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Fishing Dock

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of fishing dock and structure alongside; log buildings in background on shore. Possibly on shoreline of one of the Apostle Islands or on Ch...
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Derailed Locomotive and Cars

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of the Kickapoo & Northern Railway locomotive and cars seen here after being derailed due to flooding on the Kickapoo River.
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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Aerial View of Green Bay

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of Green Bay's commercial district, bridges, and water.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: A cyanotype of Picnic Point seen from Observatory Hill.
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Rock River

Date: 1905
Description: Wagon bridge and dam on the Rock River at Monteray.
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Plan of Bridge in La Crosse

Date: 1935
Description: An aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River with the bridge drawn in to show what the finished product would look like.
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Aerial View of Wausau

Date: 1925
Description: Aerial view of buildings in the downtown area.
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The Empire Mill

Date: 1890
Description: View across water towards the Empire Mill. Alongside the building are railroad cars at a loading dock. The signs on the mill read: "Globe", "Globe's Empire...
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Quarry

Date: 1950
Description: View of stones in a quarry used by the Mormons in the settlement formerly known as Voree.
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Buildings Along Levee

Date: 07 1908
Description: View along a levee, with buildings on the left. Dunbar's Hall, the large building in the foreground, burned down during the winter of 1907-1908. Five men a...
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Portage Canal

Date: 1935
Description: A view of the canal locks of the Portage Canal. Men are standing at the edge of the locks on the right.
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Ice Fishing on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Man ice fishing on Chequamegon Bay through a hole with a fishing jig, fish and fry pan.
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1887
Description: View across water towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel on Lake Monona. The hotel, on the east shore of the lake, is located in Blooming Grove Township, just...
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Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1928
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison, looking west. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the upper right of the image. Bascom Hall, the Red Gym, the Wisconsin H...
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Music Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over treetops, perhaps from a roof, of the Music Hall and Library building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota can be...
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Wolf River Dam

Date: 
Description: Wolf River Dam with ice and snow. Houses are in the background.
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Burnside Bridge

Date: 1890
Description: Site of the Battle of Antietam, the Burnside Bridge.
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Log Jam on Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Two women and one man in street clothes and wearing hats posing among the logs of a large log jam on the Wisconsin River.
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Schofield Mill

Date: 1900
Description: Dam and mill at on the Wisconsin River.

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