

Date: 1891
Description: Woman in a tilted hat posing in the foreground. Across the street are stores: J.J. McGillivray Sash and Door Company and Squire's Oyster House. Probably on...
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Boy Pushing Baby Buggy

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Description: Boy pushing baby buggy down Main Street, followed by a dog. Various storefronts are on the other side of the street, including the A. Meinhold Store and th...
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Men Posing Outside Local Businesses

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Description: Seventeen men and boys are posing in front of the storefronts on a sidewalk on the north side of Main Street, between First and Second Streets, including O...
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Elevated View of Downtown

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view looking west from the Jackson County Courthouse.
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Family in front of Hans Kjorstad Residence

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Description: View of group posing on the lawn in front of a two-story frame house. Four men in the background on the left are standing near two teams of horses; three m...
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Main Street and First Street

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Description: Looking west on Main Street toward the intersection of the Main Street and First Street with a long line of carriages coming down Main Street. Jackson Coun...
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Snow-Covered Main Street

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Description: Wagons and sleighs on a snow-covered Main Street. Looking west on Main Street toward the intersection of the Main Street and First Street. Storefronts, fro...
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Main Street from 1st Street Intersection

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Description: Main Street as seen from south sidewalk east of 1st Street. View of the Spire on the Baptist Church and the tower on the Court House. Storefronts, from le...
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Main Street near Church

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Description: Horses and carriages entering town near the Baptist Church. The tall building is the Jackson County Court House.
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Main Street and Church

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriages passing in front of the Baptist Church, the Jackson County Courthouse, and the dentist office of R.C. Gebhardt.
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Barrel and Box on Main Street

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Description: Barrel and box on the Main Street, looking west up the street. Large barber pole on the left side up the street, and Tollack and [?] storefront on right st...
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Main Street Storefronts

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Description: Main Street lined with horses and wagons, with a large crowd of people gathered at the intersection. Storefronts, from left to right: City Barbershop, owne...
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Buildings on the southwest section of Main Street at the intersection of Main and First Streets. Storefronts, from left to right, include A.F. Werner, A. M...
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Intersection of Main and Second Streets

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Description: Main Street storefronts, identified from left to right as: The Fair ["Bargains in Everything" on the awnings], and Eckern Jeweler. Banner across Main Stree...
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Elevated View of Main Street Intersection

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Description: Elevated view of busy intersection of town, looking northeast across Main Street on First Street. Persons walking, and horses and carriages. Storefronts in...
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Intersection of First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view of woman walking along side street of town. In the background are horses and carriages.

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