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Mail Wagon

Date: 1906
Description: Mail wagon, circa, 1889. Man in photograph: Ralph Jones. Wagon given to the Wisconsin Historical Society (Cassville), by Mr. Jones, who also presented the ...
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Sister Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: View down the main street of Sister Bay. Horse-drawn vehicles are parked at the Post Office is at the end of the street in the background. Caption reads: "...
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People on Street

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street with snow along the curbs. The Post office is the first building on the left. Other buildings are occupied by a doctor's office, s...
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Baudhuin and Svoboda Storefront

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys posing with horses and horse-drawn vehicles in front of the Baudhuin and Svoboda store. There is a Post Office sign on the building.
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Montello Rural Mail Carriers

Date: 1903
Description: Three rural mail carriers pose with their horses and buggies in front of the Montello Post Office. Postmaster (Dr.) Edward A. Bass stands in the backgroun...
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First Street

Date: 1900
Description: View across street toward commercial buildings. Signs read: "Post Office" "First National Bank" and "J.E. Toole's."
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Bank, Harness Store and General Store

Date: 1900
Description: A bank, harness store and general store. Text on building on right side reads: "J.H. Stecker Selz Shoes," "J.H. Stecker" and "Applegate Post Office." Capti...
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Man Delivering Mail with Horse and Wagon

Date: 1918
Description: A man stands in the back of a horse-drawn Weber wagon to deliver mail to rural resident, possibly a farmer, standing by mailbox.
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Post Office Exterior

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of a post office with a horse-drawn carriage parked to the left. Caption reads: "Post Office, So. Casco, Maine."
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Shipping Chicks

Date: 06 1925
Description: Two men unload containers of chicks from the back of a horse-drawn wagon as part of a parcel post delivery. The sign on a brick building in the background ...
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Mail Carrier on Poor Quality Road

Date: 02 1915
Description: A mail carrier on horseback is approaching a stranded horse-drawn carriage along a stretch of poor quality rural road. Farmhouses and farm buildings are on...
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Compliments of the Season, U.S. Mail

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday card given by a mail carrier to a patron. An old fashioned horse-drawn buggy is paused at a mailbox on a rural road. This image is within a wreath ...
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Business District

Date: 1909
Description: A street scene at the post office. The post office houses J.E. James Childs Cabinets. One man stands at the doorpost and three men sit on makeshift seats o...
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Country Road

Date: 1940
Description: View down a country road leading from the outskirts of town. On the right, a horse-drawn carriage is parked outside the Post Office and F.A. Irish Grocerie...
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Post Office and Hotel

Date: 1909
Description: The exterior of the post office and hotel. A group of boys and men pose at the front of the post office. Another man leans on the side of a wagon. A young ...
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U.S. Mail Sleigh

Date: 1918
Description: Two men sit at the reins of a horse-drawn United States mail sleigh which ran from Sturgeon Bay to Egg Harbor. Another man is kneeling inside the sleigh ne...
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Men walk in the street past storefronts on Main Street.
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Business Section

Date: 1928
Description: View across commercial street looking south. Parked at the curb are cars, and driving along the street is a bearded man with a horse and buggy. The shops a...
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Herrling Mail Delivery Sleigh

Date: 02 06 1908
Description: The horse-drawn mail delivery sleigh used by Franklin Herrling.
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View down Main Street. On the right is a general store, and Livery/Hardware building with horse-drawn carts parked in the street in front. A group of men a...

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