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Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"

Date: 1946
Description: Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival Parade

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Description: Elevated view of the St. Paul Ice Carnival; royal family equipages in street parade with crowd lining street. There is a real estate agency and a laundry o...
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Cross Plains Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View towards railroad station with a few passengers on the platform awaiting the arrival of the train. The locomotive is billowing smoke. Two horses stand ...
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City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of City Hall during winter with horse-drawn sleighs passing. A sign above the second story windows on the front of City Hall reads: "Welcome....
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Market Square

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Polish immigrants in Market Square with horse-drawn lumber sledges and hay wagons. Commercial buildings are in the background. A sign on o...
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Christmas at Hall's Book Store

Date: 12 25 1907
Description: A crowd poses with Santa Claus in front of Hall's Book Store during a Christmas celebration. Business signs read, (partially obscured): "National Bank." Ca...
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The Dam Road House

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Description: View across snow-covered road towards several men and horses in front of the Dam Road House on the Fairbanks-Valdez Trail. Caption reads: "The Dam Road Hou...
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The Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated winter view of the Leinenkugel Brewery seen "from top of Mill." Originally called "Spring Brewery," Jacob Leinenkugel opened his brewery in 1867 i...
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"Country Store Farm Museum"

Date: 04 18 1965
Description: The "Early American Country Store Farm Museum." Storefront view of an antique shop with various farm implements on its front porch.
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Immanuel Church

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Evangelical Society's Immanuel Church on Hamilton Street, as seen from North Pinckney Street. Snow covers the ground and a horse-drawn sleigh...
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Race to Candle

Date: 04 01 1908
Description: A crowd gathers in a downtown street while a dog team exits for the race to Candle and back.
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S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store

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Description: Men posed standing in front of the S.H. Van Gorden & Son General Merchandise Store on a snow-covered street. S.H. Van Gorden is probably standing on porch ...
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A.F. Werner Store Advertisement

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Description: Woman posing outdoors standing next to an advertisement for the A.F. Werner Store, which is attached to a sleigh on a snow-covered street. The large poster...
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General Merchandise Store and Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Six people standing on the porch of L.J. Ryan Dry Goods and Groceries. A sign above the door says: Post Office North Andover." A team of two horses are pul...
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Religious Procession

Date: 1918
Description: View down side of street of a large group of Russians conducting a religious parade through a town. Many of the participants carry large crucifixes and ban...
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Winter Street Scene; Merchants Hotel

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Description: Outdoor view of a boy posing standing on a sled pulled by a dog on a snow-covered and muddy street. Location identified as in front of the Merchant's Hotel...
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Minocqua Train Station

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Description: Greeting card with a winter view of the Minocqua railroad station. A child is pulling another child on a sled through the snow, and two people are meeting ...
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Post Office Block

Date: 02 23 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Post Office Building, Whitehall, Wis." Known as the "Post Office Block," the building was constructed in 1898 by postmaster Christoph...

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