Loading Dock for Baker Barb Wire and Kratzer Carriage Company

ID: 360 ~ Source: Historic Tour #1: Des Moines: Confluence of People and Resources. Des Moines Public Library, 1982.
This file appears in: Baker Barb Wire vs. Knights of Labor
Loading Dock for Baker Barb Wire and Kratzer Carriage Company

Five images. Four smaller images almost indeciperable. Main image shows two story building next to railroad tracks. On one side of building is painted: Kratzer Carriage Company / Wholesale (illeg.).

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This file appears in: Baker Barb Wire vs. Knights of Labor

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