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First and Second Grades at Scribner School

Date: 1908
Description: First and second grade students in their classroom at Scribner School.
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Madison Fire Department, Keyes Steam Engine

Date: 1901
Description: Keyes steam engine undergoing routine testing in front of Madison's old Central Fire Station, 10 South Webster Street. The water is being drawn from a cist...
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A.N. Meyer

Date: 1902
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of A.N. Meyer, wearing a suit jacket, vest, and tie.
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Henry Weber

Date: 1902
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Henry Weber, wearing a suit jacket, vest, and tie.
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Valentin Jesion

Date: 1902
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Valentin Jesion.
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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...
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Pere Marquette Ferry

Date: 06 1939
Description: Bridge on the Manitowoc River raised to allow the Pere Marquette car ferry through. River dredging equipment can be seen in the foreground.
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Manitowoc Seating Company

Date: 1900
Description: Engraved bird's-eye view of the wood shop, warehouse, machine shop, dry kilns, and foundry of the Manitowoc Seating Company. Several people pass in front o...
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Barn Raising Bee

Date: 11 02 1906
Description: Group of people assembled in front of and on the frame of a barn being raised at M.T. Cooney's.
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Construction of Schuette Bros. Store

Date: 1901
Description: Construction crew raising a brick building. The structure is entirely surrounded by scaffolding. A large stone piece is being hoisted into place while a wo...
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Schuette Bros. Employees

Date: 1910
Description: Five female employees and one male employee posed at the jewelry counter of Schuette Brothers Store. There is an American Red Cross Christmas Seals poster ...
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Rand & Roemer Hardware Co.

Date: 1910
Description: Group of five men standing in front of Rand and Roemer Hardware Company store. Many items can be seen on the sidewalk and through the store windows, includ...
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Frank Pelishek Groceries

Date: 1910
Description: Frank Pelishek standing in front of his grocery store. Items on display in front of the store include brooms, candy, bananas, seed packets, and flower pots...
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Schuette Bros. Grocery Department

Date: 1915
Description: Interior view of Schuette Brothers grocery department. Among the items for sale are grapefruit, apples, bananas, dates, and figs. There is a Jell-O adverti...
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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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Doty School

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of the Doty School, 351 West Wilson Street, Madison, with the caption "The New Doty School."
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Community Gathering

Date: 05 1924
Description: View of an outdoor gathering of an African American community.
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Hosea Rood

Date: 1910
Description: Three-quarter length portrait of Hosea Rood as G.A.R. Department Patriotic Instructor. He wears a medal and holds a hat.
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Sample of Alsike Clover

Date: 1914
Description: Man in a coat and hat outdoors in a field holding a bunch of alsike clover.

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