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Vacant Lot with Billboards

Date: 05 15 1918
Description: Vacant city lot cluttered with litter and advertising billboards for Premium Ham and Bacon and Wool Soap. The department likely used the photograph to show...
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Roy Trading Post

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Roy trading post, built in about 1857.
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House Exterior in Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: View of a house built around 1855 which served as a hardware store and a home.
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Warehouse

Date: 1910
Description: View of a warehouse on the levee, built in 1856.
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Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south down street, with storefronts on either side. The street and bridge are undergoing reconstruction. Military vehicles are in the background.
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Water Street Bridge Reconstruction

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking Northwest. Workers are standing on the right next to the exposed drainage pipes in the damaged bridge. Sheets and quilts are covering the entranc...
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Water Street Bridge Repair

Date: 06 02 1943
Description: Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
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Fish Shop

Date: 10 28 1938
Description: A fish shop made of several small, interconnected buildings. Signs for fresh or smoked fish are on several parts of the shop. In the background is a railr...
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Vacant House and Grain Elevators

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: View of the porch of a vacant at 535 10th Avenue with grain elevators in the background. This particular group of grain elevators were called "Tanktown."
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City of Atlanta, GA No. 2

Date: 1866
Description: Elevated view of commercial area of the city, taken after General Sherman marched through. Most of the buildings appear to be intact, but one of the build...
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Ziemer Auction

Date: 10 1979
Description: Al Trauba and Ed Radke are interested bystanders at the Ziemer auction.
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store Interior

Date: 1911
Description: The ruins of a wooden counter and shelves in the abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon lake. A portion of the roof is missing.
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Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the dilapidated, abandoned Mac Laren's Hudson's Bay Company Store near Sturgeon Lake.
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An Ancient Land-mark

Date: 1895
Description: Stereograph of an old log structure surrounded by buildings, wagons and wagon parts, fences and trees. It was demolished about 1900. Text printed on the fr...

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