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Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
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Pontoon Railway Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Slightly elevated view of the pontoon bridge construction. People are standing on and near the railroad tracks in the foreground.
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Men on Heap of Clamshells

Date: 1913
Description: A large group of men of various ages sitting outdoors on a large mound of empty clam shells. The shells have holes drilled in them, probably for the pearl ...
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Clam Fisher on Mississippi River

Date: 09 1928
Description: A clam fisher in a boat on the Mississippi River near Prairie du Chien. Attached to the long rod are many small hooks similar to grappling hooks. As the bo...
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Blacksmith Shop

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Description: Exterior view from across road of a man in overalls standing in front of the Dobson Brothers General Blacksmith and Repair Shop. The Methodist Evangelical ...
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Scenic View — Railroad

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Description: A view down railroad tracks near the Bridgeport depot. A woman with her hands behind her back poses on one track. Three boys wearing overalls pose on the m...
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Old Bridge and Construction Gang

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Workers pose at the entrance of the old bridge. There are railroad tracks in the foreground with signs that read, "free bridge," "men working," and "cautio...
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Stock Day

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Description: Elevated view of horses and wagons on the road at Stock Day. There is a cattle pen in the foreground.
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New Creamery

Date: 1912
Description: Two men in work uniforms pose on the loading of the newly constructed creamery. Another man on the extreme right is carrying a milk can.
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Street Scene

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Description: View down street with three or four commercial buildings. On the right is a sign for a telephone pay station on a two-story clapboard building, and behind ...
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Post Office

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Description: View across street of a group of men standing on the wooden sidewalk in front of the post office/general store. Above the door is a sign for the "Post Offi...
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Petersburg Business District

Date: 1922
Description: View across street of commercial buildings, with a tree-lined hill in the far background. A group of men and women are standing on the porch of the brick b...
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Excursion Steamer Capitol

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Description: View from shoreline of the "Capitol" excursion steamer pulled up to the bank of the Mississippi. The steamer has three or four decks, and elaborately detai...
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Depot and Train

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Description: View towards railroad depot with trains on railroad tracks on the left and right. In the foreground is a pile of gravel. There is a group of people on and ...
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Quarry and Crew at Stone Company

Date: 1912
Description: Group portrait of quarrymen posing with their implements. There are carts on tracks that lead to the cliffs of the quarry behind the group.
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Construction Gang — New Free Bridge

Date: 08 29 1930
Description: Group portrait of construction workers, two women and a dog at the railroad tracks near the depot. They are posed near a crane. A group of people stand on ...
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Spring Spraying

Date: 1952
Description: Farmer spraying a fruit tree in blossom.
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Two-Horse Power

Date: 1973
Description: A crowd behind a fence is watching as two horses drag a load on the ground in a horse pulling contest. In the background are antique steam tractors, buildi...
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Main Street

Date: 1932
Description: Caption reads: Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis." The main street of a small town with businesses on each side. Automobiles and trucks are parked at the cu...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street, Soldiers Grove, Wis. 1921." The main unpaved street of a small town with businesses on each side, including a barber, se...

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