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Railroad Bridge Construction

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Description: Railroad bridge construction at an unknown location somewhere on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. There is a church in the background on...
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Billboards on Water Street

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Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
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Crowd Near River

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Description: Crowd on the rocky shore of the river, the railroad bridge in the distance.
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Group of People Along a Rocky Shoreline

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Description: A group of people gather along the shore of a river with a horse-drawn vehicle. In the distance is a railroad bridge.
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Horse-Drawn McCormick Binder on Path under Railroad Bridge

Date: 1900
Description: A man is driving a horse-drawn McCormick binder down a path that runs underneath a railroad bridge.
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Bird's Eye View of Cyclone Wreckage

Date: 06 1899
Description: Elevated view of New Richmond after the tornado hit on June 12, 1899. Many people are gathered around the railroad tracks and a few others are seen among t...
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High Angle View of Tornado Aftermath

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view toward the horizon over a bridge on a river of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a tornado. Destroyed houses litter the scene an...
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Ice Harvesting on the Black River

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Description: Six men harvesting ice, probably from above the river dam on the Black River, in front of the railroad bridge. There is a horse standing on the ice on the ...
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Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
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Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 07 30 1912
Description: Corn Binder outdoor in the yard at McCormick Works. There is a horse-drawn wagon on the right, and behind are railroad cars on a raised platform.
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Push Binder Header

Date: 04 06 1915
Description: Push Binder Header outdoors in the factory yard. A horse-drawn wagon is on the right next to a brick factory building. In the far background are railroad c...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left, and behind it is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon. In th...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left, and behind it is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon. In th...
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Tractor-Drawn Corn Binder at McCormick Works

Date: 05 28 1919
Description: Tractor-Drawn Corn Binder outdoors in factory yard. Parts are stacked near a building on the left. An automobile and a horse-drawn wagon are in the backgro...

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