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Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion Party

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Description: The sternwheel excursion J.S., loading an excursion party below dock. Horse and cart in foreground. Caption reads: "Steamer J.S. Loading Excursion P...
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International Harvester Postcard — Siberia

Date: 1910
Description: Postcard of horses pulling a grain binder. Man seated on machine. Caption reads "Siberia — A Harvest Scene near Tobolsk, where American Harvesting Machines...
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Forest Rangers on Horseback

Date: 1912
Description: Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station."
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Union Depot

Date: 1908
Description: Union Depot with clock tower. The railroad station with clock tower is behind a park. Horse-drawn vehicles are near the entrance. Caption reads: "Union Dep...
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Russian Farm Scenes

Date: 1910
Description: Advertising postcard featuring color illustration of Russian harvesting scenes with men working with a horse-drawn reaper, grain binder, hay rake and mower...
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Prairie Farm Creamery

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Description: Exterior of the Prairie Farm Creamery with horse-drawn wagons in front. Caption reads: "Prairie Farm Creamery, Pr. Farm, Wis."
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A Busy Day on Dearborn and Randolph Streets

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Randolph and Dearborn Streets crowded with people, streetcars, and horse-drawn vehicles. Caption reads: "A Busy Day on Dearborn and Randol...
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Hoo Hoo Club Hotel

Date: 04 24 1910
Description: The Hoo Hoo Club Hotel, a lumbermen's social organization. Two men are standing near a man driving a sled carrying milk cans pulled by two horses in front ...
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Clear Lake Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: West side of Main Street, with "The One Price Store" in the right foreground, and other commercial buildings further down the street. There are large utili...
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Coloma Business District

Date: 1910
Description: View down sidewalk on right side of the business district. There is an awning that reads "Restaurant" and "Fine Confectionary". Horses and a horse-drawn wa...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across unpaved street towards storefronts on the right. There are horse-drawn carriages and pedestrians moving up and down the street. Caption reads: ...
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Madison Avenue, South Side

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "South Side, Madison Ave. at Grantsburg, Wis." View across road towards pedestrians and horse-drawn wagons at the curb.
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Main Street, Looking East

Date: 1890
Description: Main Street, looking east at storefronts. Booths with flags and bunting are set up on the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Green Bay, Wis. Main Street, Looking Ea...
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St. Vincent's Hospital

Date: 1904
Description: View across street toward the hospital, with horses and carriages along the curb in the foreground. Caption reads: "St. Vincent's Hospital, Green Bay, Wis....
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St. Vincent Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View across field toward the hospital. Caption reads: "St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wis."
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Education Building at the Fair

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Description: Crowd of people in front of the Education Building at the State Fair. Caption reads: "Education Building, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee."
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Grand Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards the Grand Hotel, with a stagecoach in front. Caption reads: "Grand Hotel, Janesville, Wis."
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Grand Dad's Bluff

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Description: View from road towards farm buildings at the base of the bluff. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the rod. Caption reads: "Grand Dad's Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
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Methodist Church

Date: 1909
Description: Street scene featuring a Methodist church. In front of the church a young boy stands in the dirt road near a man sitting in a horse-drawn wagon with a dog....
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Hotel Fortney

Date: 1907
Description: View of Hotel Fortney, with a horse-drawn stagecoach parked outside. Caption reads: "Hotel Fortney, Viroqua, Wis."

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