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Dr. E.A. Birge Reading Sun Machine in Car

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge reading a sun machine inside a car. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remai...
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Brule River Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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J.M. Bailey Jr. Marble Works

Date: 1873
Description: View of the J.M. Bailey Jr. Marble Works storefront. From the "Combination Atlas-Map of Walworth Co." Chicago.
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Steam Riverboats

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Description: Steam-powered riverboats docked along the shoreline of a river.
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Clinton Bridge

Date: 1866
Description: Clinton Bridge which crossed the Mississippi River at Clinton, Iowa.
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Saint Anthony Falls Bridge

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Description: Suspension bridge over a river at Saint Anthony Falls, Minnesota.
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Two Men in Boat

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Description: Tintype (ferrotype), studio portrait of two men in a boat in front of a painted backdrop.
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Harvey Hospital

Date: 1865
Description: Harvey Hospital, or the Soldiers' Orphans Home. The main octagon section was the home of Governor Farwell, and the wing of wood was added in 1862 and used ...
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Tower Hill Trail

Date: 1945
Description: Tower Hill State Park trail leading to the top of the shot tower shaft.
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McCormick General Office Building

Date: 1875
Description: Newspaper engraving of the building at Randolph and Dearborn Streets that served as the McCormick General Office from 1879 to 1885. An American flag flies ...
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Rambler Bicycle Ad Detail

Date: 12 1893
Description: Portion of a Rambler Bicycle advertisement showing a Roman style female statue holding up a bicycle.
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Sport, the Family Dog

Date: 1940
Description: Sport, the family dog, sitting in the middle of the driveway. In the background is a car parked next to a garage or farm building, with a stack of lumber i...
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Changing of the Guard

Date: 1950
Description: View of the changing of the guard at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington Cemetery.
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United States Capitol Building

Date: 1950
Description: View from street towards the United States Capitol building. Several buses drive along the street with parked cars in a parking lot on the left.
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Washington Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View across water of the Washington Monument from the Constitution Gardens Pond.
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Reflecting Pool and Washington Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Washington Monument from the end of the reflecting pool. A car is in the right foreground.
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Washington Monument

Date: 1950
Description: View across water of the Washington Monument from the Constitution Gardens Pond.
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Robert and Glenn

Date: 1954
Description: Robert Krueger standing in the yard holding his nephew, Glenn Oestreich. A barn and automobiles are in the background.

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