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St. Paul Ice Carnival Elk Sleigh

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival; Elk pulling sleigh outside palace. There is a crowd posing and looking at the camera. A sign on the palace reads: "Borealis."
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Officers Returning from the Front

Date: 1918
Description: Two officers wearing heavy winter clothes are seated in a horse-drawn wooden sleigh on a snowy path. Just behind them is a building that appears to be a Ru...
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Dozhki Convoy

Date: 1918
Description: A convoy of horse-drawn sleighs traveling on a frozen body of water. In the background is a church and two other large light-colored buildings, as well as ...
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Benjamin Walker Castle

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Description: Winter view, with snow on the ground, of the Benjamin Walker Castle from the path leading up to the front entrance in the 900 block of East Gorham Street. ...
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Tellus Mater Inc., Pets, and Riley's

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street towards two buildings. The building on the left contains Tellus Mater Inc., a gift and home furnishing store. The art deco buildin...
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Carriage

Date: 1890
Description: A team of two horses is harnessed to a highly polished carriage with a side lamp. The driver is holding a long whip and is wearing a top hat, winter coat a...
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Winter Winds

Date: 1976
Description: Deserted farmstead with a cow standing in the snow at the base of a windmill. The wooden portions of the stone farmhouse are deteriorating, and many pieces...
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Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest

Date: 1949
Description: Text on front reads: "Wausau, Wisconsin, 'Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest.'" On reverse: "Renowned throughout the midwestern states as the center of w...

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