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Men Unloading Wagon with Crane

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Description: Two men using a crane to unload wagon box on the waterfront.
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Curtiss Aviation School

Date: 1912
Description: Hangars of the Curtiss Aviation School and the San Diego Aero Club on North Island in San Diego Harbor. Glenn Curtiss himself is thought to be the individu...
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Green Bay & Western Railroad Roundhouse

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Green Bay & Western Railroad roundhouse.
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La Crosse Rubber Mills

Date: 1936
Description: The La Crosse Rubber mills.
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A.H. Kayser Lumber Yard Advertisement

Date: 1901
Description: An advertisement for the A.H. Kayser lumberyard at 204 East Washington Avenue.
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Battling Grasshoppers

Date: 07 1938
Description: Loading a truck with bait at the county mixing station at Balsam Lake during the grasshopper outbreak in northwestern Wisconsin.
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Making Grasshopper Bait

Date: 1938
Description: At the grasshopper bait mixing station at Fall Creek, two cement mixers were used to mix sawdust, a whey product, and sodium arsenite. So severe was the gr...
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La Pointe Light

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Description: La Pointe Light on Long Island (Apostle Islands), Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior.
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Miller Brewery

Date: 1977
Description: Miller Brewery taken as part of a project to document the Wisconsin brewing industry.
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Wolf River Dam

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Description: Wolf River Dam with ice and snow. Houses are in the background.
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PD-80 Diesel Power Units on Oil Drill Rig

Date: 1939
Description: Four International PD-80 Diesel power units compounded on a drill rig owned by Taubert & McKee of Fort Worth, Texas, drilling a 4,500 foot hole two miles f...
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Lee Petroleum Corporation Wells

Date: 06 21 1938
Description: A photographer in the foreground takes a picture of two oil wells powered by an International PA-50 power unit and owned by Lee Petroleum Corporation.
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Man with Wagon Dump

Date: 1915
Description: Man stands with horses as his Weber wagon is placed on wagon dump protected by the overhang of a building. Wagon dumps served to eliminate the task of unlo...
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Falls Scene on the Wisconsin

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Description: View up the Wisconsin River showing the dam and a bridge. A streetcar and a small group of people are gathered on one end.
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Canadian Delivery Truck at Depot

Date: 1934
Description: Man loading Canadian Pacific Express delivery truck at a depot loading dock. In the background are industrial buildings.
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Parade Float

Date: 10 15 1929
Description: A parade float built on a Farmall tractor parked outside a building on a dirt road. The tractor is covered in corn stalks and has signs on the front and si...

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