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Town View near Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Buildings and storefronts in town near bridge and river.
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Visitors to the Iron Ridge Mine

Date: 1900
Description: Visitors, dressed in their Sunday best, contrast with the rough garb of the miners. Left to right, miners were: Charles Kanass, Robert "Beaver" Smith (hold...
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Mail Delivery at the Dock

Date: 1921
Description: A woman and her dog meet the mail carrier in his delivery boat at the end of a pier on the west shore of Fox Lake.
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"Bryan Day" at Milwaukee Road Depot

Date: 1905
Description: A large crowd at the Milwaukee Road depot, perhaps to greet William Jennings Bryan on the incoming train. The malthouse can be seen in the distance.
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Beaver Dam International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior of Albert Kaepernick Jr.'s McCormick-Deering farm equipment dealership. A poster in the front window reads: "Throw your scrap into the fight!".
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Main Street Fox Lake

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Description: View of Main Street from under the canopy of a tree in the spring or summer. Caption reads: "North Side Main Street Looking West." Across the unpaved stree...
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High School

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards Horicon High School. A flag is flying from the tower on the roof.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down sidewalk towards intersection. A hotel is on the left corner. Caption reads: "Main Street. Lomira, Wis."
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Mayville Public School

Date: 1900
Description: The Mayville Public School.
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Elevated View of Randolph

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the south section of town as seen from a water tower.
Postcard

Public High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a public high school A Group of people are standing on the sidewalk near the front steps. Caption reads: "Public High School, Randolph, Wi...
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Stark Street

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "Stark St. Looking West, Randolph, Wis." Horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curb on the right.
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Mayville Buick Dealer

Date: 11 12 1981
Description: The Crescent Garage. Although the photograph dates from 1981, the curb-side gas pumps are a throwback to the early days of gas stations. The Crescent Garag...
Postcard

Mill

Date: 1905
Description: Two horse-drawn carts are parked near the mill. One horse-drawn cart is parked near a loading dock under a roof. On the left the road goes over a bridge, w...
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Sitting on the Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman and a child sit on a railing and look out from the porch of their house. A man is in the background approaching from a car parked in the street.
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Woman with Max the Dog

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Description: A woman kneels down next to Max, the family dog. Another woman stands on the sidewalk holding a hat, and a car can be seen in the background parked on the ...
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E.W. "Gramps" Brandel

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, standing in a road. Known as Gramps by Mary Brandel, he is posing holding a bag, a bundle of sticks on his back, and a long stick over his sh...
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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Couple with Horse-drawn Carriage

Date: 1924
Description: A young man and woman (probably Mary Brandel) pose on a parked horse-drawn carriage next to a drive. A man (face obscured) is standing behind the horse on ...
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Mary Brandel and her Pony

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel poses in riding clothes with her pony. Behind them is a road, with a fence and field.

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