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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Bank of La Farge

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of the Bank of La Farge from street.
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Man Checking Automobile Tire in front of Service Station

Date: 12 28 1928
Description: View across street towards a man checking an automobile tire in front of a service station and garage owned by Charles Lawrence. A boy is standing with h...
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Group of Workers Posing on Flat Cars Loaded with Lumber

Date: 09 21 1914
Description: Group portrait of men posing while standing and sitting on two small flat cars linked to each other. One of the cars is loaded with lumber. Another set of ...
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Truax Hospital Heating Building

Date: 01 22 1943
Description: Hospital heating building at Truax Army Air Field, from the west side.
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Bowman Dairy and Farm

Date: 09 14 1932
Description: View across road towards the Bowman dairy and farm on Fish Hatchery Road.
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International Motor Truck Parade

Date: 04 23 1940
Description: Elevated view of International motor trucks lined up around International Harvester's Buffalo branch house before a parade. The parade was part of the "Ann...
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Horse with Long Mane

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Description: A stallion with long curly mane, owned by Jack Allison. Allison, a horse dealer from Taylor County, and the horse stand in front of the Post Office on Main...
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500 Block of State Street

Date: 1929
Description: Intersection of Broom Street, Gilman Street and State Street with many storefronts like Lewis Prescription D, rugs, and marquees for Laundry, Delicatesen, ...
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John Parman's Blacksmith, Wagon & Carriage Shop

Date: 1873
Description: John Parman's Blacksmith, Wagon & Carriage Shop. A large group of men, including workers in leather aprons, are standing with carriages and wagon wheels ou...
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Brick School and Students

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Description: View of a brick school building and a crowd of students, with two boys up in a tree. Other people are posing in some of the open windows of the school. Boy...
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: View of Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Des Moines IHC Branch House Building

Date: 06 03 1927
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch house building.
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Students by Brick High School

Date: 1875
Description: View across wooden platform of a brick high school on a hill surrounded by a fence. The school has a mansard roof and what appears to be a bell tower above...
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Crowd around Brick Church

Date: 1869
Description: View down road towards the exterior of a large brick church with a stone foundation, belfry and steeple. A group of people stand in front of the white boar...
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Habermann Hotel and Buffet

Date: 1900
Description: View across dirt road of two businesses. On the left is a two-story brick building with large windows which are painted with signs that say: "Habermann Buf...
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Cassville Storefronts

Date: 1910
Description: Three storefronts on a dirt road. A man, said to be Charles Grimm, is driving a horse and buggy. The building in the center is Feiker's photo studio. Near ...
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Chippewa Shoe Company

Date: 1900
Description: The square, four-story brick Chippewa Shoe Company building, located at the intersection of Bay Street and River Street looking North. There is a fire esca...
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Brick Building

Date: 01 31 1971
Description: A majestic brick building which housed the Teckmeyer Candy Company, the Globe Bakery, and the original Buy-and-Sell Shop before the State of Wisconsin took...

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