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International Truck Owned by Rice Lake Bottling Works

Date: 1920
Description: International truck owned by the Rice Lake Bottling Works parked on a snow-covered street in front of Reckenthaler's Garage. The truck is equipped with cha...
Postcard

Cameron School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of the Cameron school with a group of children gathered outside. Caption reads: "School House, Cameron, Wis."
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Downtown Street in Cameron

Date: 1905
Description: Downtown street in Cameron, with buildings with awnings over the show windows, including Holmen Bros. Clothing store, Gent's Furnishings, and A. Haverstad'...
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Chetek Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down a snow-covered unpaved street in Chetek. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the right, and commercial buildings line both sides of the street. There ...
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Street Scene Chetek

Date: 1910
Description: View down unpaved street with horse-drawn vehicles along the curb on the left. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk along the right side of the street. A buildi...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad station for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company. Men are standing on the platfor...
Photograph

Rice Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards a long row of automobiles parked on the left side at an angle along the curb in front of storefronts.
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View of Prairie Farm

Date: 1910
Description: View of several buildings in Prairie Farm. Men are standing under the awning of the J. Carlson storefront on the left, a man is driving a horse-drawn wagon...
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Tuscobia Cheese Factory

Date: 1926
Description: Group of people standing outside of the Tuscobia Cheese factory.
Postcard

Main Street with Barron Co. Bank

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Description: Barron Co. Bank is on the corner on the left, with storefronts lining the street going off to the right. Most of the buildings have awnings over the entran...
Photograph

The Cumberland Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of The Cumberland Hotel. The hotel opened in March of 1891 and was demolished in 1965.
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Exhibit Regarding Care of Premature Babies

Date: 09 01 1940
Description: An exhibit at the Barron County Fair about the care of premature infants.
Postcard

St. Matthews Lutheran Church

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Description: Color photographic postcard of the exterior of St. Matthews Lutheran Church.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1924
Description: A view down a street with stores and shops. The stores include: Koffee Kup Kafe, Hotel East, Boortz Garage, a hardware store, and the State & County Deposi...
Photograph

Train Depot

Date: 1924
Description: The Cameron train depot near the Cameron Hotel and the Forsyth Construction Company. Two men stand by the platform.
Postcard

The Motel Viking

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Description: Color postcard of the new Motel Viking. Text on back reads: "New Motel Viking, Junction 53 & 8, Cameron, Wisconsin. TV, AAA, 20 Units - Air-Conditioned - C...
Postcard

Railroad Station

Date: 1908
Description: Black and white postcard of a railroad station across from the Hotel Wells. Railroad tracks run between them, disappearing into the distance. There are tre...
Photograph

Real Estate Office

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Description: A small real estate office in a rural setting advertising "Summer Homes for Sale on Red Cedar Lake." There is a house in the background on a low hill in th...
Postcard

Barron Motel and Overnight Trailer Park

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Description: View across lawn towards the exterior of a motel. A station wagon parked in front of one of the units.
Postcard

Birch Sign with Antlers at Bear Lake

Date: 1959
Description: Photographic postcard view of cabins by a lake. In the foreground is a birch sign with antlers that reads: "Tonto."

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