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Woman Adjusts Motorcycle

Date: 1915
Description: A woman adjusts her motorcycle in the middle of a street. A motorcycle is parked next to her.
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Accident in Milwaukee

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Description: On-lookers observing an accident, in downtown Milwaukee, of the Hamman's Express Line, piano and furniture mover.
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Fourth State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
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Commercial State Bank Building

Date: 08 26 1941
Description: View of the State and Carroll Streets intersection and the Commercial State Bank building, located at 102 State Street.
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Tandem Zebra Team

Date: 1909
Description: Two men sit in a two-wheeled buggy hooked up to zebras, next to a fence near the Ring Barn on the left (which is still standing), with several male spectat...
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Bascom Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from the south between the Chemistry Building and Lake Mendota.
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View of Bascom Hall

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society, which was then under construction. A large group ...
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Aztalan Museum

Date: 1950
Description: Exterior view of the Aztalan Museum after restoration. The building, originally a church with a steeple, was built in 1852.
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Al. Ringling Theater

Date: 1950
Description: View across street of the Al. Ringling Theater with a Studebaker pickup truck in the foreground. There is a hardware store on the right.
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View looking east from Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of downtown Black River Falls.
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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main street with the public library and storefronts.
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Bruce Main Street

Date: 1960
Description: View down Main Street, with parked cars parked along the curb on the left, and cars parked at an angle on the right.
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Meinhardt Bank

Date: 1938
Description: View from intersection towards the Meinhardt Bank on the corner. Established in 1847.
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East Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down unpaved East Main Street, with lumber stacked along the roadside on the left, and on the right storefronts are lining the street. A horse-drawn v...
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Denniston House Hotel.
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Main Street in Cochrane

Date: 1910
Description: Southward view down the dirt Main Street, looking towards a house, two churches, and a grove of trees.
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Roller Mill

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Roller Mill with a covered loading dock. A sign on the end of the building at the roof line reads: "Roller Mill." Trees and power pole...
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Iowa County Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Iowa County Court House, with cars parked at the curb in front.
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Buena Vista House

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Description: View of the hotel from across the street through trees and a fence. The hotel was later called the Cobblestone Inn. A small building on the left near the h...
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Street Scene, Ellison Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene in Ellison Bay. On the far left is a building with a bell tower on the roof. Caption reads: "St. Scene, Ellison Bay, Wis."

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