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Former Fur Trading Post Building

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Description: The former Astor (American Fur Trading Company) post building, now a museum of local history and fur trading history. There is a sign reading: "The Riversi...
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Throwing Rice After the Ceremony

Date: 09 30 1978
Description: As a bride and groom leave the First Unitarian Society Meeting House, they are showered with rice.
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: A view of the central business district. A creamery on the left. A house on the right with a woman in a rocking chair and two children in front. Some men s...
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Man at the Spaulding Wagon Shop

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Description: Outdoor portrait of a European American man posing standing in front of a wooden building. He is holding a hat in his right hand and a coat over his left a...
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The Château

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Several men standing near two ambulances which are parked near ruins. Caption reads: "The "Château," probably the most celebrated A.A.F.S poste. The entire...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 12 15 1923
Description: Delivery truck parked on side of street in front of a large building. Sign painted on side of truck bed reads: "Orange County Milk Association."
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Grotto in Dickeyville

Date: 08 01 2015
Description: A small shrine made out of stone, mortar, colorful rocks and found objects. The modern door is made of glass and metal. A large stone cross is at the top o...
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Bombed Street in Fismes, France

Date: 1918
Description: Street in Fismes, France destroyed during the Battle of Fismes. The badly damaged town hall can be seen near the center, with rubble from other buildings i...
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Moving Van

Date: 01 05 1929
Description: View down street towards two men sitting in the cab of a moving van backed up to the curb, with a sign painted on the side that reads: "Redman's Transfer."...
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Shore Road Vans

Date: 04 27 1929
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a truck parked along a curb. The signs painted on the side of the truck read: "Shore Road,...
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Apartment Buildings with German Flags

Date: 1914
Description: Patriotic Berlin. "Hindenburg's victory, 80,000 Russian prisoners."
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Roll of Slackers, Monroe

Date: 1917
Description: A sign outside a building reads "Slackers" and includes a list of names: David Englehardt of Browntown, and John Hoffmeister of Jords. The sign is credited...
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War Credits Bank

Date: 1914
Description: The War Credits Bank of Berlin located in the Wilhelmstrasse.
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Results of Direct Hit from 180mm Shell

Date: 1914
Description: Results of a direct hit from a German 180mm artillery shell in Antwerp.
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Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Fairview Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge. Twin Lakes, Wis. Southern Wisconsin's finest dining spot featuring roast duck and lobster...

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