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Group of Men Examining Beer Bottles

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Description: A studio photograph of six, well-dressed men gathered around two beer bottles, intently examining one of the bottles in front of a painted backdrop. Four o...
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Men with Beer Bottles

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Description: Studio portrait of four men in hats, suit jackets, vests, and trousers. Two men are standing and two sitting around a small table, drinking from glasses fi...
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Three Men Drinking Beer

Date: 1900
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three unidentified white men dressed in bib overalls. One man is sitting in the center betwee...
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Men in Front of Saloon

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Description: Bartender and six patrons posing in front of a saloon. The saloon sign reads: "Celebrated Watertown Lager Beer."
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Steam Tractor on Main Street

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Description: Two men driving a steam tractor in town with a few spectators. Storefronts, identified from left to right, including, O.J. Heath Saloon, store of Moses Paq...
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Pedestrians on Main Street

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Description: Man wearing a fur coat, a woman wrapped in a blanket, and other individuals bundled for warmth on a winter day. In front of the millenary shop of Miss Finc...
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John Carish and Edward Oderbolz

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Description: Studio portrait of two standing men wearing greatcoats and top hats, and holding canes. The man on the left is probably John Carish, who worked in the butc...
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Baby in Buggy

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Description: Baby in buggy on the west side of South First Street. Image shows the intersection of First and Main Streets. Storefronts identified, from left to right, ...
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Elevated View of Main Street Intersection

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Description: Elevated view of busy intersection of town, looking northeast across Main Street on First Street. Persons walking, and horses and carriages. Storefronts in...
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Main Street, First Street Intersection

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Description: Buildings on the southeast section of the intersection of Main and First Streets. Two freight wagons with teams of two horses in front of stores. Man cross...
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Road Grader Plowing Snow

Date: 1900
Description: Winter scene looking toward Main Street from South First Street, with an arch over the intersection. A man is operating a road grader pulled by four horses...
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Mose Bone Sample Room

Date: 1900
Description: Men at the Mose Bone Sample Room. Two men are sitting on chairs on the porch in front. A male dwarf is walking on the board sidewalk in front of the saloon...
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Studio Portrait of the Olderboltz Family

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Description: Studio portrait of a seated elderly man and woman, surrounded by four seated women and four standing men. Probably the Ulrich Olderboltz family. Standing, ...

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