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After the Snowstorm
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Stereograph of men standing on a cleared sidewalk in front of storefronts. Three men are standing on snowbanks along the curb. Several men are holding snow shovels. Signs on storefronts read: "Furniture. Coffins and Hearse," "Hayden Bros.," "F. Miller City Bakery" and "Sash Doors Blinds Moulding." Text on reverse: Street Scenes After the Great Snow Storm of March, 1881. Columbus and Vicinity. Photographed by W.H. Hosken, Columus, Wis."
March 3, 1881
Hosken, W. K.
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WHi 136402
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