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| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | This map is red and black ink on tracing cloth and is oriented with north to the upper left. This hand-drawn map shows a central portion of the military ro... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View down the canal, with buildings along the shoreline, and a boat coming down the canal. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Children at fountain on Broadway and Superior. Two girls are sitting in a pony-cart, a girl is looking through a railing with a dog, while a boy is filling... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A streetcar apparently zips along down the center of Broadway, the town's main thoroughfare. The structure with the awning (to the right of the old bank bu... |
| Date: | 04 15 1950 |
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| Description: | Fire fighters from neighboring communities help put out at a nighttime fire in the downtown business district. |
| Date: | 09 04 1960 |
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| Description: | The Wyocena Farmers' Cooperative, a feed mill with railroad tracks along the side of the building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of the Wisconsin River in the Wisconsin Dells from underneath an overhanging rocky outcropping. A canoe is beached on the far left. The word... |
| Date: | 09 11 1931 |
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| Description: | Crowd standing on the street and sidewalk in front of the Doylestown Bank after a robbery. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Sheriff John MacKenzie poses in front of the Portage jail with his staff. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of cattle yards near the railroad tracks. A farm and farm buildings can be seen in the background. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the railroad yards and station. Caption reads: "R. R. Yards and Station, Portage, Wis." |
| Date: | 07 24 1946 |
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| Description: | Unidentifed man with drum who was probably recorded for song collector Helene Stratman-Thomas, probably at Winnebago (HoChunk) Indian Village. |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Wilson's Tavern, north of the point where the road from Black Hawk enters Trunk Highway 60. Built by John Wilson on Wilson Creek. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across street toward City Hall, with clocktower. Caption reads: "City Hall, Columbus, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank on a street corner. Designed by Louis Sullivan. Caption reads: "Farmers' and Merchants' Union Bank, Columbus, Wisconsin.... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Residence district of James Street. The view is of a wide street with houses on both sides. Caption reads: "James Street, Residence District, Columbus, Wis... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View down center of James Street with a couple of horse-drawn wagons along the curbs. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption reads: "James Stre... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View towards the right side of Ludington Street. Caption reads: "Columbus, Wis. Ludington St., looking South." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View from sidewalk on the right towards the left side of Ludington Street. Storefronts are along both sides of the street, and pedestrians are on the sidew... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View down unpaved road towards the railroad station. Caption reads: "R. R. Station, Columbus, Wis." |
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