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Stage Coach
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Photographic postcard of a stagecoach pulled by four horses in the road in front of a harness shop. Two men sit in the upper seat. A handful of people stand on the sidewalk at left. A shop selling apples, flour and feed is at right.
1863
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W01471B
WHi 94195
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En Route on Stagecoach
February 1855
Engraved image from Harper's New Monthly Magazine showing people riding in a stagecoach pulled by two horses.
Frank Kirst's Harness Shop
circa 1900-1909
A man stands displaying a horse in front of the entrance to Frank Kirst's Harness Shop. A man is standing in the open doorway of the shop.
Front Street
View down Front Street of stores and shops. At the far end of the street is a group of men with horse-drawn wagons.
Water Street Bridge Repair
June 2, 1943
Looking south. A jeep sits in the middle of the construction zone. The storefronts are covered with quilts and blankets.
Sparta Main Street
1911
View of Main Street from its intersection with Oak Street. On the left corner is a bank and two drug stores. On the right are two restaurants and a shoe shop. Most of the storefronts and windows ha...
Stage in front of Coon Valley Store
1892
Caption: "Stage driven by William C. Alden stopping in front of Coon Valley store on the route between Viroqua to Muscoda and La Crosse. Alden drove the stage for 25 years."
