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Coast Guard Training Ship

Date: 1920
Description: View from boat of the Coast Guard ship at La Pointe. A shoreline is in the far background.
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Wisconsin Central Train

Date: 1903
Description: Wisconsin Central Railway locomotive No. 207 and train No. 6 and the depot. The locomotive was built by the Brooks Locomotive Works in 1890, and scrapped i...
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Wingspread Construction

Date: 1935
Description: Cars in the driveway in front of the Herbert F. Johnson Residence, "Wingspread," during construction. The residence was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and ...
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Van Buren House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Van Buren House.
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Nora Store and Service Station

Date: 1953
Description: Corner store at Nora on Highway 12 & 18 near Cambridge which sold not only gasoline but also ice cream and soda pop for weary travelers. The Highway Depart...
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Bridge Construction

Date: 1949
Description: Construction crew pouring concrete by hand on a bridge on Highway 11 near Browntown.
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Post Office Gathering

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Description: A crowd of people looking toward the camera has gathered in front of the Rome Post Office that has a folded-up awning and a flag over the entrance. A pathw...
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Picnic by the Water

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Description: Cars are parked on the right near the water. Two people are sitting at a picnic table near the shoreline, and a third person is holding a pot over a campfi...
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Boy on Curb near Trash Pile

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Description: A boy wearing overalls and holding a Pepsi bottle is standing on the curb near a trash pile.
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Chemical Engineering Building

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype view of the exterior of Chemical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at 600 N. Park Street.
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Canoeing at Vilas Park

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Description: Group of people standing near a car with a trailer carrying canoes at Vilas Park. There are people standing on a bridge over water in the background.
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Witt Photo. Studio

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Description: Matthew Witt's photo studio on Main Street. His business was there for 50 years, from 1913 to 1963. Two men are sitting on the stoop in the doorway. The bu...
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Digging Car Out of Mud

Date: 05 17 1935
Description: Will Morrow (in a hat) and J.T. Samson, United States Resettlement Administration field workers, using shovels and boards to extract a vehicle from a muddy...
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Pushing Car Out of Mud

Date: 1935
Description: A United States Resettlement Administration field worker pushing his car out of a muddy patch of road.
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View of Necedah

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Description: View looking north across the Highway 21 bridge at Necedah Lake. A man, likely a Resettlement Administration worker, poses in the grass in the foreground.
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Scenery at Necedah

Date: 1935
Description: View looking north across the Highway 21 bridge at Necedah Lake. A man, likely a Resettlement Administration worker, stands holding a pipe in the foregroun...
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Miles School

Date: 1931
Description: Pupils and their teacher (rear) pose in front of their school house. Two cars are parked in the school yard. A man and other pupils stand near a water pump...
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Raymond Alpin

Date: 1933
Description: Raymond Alpin, president of the Potter School District No. 3 PTA stands in the doorway of his garage. There is a large Firestone advertisement on the left....
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Wisconsin Cottage

Date: 1927
Description: Four people and a dog pose in front of a small cottage with a large fieldstone fireplace. They are, from left: Armin Duchow and his father George, Potter, ...
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North Hall

Date: 1932
Description: North Hall, also known as Chapel Hall, on the campus of Albion Academy. The three-story structure is of brick and has a large cupola. A car is parked along...

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