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Fountain City Magistrates

Date: 1888
Description: Outdoor group portrait of magistrates sitting around a table in front of the fire house. Identified (left to right): Edward Funke, William Schuster, David ...
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J.A. Taylor Steamer #1

Date: 1905
Description: Fire department steamer #1 fire engine, named after hotel proprietor J.A. Taylor.
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Sweeping Porch

Date: 1909
Description: Woman sweeping snow off a porch. She is wearing a dress and apron.
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No Admittance

Date: 12 1947
Description: View of trees and a farm building as seen through a dilapidated door and window of an old house. Snow is on the threshold of the door and in front of the b...
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Winter Entrepreneur

Date: 1973
Description: View down hill towards a boy kicking at a door to see if they want their walk shoveled after a snowfall.
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Woman at Screen Door

Date: 1976
Description: Woman looking out from behind a screen door, leaning on the door.
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Ecclesiastical Sunburst

Date: 1977
Description: The entrance to a church with stained glass in the arch above the doors. The clapboard siding forms an interesting pattern in the peaks of the roof. Cement...
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Bertha Gesell and Uncle Christ on the Residence Porch Steps

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Description: A man and a woman sitting on the front steps of a residence. Originally identified as Bertha Gesell and Uncle Christ, but later identified by Peter Gesell ...

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