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Men in front of Local Stores

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Description: Sixteen men and boys posing in front of the building holding the J.W. Cole & Co. Drugstore and W. Elmore & Sons Store on the northeastern corner of Water a...
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Panoramic Resort — Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1930
Description: View of the entrance to Devil's Lake State Park. There is an information center offering gas, food, and Blatz beer. Two storekeepers and a boy sit on the p...
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General Store

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Description: Four men, a dog and a boy sitting on the porch of the general store. Signs in the windows read, "Ferry & Co. Seeds" and "Rape seed for sale." A barn and wi...
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Side Main Street

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Description: Two boys, barefoot and in overalls, stand in the middle of the unpaved street. A boy on a fence and a man on a bicycle are near the curb. The shops on the ...
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Street Scene

Date: 1929
Description: View down street with children playing in the background. Along the street is a row of businesses and storefronts. Advertisements for Chesterfield cigarett...
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Part of Business Section

Date: 1922
Description: Children on the porch of a general store and filling station. The business advertises Polarine motor oil, Goodrich tires, Camel cigarettes, and Red Crown g...
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H.J. Shaver & Son

Date: 12 30 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Store of H.J. Shaver & Son, Spring Prairie, Wis." A clapboard store with large front windows. A group is posing in front, with a man ...

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