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Circus Show Buggy and Bandwagon

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Description: Dode Fisk, the operator of a dog and pony show and circus, drives a wire-wheeled show buggy pulled by the horse "Bobby". They are photographed next to a ...
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Men in Wagons by Post Office

Date: 1873
Description: Men in wagons posed in front of a rural post office. They brandish guns, whiskey bottles and possibly a harmonica with humorous intent.
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Band on Horse-Drawn Wagon

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Description: Wagon with band followed by a wagon with an advertisement.
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Pilgrims of the Plains

Date: 1871
Description: Wood engraving of pioneer men, one of whom is playing a violin, surrounded by covered wagons.
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Panoramic Ho-Chunk Group Portrait

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Description: A panoramic group portrait of Ho-Chunk men, women, and children, possibly gathered for a powwow. They are posed standing and sitting in a field in front of...
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Man with Horse-Drawn Wagon Outside Storefront

Date: 1910
Description: Man seated outside the Jepson piano store in a horse-drawn Weber wagon loaded with items, including a mirror.
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"McCormick Day" in Owatonna

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered on a dirt road in front of a strip of commercial buildings to celebrate the arrival of a McCormick agricultural equ...
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Fourth of July Parade Wagon

Date: 1906
Description: A group of people on a horse-drawn wagon. They are holding or playing instruments, and appear to be wearing blackface makeup. Text written at bottom reads:...

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