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Final Wreck of the Vin Fiz?

Date: 06 12 1913
Description: The second fatal wreck involving the Wright Model B airplane in which Calbreith Perry Rodgers had died a year earlier. This crash killed Andy Drew, friend ...
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Keenan House

Date: 1940
Description: The Keenan House at 28 East Gilman Street, which was the residence of Dr. George Keenan, Chauncey Williams, and Col. J.H. Knight, and today a Madison landm...
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Owen Railroad Depot

Date: 1919
Description: The office of the Minneapolis, St. Paul, and Sault Ste. Marie Railroad. Left to right: Bert Spaulding, an Owen business man; mail clerk Frank Dick; L.H. Lu...
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Philip F. La Follette at the Microphone

Date: 1938
Description: Philip F. La Follette speaking to a radio audience during his unsuccessful gubernatorial reelection bid during the summer of 1938. La Follette, the son of...
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: View of the octagon house. The caption below the photograph reads: "This house, built in 1849, is on Jefferson county trunk M, near Fort Atkinson. Its oute...
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Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1940
Description: A view across Kenosha harbor at the large Simmons Company factory building.
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Oldest Standing Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The second brewery to be built in Wisconsin and the oldest still standing (at the time the photograph was taken).
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Woolen Mills

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a woolen mill with an advertisement sign for Patton's Sun Proof-Paints in the front.
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SHSW Visitors Gallery

Date: 1901
Description: Visitors Gallery and art book collection on the third floor of the Wisconsin Historical Society Building. This image appears on page 91 of the Historical ...
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Lincoln Commemorative Tablet

Date: 1942
Description: Monument located on 13th Street. Large rough stone with a metal plaque set into it. The plaque marks the spot near where Lincoln made an address in 1859.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin's Third Capitol building. A path in front of the building can be seen through the trees that surround the grounds.
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Two-Story Garage

Date: 1919
Description: Wood and shingle two car garage of E.M. Willoughby. A car can be seen through the open door.
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Forest and Railroad Tracks

Date: 11 11 1907
Description: View down railroad tracks at the edge of a forest. The caption reads "mile post 270".
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Umbrella Rock

Date: 1905
Description: A small boy holding binoculars is sitting on the edge of Umbrella Rock, with a river far below. Below him is a plaque commemorating the Battle of Wauhatchi...
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Children Posed with Produce

Date: 1910
Description: Two children posed on porch steps with assorted garden produce. Probably from the International Harvester Co. Educational Extension Project.
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North Baldwin Street from Johnson Street

Date: 1925
Description: View of Baldwin Street in the mid 1920s from Johnson Street, which is unpaved, and has what appear to be streetcar tracks. There is a line of trees on John...
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Prescription for Medicinal Alcohol

Date: 11 01 1924
Description: A prescription for alcohol written out to Mrs. Anna Steinberg of Kenosha, Wisconsin to treat her bronchitis.
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Women War Workers — Avery Tractor Test

Date: 1917
Description: A woman is driving a tractor, which is pulling an implement. Several people are looking on. Caption reads: "Test of 8-16 H.P. [horsepower] Avery Tractor in...

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