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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Cross Plains Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of ice cream parlor with a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right with sheds behind. Barrels are stacked on the porch. Signs above the porch read: ...
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Vaughn Library

Date: 1890
Description: View of the Vaughn Library building, built of brick in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was supported by retail, apartments and offices located on ...
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
Book or Pamphlet

State University in Madison

Date: 1874
Description: State University (University of Wisconsin), Madison.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
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Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.
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Residence of General Simeon Mills

Date: 1874
Description: Residence of General Simeon Mills.
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YWCA Dining Room

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Description: Dining room of Tatham House YWCA. A horse-drawn vehicle and an automobile can be seen through the window.
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Children's Home

Date: 1910
Description: A view of children piled in a horse-drawn wagon in front of a children's home. The wagon reads, "Springfield Creamery Co." Women wait on the front steps of...
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Methodist Church

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Description: View toward the front and left side of the church with a lamppost at the corner. The left side has tall windows. To the left of the building are two horses...
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The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Horse Show Parade on Main Street

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Description: Horses are led down Main Street past buildings, horse-drawn vehicles, and spectators during the Horse Show Parade.
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Jones' Sausage Factory

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Jones' Sausage Factory. Two men are leaning out the window above the side of the porch roof. Bicycles are leaning against the side of the brick...
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Street Scene

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Description: View features a dirt street and a horse-drawn wagon. On the right is a brick building with signs, a lamppost, and a sign that says "LIVERY". In the far bac...
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Business Block

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of a business block in Ableman. There is a storefront with umbrellas displayed in the show window, and what appears to be a hammock is han...
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Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View of a street scene featuring a central business district bordered by sidewalks and storefronts. A number of people are standing on the sidewalk and wal...
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William Irvine and Child in Horse-Drawn Sleigh

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene with William Irvine (1851-1927) seated in his sleigh next to his daughter Ruth (1891-1987) wearing a hat and wrapped in furs, Chippewa Falls, ...
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Patrons' Mercantile Company

Date: 1925
Description: View from street of the Patrons' Mercantile Company consumer cooperative. A group of men stand outside the building. A row of horses and carriages are park...

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