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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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Beer Drinkers

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Description: A group of men near the Koss railroad depot, the majority of whom are seated on the ground. One of the men is sitting on a piano stool. To the right of the...
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Plano Mowers at Cork Fairgrounds

Date: 1903
Description: Two boys and a group of men inspect Plano mowers at a fairgrounds in Cork, Ireland. At the time, Plano was one of the brand names sold by International Har...
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Seamstresses

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Description: Alma(?), Wis. Studio portrait of group of women seamstresses and two young children.
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"Ponca Indian Squaw Dance"

Date: 07 1894
Description: Titled "A Ponca Indian Squaw dance". The participants hold up flags.
Postcard

View of Mississippi River

Date: 1886
Description: View of the Mississippi River from Alma. Caption reads: "Mississippi River. Ice Palace and Cyclone Views."
Postcard

Hoo Hoo Club Hotel

Date: 04 24 1910
Description: The Hoo Hoo Club Hotel, a lumbermen's social organization. Two men are standing near a man driving a sled carrying milk cans pulled by two horses in front ...
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Argonne

Date: 1915
Description: View down the unpaved main street of Argonne. The inn in the right foreground was the Commercial House. Across the street, the first building on the left...
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Ojibwa-Pillager Battle Barge

Date: 1898
Description: Cavalry on a barge are going from or returning to Bear Island at the Ojibwa-Pillager Battle at Sugar Point on Bear Island. There are buildings along the fa...
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Duncan Creek

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline of Duncan Creek, with an old dam and on the oppostie shoreline, the residence of Fred Adler, the owner of a brewery and a store in the ...
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Sioux Tepees

Date: 1898
Description: Sioux tepees at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Chippewa Men with Canoes

Date: 1898
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) men with canoes at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Chippewa Men with Canoes

Date: 1898
Description: Chippewa (Ojibwa) men with canoes at the Trans-Mississippi Exposition and Indian Congress.
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Tearing down Eau Claire House

Date: 1920
Description: Tearing down Eau Claire House to make way for the Y.M.C.A. building. A man is standing on the roof. A sign in the street reads, in part: "Electric Light He...
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Otoe Police

Date: 
Description: Otoe Indian police on horseback.
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Aerial View of Fountain City

Date: 1926
Description: Aerial view of Fountain City.
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Wade House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the side porch at the Wade House.
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of the first Territorial Legislature

Date: 1906
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836.
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Building Used as Lodging House by Members of First Territorial Legislature

Date: 1955
Description: Building used as a lodging house for the First Territorial Legislature held in Belmont in 1836. West end and south side.

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