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Entering the Uranium Tunnel

Date: 1954
Description: Woman on crutches entering the front office of the uranium tunnel to receive a uranium treatment. Several men sitting in front of the storefront on benches...
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Street Signs

Date: 09 1967
Description: Street signs with bar in background.
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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Depot

Date: 1909
Description: View across railroad tracks of a man and a dog posing on the platform in front of the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul depot. In the background on the left...
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Street in Business District

Date: 1921
Description: View down middle of main street of the business district. Automobiles are parked along the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalk.
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Business District

Date: 1909
Description: View down the main dirt road of the business district.
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Unidentified Family at Bird's Nest Resort

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Description: Unidentified family sitting on the steps of the Bird's Nest Resort.
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Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Pheasant Branch Hotel or Stamm House. Men are sitting on the porch near the front door. A sign above the door reads, in part: "J. Yo.....
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Layton House

Date: 1880
Description: 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style...
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South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Four men and a dog posing along the storefront of a South African McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership owned by C. North & Son.
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Farm Implement Dealership(?)

Date: 1910
Description: A group of men sitting and standing on the front porch of a building. The building appears to be a former schoolhouse and may be an International Harvester...
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Cross Plains Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of ice cream parlor with a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right with sheds behind. Barrels are stacked on the porch. Signs above the porch read: ...
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Stacy and Stacy Chiropractic Sign

Date: 12 15 1933
Description: Sign hanging from front porch for Stacy and Stacy Chiropractors, 332 W. Washington Avenue, J. Clifford Stacy and Mary E. Stacy practitioners. The sign read...
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Volunteers of America Church & Dormitory

Date: 07 14 1933
Description: Volunteers of America church and dormitory, 412 S. Baldwin Street.
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International Truck Chicken Trailer

Date: 01 29 1932
Description: View across street towards an International truck with poultry rack trailer parked along a curb. The sign painted on the driver's side door reads: "Souther...
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J.B. Drives Fuel Company Truck

Date: 11 05 1930
Description: View across street towards a J.B. Drives Fuel Company "old" dump truck made by Diamond T parked along a curb in front of houses.
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Orpheum Theater Under Construction

Date: 1926
Description: View across W. Johnson Street towards the back side of the Orpheum Theater under construction at 216 State Street. The house beside the theater on the left...
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Women on Porch of Boarding House

Date: 1917
Description: View over board fence towards three women standing on the porch of a boarding house, possibly in Dayton, Ohio. The porch is adjacent to a yard littered wit...
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Family in Yard and Woman on Horseback

Date: 1869
Description: A family poses in a yard with one elegantly dressed young woman on horseback. The frame house has an unusually shaped attic story fan window. The porch is ...

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