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Driving Hogs Through Town

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Description: Bill Payne driving a herd of large hogs through town on Main Street, possibly on the way to Adam Best's Butcher's Shop. Storefronts identified, from left t...
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Werner Clothing Store

Date: 1900
Description: Families gathered outside of Werner's Drugstore on annuity pay day. A sign reads "Medicine sold here" in Ho-Chunk, German, and Norwegian. The Ho-Chunk syll...
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

Date: 1890
Description: Corner of Main and First Street. The first two buildings on the southwest corner are Abraham Meinhold's dry goods and LeClair's hardware store. Next is A.F...
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Main Street in Alma Center

Date: 1908
Description: Main Street in Alma Center.
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Woman Wearing Hat

Date: 1891
Description: Woman in a tilted hat posing in the foreground. Across the street are stores: J.J. McGillivray Sash and Door Company and Squire's Oyster House. Probably on...
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Men Outside of American Express Company Office

Date: 09 1896
Description: Four unidentified men posing standing in front of office buildings. Sign in the window of the American Express Company Office shows a horse and advertises ...
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Stores on Main Street

Date: 1901
Description: South side of Main Street from the intersection with Merrill Street. Various storefronts are on the left, including J.M. McCormick Dry Goods and Groceries;...
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Boy Pushing Baby Buggy

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Description: Boy pushing baby buggy down Main Street, followed by a dog. Various storefronts are on the other side of the street, including the A. Meinhold Store and th...
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Grocery Store on Main Street

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Description: O.C. O'Hearn Grocery Store, Main Street, with the front window filled with apples, and a man standing in the doorway. Another man is standing on the sidewa...
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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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Men Posing Outside Local Businesses

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Description: Seventeen men and boys are posing in front of the storefronts on a sidewalk on the north side of Main Street, between First and Second Streets, including O...
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Main Street

Date: 1959
Description: View of Main Street, lined with the fire department, city clerk's office, and Pugh's Battery - Electric Shop.
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Green Bay & Western Yards

Date: 1909
Description: Green Bay & Western train yards.
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Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. Commercial buildings are along the right side of the street.
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Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street Looking North, Merrillan, Wisconsin".
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Snow-Covered Main Street

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Description: Wagons and sleighs on a snow-covered Main Street. Looking west on Main Street toward the intersection of the Main Street and First Street. Storefronts, fro...
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Main Street from 1st Street Intersection

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Description: Main Street as seen from south sidewalk east of 1st Street. View of the Spire on the Baptist Church and the tower on the Court House. Storefronts, from le...
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Barrel and Box on Main Street

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Description: Barrel and box on the Main Street, looking west up the street. Large barber pole on the left side up the street, and Tollack and [?] storefront on right st...
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Main Street Storefronts

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Description: Main Street lined with horses and wagons, with a large crowd of people gathered at the intersection. Storefronts, from left to right: City Barbershop, owne...
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Intersection of Main and First Streets

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Description: Buildings on the southwest section of Main Street at the intersection of Main and First Streets. Storefronts, from left to right, include A.F. Werner, A. M...

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