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Postcard

First Wisconsin Aviator-A.P. Warner

Date: 11 04 1909
Description: Color postcard depicting Arthur Pratt Warner of Beloit flying his Curtiss Pusher for the first time, November 4, 1909. Warner was the first person in Wisco...
Photograph

Students by Brick High School

Date: 1875
Description: View across wooden platform of a brick high school on a hill surrounded by a fence. The school has a mansard roof and what appears to be a bell tower above...
Photograph

Railroad Wreck

Date: 1877
Description: Railroad wreck on the W.U. Road, Beloit, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Beloit College, Memorial Hall

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of Memorial Hall at Beloit College.
Photograph

First Congregational Church

Date: 1877
Description: Elevated view of the First Congregational Church. Behind the church are buildings in the downtown area.
Photograph

Skyline over Fairbanks, Morse & Co.

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the company buildings and residential area, with view of skyline.
Photograph

Porter House

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Description: View of the William Porter house. A fence is in the foreground. It was built and designed by Lucas Bradley in the cottage Gothic style in 1855.
Photograph

Nursing Home

Date: 11 1980
Description: Wisconsin farmland featuring a small tree in the foreground, a telephone pole and fence in the middle distance, and farm buildings in the background.
Photograph

On the Stateline

Date: 04 1980
Description: View across stateline road towards a wooden fence lining the road on the opposite side. A few trees and buildings can be seen over the fence.
Photograph

Drive-In Theater

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Description: Entrance to outdoor drive-in theater. The billboard reads: "Mid City Outdoor." There is a white picket fence blocking the driveway. In the background are l...
Photograph

Mobile Home in Field

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Description: A mobile home sits alone at the edge of an empty field adjacent to a septic tank and telephone pole.
Photograph

Parkway and Power Lines

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Description: View across small section of road (Huebbe Parkway?) towards a mowed field. A large power or telephone tower rises above a group of trees, and more towers a...
Photograph

Reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 06 18 1890
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the reunion of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, held at the farm of George W. Dibble in Rock County. Back row, left...
Photograph

Beloit College, Memorial Hall - Anaglyph

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of Memorial Hall at Beloit College.
Postcard

C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1913
Description: Colorized postcard view of a depot with a clock tower. Commercial buildings are on the right. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Depot, Beloit, Wis."
Postcard

Soldier's Monument

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Description: Colorized postcard view of a soldier's monument statue in a city park. Caption reads: "Soldier's Monument, Beloit, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Group of Ancient Mounds Near the City of Beloit

Date: 1800
Description: This map on two sheets shows a group of ancient mounds near the southeast corner of the city of Beloit and a group of ancient mounds north of Rockton Stati...
Newspaper Article/Clipping

Wisconsin's First Aviator Historic Marker

Date: 08 19 1964
Description: A number of Early Birds of Aviation acquaintances, men who flew solo prior to December 17, 1916, came together to honor A.P. Warner and the historical mark...

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