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Dedication of Wisconsin's First Expressway

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: Dedication of Wisconsin's first expressway, a seven-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Presiding at the ribbon-cutting ...
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State Street View

Date: 1935
Description: View of the 200 and 300 blocks of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Poster

Poster Illustrating Introduction of Navistar Brand

Date: 1986
Description: Poster introducing the "Navistar" brand name. Features illustrations of logos and/or trademarks that preceded the change, including the "triple diamond."
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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Starlite Drive-in Theater sign

Date: 07 23 1959
Description: "Lights On" sign at the Starlite, a drive-in movie theatre.
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Woodchopping Contest

Date: 1936
Description: A crowd surrounds a man as he stands atop a tree trunk swinging his axe in a woodchopping contest.
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 1986
Description: Aerial acrobatics at the Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) convention and fly-in at Oshkosh. The EAA encompasses all aspects of sport aviation includ...
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Wittman Field

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of Experimental Aviation Association (EAA) crowds at Wittman Field in Oshkosh during the mid 1980s. The control tower is in the background.
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EAA Acrobatics

Date: 08 1983
Description: A performance by the Earl Cherry acrobatic team at the EAA Convention and Fly-in.
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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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Henry Aaron

Date: 04 22 1963
Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Henry Aaron in a Milwaukee Braves uniform.
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Canal Street Rebuilt in Bloomington

Date: 1956
Description: View across Canal Street with the businesses that were built after the fire. Ford stepside truck is parked along the curb on the left. Businesses with thre...
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Canal Street rebuilt after Fire in Bloomington

Date: 1956
Description: Store at 1897 Canal Street, with an old car on the lower right. The car is parked in front of a "no parking" sign.
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World Trade Center Billboard

Date: 1969
Description: Con Edison billboard for the World Trade Center. The sign reads "To meet the needs of the spectacular twin-towered World Trade Center we're strengthening y...
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Ace Excavators

Date: 1969
Description: Color photograph of an Ace Carting Company truck with "Ace Excavators" on the front. The truck is on the site of the construction of the World Trade Center...
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Worker in Trailer

Date: 1969
Description: A construction worker leans in the doorway of a break trailer at the construction site of the World Trade Center.
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Red Crescent Doctor and Injured Man

Date: 1957
Description: A Red Crescent doctor examining an injured man who is wrapped in bandages. They are in Algeria.
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Bus Passengers

Date: 
Description: Interior view of passengers riding a Madison City Railway Company bus.
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Interstate I-43

Date: 1981
Description: Fond du Lac Avenue (State Highway 145) exit from Interstate I-43 in Milwaukee. As originally conceived, the interstate system in Wisconsin was to consist ...
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General Motors Employees

Date: 1987
Description: Employees of the General Motors plant in head to work.

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