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McKay Nursery Field

Date: 05 07 1937
Description: McKay Nursery field with men planting, and horse teams pulling cultivators.
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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High School

Date: 
Description: View across street toward the facade and right side of a high school building. A postman walks along the sidewalk in front, and nearby a man sits in his ho...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.
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Working with a Binder

Date: 1899
Description: View of August, Alex, and Mrs. Alex (Florentina) Krueger working with the binder in a field.
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Picnic on Concordia Island

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Description: View of wagons and carriages lined up on a road on Concordia Island for a picnic.
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Waterloo Street Scene

Date: 1912
Description: View down street from the end of a bridge. On the left is a service garage, post office and millinery. On the right is a shoe and repair shops, and other c...
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Monroe Street

Date: 1912
Description: View from intersection of businesses along the left side of Monroe Street. A group of men are standing at the door of the drugstore on the corner, which ha...
Photograph

Richard Northey

Date: 1932
Description: Richard Northey, 11, a student at the Northey School, poses on a pony. There is a barn in the background. On the reverse of the photograph is written "He h...
Photograph

Gust Wendorf with Mare and Colt

Date: 1901
Description: Gust Wendorf in the horse pasture, holding the halter of a mare while her colt is standing along side her. A small dog is walking behind the mare.
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Two Men with Horses

Date: 06 1901
Description: Gust Wendorf and William Will standing in front of a barn with their horses. Each of the men are holding the rope attached to the horse's halter.
Photograph

Posing with Horses

Date: 1903
Description: Gust Wendorf, standing in the center, is holding the halters of two horses while his wife, on the right, holds a baby. Mrs. Will stands on the far left, an...
Postcard

Jefferson Street

Date: 
Description: View across Jefferson Street toward several storefronts and horse-drawn vehicles on the right. Near the Gustave [__]ner Harness Shop is a man seated on a w...
Postcard

Jefferson Street

Date: 
Description: Partially colorized postcard view down Jefferson Street. People are gathered in front of one of the storefronts on the right, and horse-drawn vehicles are ...
Historical Object

Fargo Children at Play

Date: 1903
Description: A hand-painted nasturtium bud and leaf decorate an album page with five photographs of the children of Frank and Louise Mears Fargo. At top left, Frank Jr....
Postcard

Looking East on Lake Street

Date: 
Description: Street view of Lake Street in the town of Lake Mills. A horse-drawn cart has a parasol advertising O&E Patton's Sun-Proof Paints. Businesses in the backgro...
Postcard

West Lake Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across intersection towards a central business district, with a printer, a meat market, and a livery stable. A small crowd is gathered on the sidewalk...
Postcard

"Bus Line"

Date: 1910
Description: View of a group of men standing in the snow next to a covered horse-drawn sleigh. One man on the left is standing and holding a puppy in his arms; a dog is...
Postcard

West Side Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View across unpaved street towards a city block, (Williams Block) lined with businesses. They include: H.A. Kypke Dry Goods, Heimstreets Drug Store, and a ...
Postcard

William Hartig Brewing Company

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "1125 Cady Street, Watertown, Wis." The William Hartig Brewing Company with the Jacob Hoeffner home on the right. On the unpaved stree...

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