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| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Goodrich and turned into a... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | The Milton House was a part of the Underground Railroad prior to the abolition of slavery. The house was built in 1845 by Joseph Goodrich and turned into a... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Main Street looking north. Caption reads: "South End of Main St., Milton Junction, Wis." |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Parking lot at the General Motors plant. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | An auto-trailer, an early trailer manufactured by the Highway Trailer Company of Edgerton. The company began by manufacturing trailers designed for farmer... |
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| Description: | Weed control unit of the Rock County Highway Department showing the equipment used to spray weeds along the highways. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Men use a Farmall tractor and a steel husker-shredder(?) on the farm of Robert Rawley. |
| Date: | 1891 |
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| Description: | View from corner of storefronts. Horse-drawn vehicles and pedestrians are in the street. There is a water fountain with a cup in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Partial removal of railroad bridge over Rock River. A train is on a section not being removed in order to transport men and materials. |
| Date: | 07 17 1909 |
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| Description: | Field trip to Emma Willard's home near Janesville by the 18th annual convention of the Loyal Temperance League of Wisconsin. The sign on one of the wagons... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | Republican presidential candidate Richard M. Nixon speaks at an outdoor event. There is an airplane in the background. Patricia Nixon is shown seated behin... |
| Date: | 07 16 1949 |
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| Description: | Funeral cortege of veteran Frank "Bud" Willman at the railroad depot in Edgerton. The cortege included a color guard, Legionnaires and marching men of the... |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | Built in 1925 by A.J. O'Donnell at the cost of five hundred dollars, the filling station located at 720 Center Avenue was designed to resemble a house — al... |
| Date: | 2008 |
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| Description: | Standard Oil Company constructed this brick super-service station in 1930 at 101 North Franklin Street. Its Spanish Colonial-style details include decorati... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | The Stone Barn Tavern, located about three miles west of Milton. The three cottonwood trees in front of the tavern were brought from Vermont. There are sev... |
| Date: | 10 1980 |
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| Description: | View over roads and railroad tracks of industrial silos for the Brunsell Co. Trucks are parked nearby, and warehouses are on the right. |
| Date: | 05 1980 |
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| Description: | A short black and white pole marks where a road converges with a state highway that stretches to the horizon. In the mid-distance before a hill is a railro... |
| Date: | 04 1980 |
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| 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. |
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| Description: | Parking lot behind Ace Hardware. A few cars are parked, and behind them is a Dairy Queen on the right. In the center on a low hill is the support structure... |
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| Description: | View over overgrown railroad tracks toward a small building's wall which is composed of a variety of stone, brick, and wood. |
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