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Main Street
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Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" and "$500 Fine for any Person Riding or Driving Faster Than a Walk over this Bridge." The two cows idling across the bridge appear to be obeying them both!
1895
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North Grand Street in Glidden, Wisconsin
1895
Looking down unpaved North Grand street, which appears to be the main street of Glidden, Wisconsin. Caption reads: "N. Grand St. Glidden Wis."
Rail Yard at Depot
1895
Railroad depot surrounded by stacked lumber for wood-burning locomotives. A few homes can be seen in the background.
Main Street
1910
View of Main Street when it was a dirt road. A church is in the background, and telephone poles are along the left side of the road. A streetlight is hanging above the road in the right foreground....
White River Bridge
1885
Stereograph of the view down the railroad tracks, with two men standing and one man sitting on the railing of the White River bridge, six miles south of Ashland. This bridge was part of the Wiscons...
View of a Residential Street
1905
View down road, with homes in a residential area, and a church building in the foreground on the right. The sign above the church door reads: "E. V. Luth. Dreieinigkeits 1888 Kirche". A sign on a b...
