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| Description: | Elevated view of storefront of Dixon's Canada Store. Dixon’s Canada Store was reputed to be the finest dry-goods emporium west of Milwaukee in the mid 1860... |
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| Description: | A group of manual laborers posing for a portrait in front of a tailor's shop. The men apparently work pouring concrete to make sidewalks and are posing wit... |
| Date: | 05 24 1950 |
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| Description: | A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of a turbulent portion of the Wisconsin River known as the Wicked Water, up through the Narrows. The roof of the Larks Hotel, with the hotel's ... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View down the brick street in a busy commercial area. Cars are parked on either side of the road. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | View down a cobblestone brick road. Stores on the street include: the Columbus Hotel, Tremont Hotel, and a drug store. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Hand-lettered protest signs and United Farm Workers (UFW) paper flags taped to a concrete wall in response to an official posting by the Fall River Canning... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Close-up of a notice posted by the Fall River Canning Company in response to striking workers. The left notice is posted in English and on the right is Spa... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | Entrance to Fall River Canning Company. A number of trucks full of vegetables are in the parking lot or driveway in front of low sprawling warehouse buildi... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A group portrait at the entrance to the Schofield Hotel. A man and five women pose near a parked car at the hotel entrance sign. The sign listed J.A. Smith... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A man and four women pose at the exterior of a log cabin with a "chateau" sign over the entrance. |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | A man, woman, and child pose by a car near a tourist camping stop. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street. The shops along the street include: Everson and Hinrich's grocery store, Perry Music House, and Bon Ton Restaurant. A man poses with... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View down shady Lodi Street. The shops further along the street include: a laundry service, People's Clothing Store, E.N. Davis Furniture, Gates Brother's ... |
| Date: | 07 1956 |
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| Description: | Dogs in a car being fed ice cream cones by a man standing on the sidewalk and a woman sitting inside the car. The car is a Rambler Custom. Across the stree... |
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| Description: | Sitting on large log (left to right): Ruth Bennett, Evelina Bennett, and Miriam Bennett. The Larks Hotel is in the background. |
| Date: | 06 28 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the exterior of the three-story Commercial Hotel. The building has a false front. Two women stand on the balcony and two men stand... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | View down road towards a filling station near Portage. A man stands while filling his tank. Two boys stand nearby. Under large trees are two pumps, a small... |
| Date: | 1929 |
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| Description: | View down street at intersection of commercial buildings on both sides. On the left is a drug store/soda fountain, restaurant and a cafe. On the right is a... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View across lawn towards the entrance to Golden Rule Park. A large sign says "Golden Rule Park / Welcome." Men, woman and children are posed near cabins an... |
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