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Street Parade Rig

Date: 1870
Description: Street parade rig, apparently to agitate against delays in construction of a railroad to connect Manitowoc to the west. In the background is a store owned ...
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Manitowoc Railroad Yard

Date: 05 15 1897
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago & Northwestern Railway yards looking northwest. The elevator of the Northern Grain Company is in the middle distance.
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Mercantile Building

Date: 1964
Description: A mercantile building across Sixth Street from the Windiate Hotel, built in 1854. Automobiles are parked in the foreground.
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Sunday Morning Traffic

Date: 1951
Description: Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc.
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
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Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1891
Description: Exterior view of Schuette Brothers Store on S. Eighth Street. There are two horse-drawn vehicles in front of the store. There is a small mannequin in the s...
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Schuette Bros. Employees

Date: 1888
Description: Men who worked for Schuette Brothers Store assembled in front of the store. There are horses on both sides of the photograph, and the one on the right is p...
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Rand & Roemer Hardware Co.

Date: 1891
Description: Exterior view from street of Rand & Roemer Hardware Co. and Henry Hinrich's Drug Store. Also visible are Rand & Roemer Ship Chandlery (nautical supply), Ra...
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Rand & Roemer Hardware Co.

Date: 1910
Description: Group of five men standing in front of Rand and Roemer Hardware Company store. Many items can be seen on the sidewalk and through the store windows, includ...
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Frank Pelishek Groceries

Date: 1910
Description: Frank Pelishek standing in front of his grocery store. Items on display in front of the store include brooms, candy, bananas, seed packets, and flower pots...
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Union Saloon

Date: 1902
Description: Exterior image of the Union Saloon. The saloon was owned by Joseph Krainik. Three men are standing on the entrance steps of the building and two men are st...
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Atlantic Saloon

Date: 1898
Description: Two older men and one younger man standing on a boardwalk in front of the Atlantic Saloon owned by C.J. Vogel. A hanging sign to the right advertises for S...
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Frank Sladek Bicycle Shop

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of three men standing with bicycles in front of Frank Sladek's bicycle shop. A sign at left indicates that Sladek's shop custom built and ...
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Oxmobile "Pioneer"

Date: 1875
Description: Team of oxen pulling a wagon in front of Schuette Brothers store grain warehouse on a muddy Jay Street. The man standing with the oxen is likely Fred Wilke...
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South 10th & Washington Street, Looking East

Date: 1906
Description: View of Washington Street from the intersection of South 10th Street looking east towards Lake Michigan. Streetcar tracks are running down the center of th...
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Glander Art Studio, Exterior

Date: 1914
Description: View of the recently opened Glander Art Studio at 822 Washington Street. The Glander Building was constructed in 1914 by John A. Glander, a local photogra...
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The Little Gem

Date: 1900
Description: View of The Little Gem, a saloon and cafe at 820 Washington Street dating to 1895. Two men are sitting on a bench, while another man is standing next to th...
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Snowy Corner, Washington & S. 9th Streets

Date: 1922
Description: A covering of snow is clinging to buildings and vehicles on the corner of Washington and S. 9th Streets. Two men dressed in winter attire and professional-...
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Glander Style Shop

Date: 1928
Description: View of the Glander Style Shop's storefront entrance at 820 Washington Street featuring a twelve-feet-deep French window, tile floor, and heavy, ornate doo...
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Glander Art Studio & Glander Style Shop

Date: 1928
Description: View across intersection towards the Glander Art Studio and the Glander Style Shop on the northeast corner of S. 9th and Washington Streets. Second-story w...

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