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Three Woman on Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: Three women (Jennie Parsons Kelly, left, and Lena Eisenback Post, center, and an unidentified woman on the right) on Main Street in front of Yep Ah Sing's ...
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Butcher with Tools of His Trade

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Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a butcher wearing an apron, and holding a cleaver and saw.
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Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick with Son Shirley

Date: 1898
Description: Studio portrait of a man, woman, and child sitting in a rowboat in front of a painted backdrop. Probably Mr. and Mrs. Charles Van Schaick and their son, Sh...
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Portrait of Mr. Hendricks

Date: 1895
Description: A studio portrait of Mr. William W. Hendricks, a Black River Falls barber, dressed in his best, posing in front of a painted backdrop.
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Black River Falls Barbershop

Date: 1895
Description: The interior of a barbershop with customers in chairs and barbers at work. Numerous mirrors, pictures, and lamps are hanging from the walls and ceiling.
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Two Linemen for Telephone Exchange

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Description: Studio portrait of two telephone linemen with some of their equipment in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing work clothes and hats, and hold ciga...
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Interior of Barbershop

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Description: Barber shop with customers and shaving mug rack. African American man is probably Frank Lyons.
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Photograph Gallery of Charles Van Schaick

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Description: A man sleeping in a chair, possibly Thomas Thunder (HoonkHaGaKah). On the back wall of Van Schaick’s studio are photographs he made available for purchase.
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Workmen Installing Telephone Poles

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Description: Workmen erecting a telephone pole with a horse team.
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Three Workmen

Date: 1900
Description: Man posing on a telephone pole with climbing equipment, with two men standing below.
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Lineman Suspended above Street

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Description: Elevated view towards a lineman sitting in a suspended seat, possibly stringing telephone line. There is an automobile parked near a brick building across ...
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Men Working on Powerhouse

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Description: Men working on the bulkhead above the powerhouse and the powerhouse flume.
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Men Working on Building

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Description: Men constructing a building, or laying a foundation for the post-flood business district dam, using steam-powered machinery in front of the Merchants Hotel...
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Circus Wagon in Parade

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Description: Slightly elevated view over sidewalk towards eight horses drawing a circus wagon in parade. The parade is coming from the circus ground at the white pine g...
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Women and Children in Parade

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Description: Parade of women and children on sidewalk through town. They are going past Peter Olson's blacksmith shop (foreground), fire-bell tower, and the City Hall w...
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Portrait of Charles Van Schaick and Boy

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Description: A studio portrait of Charles Van Schaick, sitting on a stool in front of a painted backdrop, holding and hugging a small boy on his lap.
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Harold Van Schaick

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Description: Waist-up studio portrait of a seated Harold Van Schaick in front of a painted backdrop. He is wearing a coat, hat, and jacket.
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Main Street

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Description: View across street of four men posing in front of storefronts on Main Street, including M.A. Batcheller, a barber shop, and clothiers under the offices of ...
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Fremont Railroad Station

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Description: Men at a railroad station awaiting the arrival of a train in Fremont (later Pray). There is snow on the ground. Two men are standing on a hand-powered rail...
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American Express Company and Exchange Office of the Central Wisconsin Telephone Company

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Description: Exterior view from street of brick two-story building partially owned by Charles J. Van Schaick which housed the American Express Company and Exchange Offi...

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