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Woman Walking on Board Sidewalk

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Description: Woman wearing a large flower hat and holding an umbrella is walking on a board sidewalk of Main Street, passing the City Library. The brick office building...
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Portrait of Mr. and Mrs. Olaf Olson

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man posing sitting on the arm of a chair and holding an umbrella, and a woman posing standing. They are in front of a painted backdrop...
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Two Women in Road Cart

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Description: Two women in a road cart pulled by a mule. Mules were almost unknown at the time. The road cart was not a typical vehicle and was considered inappropriate ...
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Man and Woman in Wagon

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Description: Man and woman in a horse and wagon in front of a building with two women seated on the stoop, probably the Spaulding home, the present location of the Dr. ...
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Women inside, and on top of a stagecoach with their umbrellas. A wagon is in the background on the right.
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Group of People on Stagecoach

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Description: Group of people posing on top of stagecoach. It was a special occasion when the old stagecoach was brought out. The top-loading was probably done to get ev...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Rear view of a circus wagon going through town, with a band on top pulled by a team of six horses. People are walking in the street behind the wagon, and t...
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Woman Riding Horse in Circus Parade

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Description: Elevated view of a crowd watching a woman with two white horses in a circus parade. She is riding one of the horses.
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Man Riding Elephant in Circus Parade

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Description: Rear view of a man riding an elephant in a circus parade through town. Crowds line the sidewalk on the other side of the street.
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Circus Wagon with Leopard

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Description: Elevated view of a man in a parade driving a circus wagon with a cage holding a leopard. A crowd lines the sidewalk on the other side of the street.
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Crowd on Main Street Watching Parade

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Description: Crowd of people lined up along board sidewalk watching a parade on diagonal part of Main Street. The boardwalk on the other side of the street is elevated....
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Group of Boys in Memorial Day Parade

Date: 1902
Description: Boys walking in a Memorial Day parade, in front of the Women's Relief Corps with umbrellas.
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Studio Portrait of Four Women

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Description: Studio portrait of four women in hats, two standing and two sitting, in front of a painted backdrop.
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Man and Woman Wearing Hats

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated man and a standing woman holding an umbrella in front of a painted backdrop. Both are wearing hats. The man is wearing a suit j...
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Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated woman in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a hat and holding an umbrella in her right hand, possibly Effie Memholtz.
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Three Children with Tricycle

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Description: Studio portrait of three children posing in front of a painted backdrop. Two children are standing, and one holds an umbrella and the other a doll. The oth...
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Woman in front of House

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Description: Woman posed standing with a folded umbrella by a flower bed in the yard of a house.
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Woman Posed Near Flowers

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Description: Woman posed standing with a folded umbrella by flowers.
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Woman with Umbrella in Flower Garden

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Description: Woman posed standing with an open umbrella in a flower garden by a wooden fence and gate.
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Rowboats on River

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Description: Three boats full of men and women row down a river. A steep shoreline is visible in the background.

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