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Family Group in Front of Farm Buildings

Date: 1890
Description: Man and woman posing sitting, each holding a child in their lap, and a young man, girl, and a boy holding a toy horn, are posing standing. The group is pos...
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Ballplayer at Bat

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Description: A Black River Falls baseball player is up to bat.
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Boy with Dog Pulling Wagon

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Description: Three small children with a wagon drawn by a dog.
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Hunting Prairie Chickens

Date: 1895
Description: Two hunters check their shotguns while their hunting dogs wait in the field.
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Elephants in Circus Parade

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Description: Several elephants walk up a hill in a circus parade along Main Street. They are followed by a group of horses, while bystanders watch from a platform on t...
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Moses Pauquette Displays Fish

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Description: Moses Pauquette shows off his catch of fish with his fishing creel at his tavern on Water Street. He stands before the bar, leaning on his left arm. His ca...
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Mrs. Charles Van Schaick on Horseback

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Description: Mrs. Charles Van Schaick, posing on horseback, is riding past the livery stable. It was unusual for women at this time to ride horseback.
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Women and Children on Lawn

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Description: Women standing on porch and near a house among trees, with children in the foreground sitting on the lawn. One woman is pulling a wagon. R. Rainey home, S....
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Sarah Spaulding Castle and Maud Cooper in Garden

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Description: Two women posing standing in a garden, shading their eyes. On the left is probably Sarah Spaulding Castle. On the right is probably Maud Cooper, the sister...
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Woman in Rowboat

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Description: Woman standing in a rowboat near shore, testing the water with an oar.
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Woman Sidesaddle on Horse

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Description: Woman posing sitting sidesaddle on a horse in a field. In the background are low hills.
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Leslie Werner Repair Shop

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Description: Interior of the Leslie Werner Repair Shop. A worker is repairing a violin and there are many bicycle rims and parts in view.
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Family and Dog in Front of House

Date: 1898
Description: A man, woman, mother-in-law, and three children posing in the yard in front of a clapboard frame house. The young girl in the middle is holding a doll, and...
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Man and Woman Sitting Outdoors on Log

Date: 1898
Description: Young woman and man, a Mr. Lyman Sinclair, sitting on a log against a tree. The man is smiling and resting one elbow on his knee, while running his hand th...
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Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: Man riding bicycle down First Street near Main Street. In the background is a man driving a horse and two-wheeled buggy on Main Street. Storefronts identif...
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Woman Riding Sidesaddle

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Description: Woman riding sidesaddle through town. Storefront on the northwest corner of Main and First Streets is P.L. Moe & Company Hardware.
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Woman Riding Sidesaddle

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Description: Woman riding sidesaddle through town. Storefront on the northeast corner of Main and First Streets as the Palace Bakery and American Express Office.
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Man and Woman on Horseback

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Description: Outdoor view towards a woman and man posing on horseback. The woman is riding sidesaddle. Storefronts identified on Main Street, from left to right, as J.A...
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Woman on Hoseback

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Description: View of a woman posing sidesaddle on a horse. Storefront on Main Street identified as J.A. Eckern Jeweler.
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Woman on Hoseback

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Description: Woman posing sidesaddle on a horse.

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