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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin Capitol (the second in Madison) as it appeared shortly after the construction was completed.
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Parade on Main Street

Date: 1899
Description: View of a marching band parading beneath a decorated arch on Main Street. Onlookers line both sides of the street. American flags are flying over the road ...
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Launching the Charles C. West

Date: 07 08 1925
Description: Elevated view of the ship the Charles C. West splashing into the Manitowoc River with a large crowd gathered to watch.
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4th Liberty Loan Parade

Date: 09 28 1918
Description: Soldiers parade with guns bearing American flags past Schuette Brothers clothing store at the corner of S. 8th and Jay Streets as spectators look on. There...
Photograph

Ronald Reagan Campaigning for President

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Description: Ronald Reagan shakes hands with workers in front of a Manitowoc crane.
Photograph

Launching of Submarine USS "Peto"

Date: 05 10 1942
Description: USS "Peto" (SS-265), a Gato-class submarine, was a ship of the United States Navy named for the peto, a sharp-nosed tropical fish of the mackerel family. "...
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Community Gathering

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of an outdoor gathering of an African American community.
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Pittsburg Landing, Battle of Shiloh

Date: 1887
Description: Engraving of Pittsburg Landing taken from a photograph a few days after the Battle of Shiloh (Tennessee), which occurred on April 6-7, 1862. The image sho...
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Grand Council Held at Fond du Lac

Date: 1827
Description: View of large gathering of people among trees. A crowd is gathered in a semi-circle facing a table where two people are standing. Two U.S flags fly over th...
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Velocipede Race in Paris

Date: 12 1868
Description: Engraved view of four women racing on bicycles. Spectators in the background are behind a fence.
Book or Pamphlet

"The Vandals of 1936" Cartoon

Date: 05 1936
Description: A political cartoon from Foreign Service magazine depicting four young men disrespecting and vandalizing the Tomb of the Unknown Solider. One of the...

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