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White Bass Run

Date: 1942
Description: People fishing for bass off dock.
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Aerial View of New Butler

Date: 01 1934
Description: Aerial view of New Butler, in Waukesha County.
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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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A.C. Bennett in Automobile at Kilbourn Bridge

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Description: A.C. Bennett posing in a car, which is parked in front of Kilbourn Bridge, with three other men. A man is standing at the front of the car and another is s...
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Whaleback Shipyard

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Description: Painting of a whaleback shipyard.
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McCormick Station along Illinois Northern Railway

Date: 1912
Description: An empty street outside McCormick Station on the Illinois Northern Railway. An overpass bears a sign for the McCormick Freight Station on the same railroad...
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Rock Falls Works

Date: 1931
Description: Aerial view of International Harvester's Rock Falls Works. The factory was owned by the Keystone Manufacturing Company until 1904, when the company was pur...
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International Delivery Truck in front of Queensboro Bridge

Date: 07 05 1927
Description: Driver in an International delivery truck parked along the waterfront with the Queensboro Bridge in the background. The truck was owned by Joseph Victori &...
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Stone Bridge Covered in Snow on Edgewood Drive

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: Stone bridge on Edgewood Drive, formerly an underpass for cows to access the lake. There are buildings further up the hill in the background.
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Fort Atkinson Main Street

Date: 03 16 1939
Description: View of Main Street from the bridge.
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Miss Pyre and Ford V-8 Coupe at Tenney Park

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Miss Pyre standing next to a Ford V-8 coupe near a bridge at Tenney Park. A building with a tower is in the background, perhaps the Hausmann Brewing Compan...
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Construction of New Bridge

Date: 07 20 1931
Description: Construction of new overhead bridge — viaduct on US Highway 12 and 18 (West Broadway) across the North Western Railroad tracks near the Royal Airport.
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New Stoplight on East Washington Avenue Bridge

Date: 03 05 1931
Description: New stoplight on E. Washington Avenue bridge over the Yahara river, facing West. A truck is going over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge are indu...
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New Stoplight on East Washington Avenue Bridge

Date: 03 05 1931
Description: New stoplight on E. Washington Avenue bridge over the Yahara river, facing West. A truck is going over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge are indu...
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Trees Cut Down Along US Hwy 12

Date: 11 18 1930
Description: Trees cut down along US Hwy 12, South Beltline Highway, between John Nolen Drive & South Towne Drive. "Between the overhead grade crossing viaduct and the ...
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Trees Cut Down Along US Hwy 12

Date: 11 18 1930
Description: Trees cut down along US Hwy 12, South Beltline Highway, between John Nolen Drive & South Towne Drive. "Between the overhead grade crossing viaduct and the ...
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Marling Lumber Company

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Marling Lumber Company, 1801 East Washington Avenue. The Yahara River is to the right, with a bridge in the background.

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