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Stranded Motorist

Date: 03 08 1961
Description: A winter scene with passers-by helping a stranded Madison motorist during a late winter blizzard.
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Little Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1938
Description: Little Manitou Falls on the Black River. Referred to as the "upper falls" in the park. A person is sitting on the rocks on top of the falls. This waterfall...
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Big Manitou Falls, Pattison State Park

Date: 1940
Description: Big Manitou Falls on the Black River. It is referred to as the "lower falls" in the park. This 165-foot waterfall is recognized as the highest in the state...
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Napoleon Willows

Date: 1910
Description: Napoleon Willows at the foot of North Livingston Street and Lake Mendota.
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Interior view of the Pierce home at 424 North Pinckney Street. The house was built about 1857.
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Man in Diving Suit

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: A man wearing a diving suit stands on a ladder coming out of a body of water (possibly the Chicago River). A sign in the background reads, "Dredge". The ma...
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Kettle Moraine State Forest

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Description: Kettle Moraine State Forest with moraines. A fence line partially consisting of glacial erratic rocks is visible in the foreground.
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Alex Palo Family

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Description: Family of Alex Palo pose in a line outside their house.
Map or Atlas

Railroad Map of Lake Superior Region -- Extension

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Description: Hand-drawn, folded extension of map, rendered on notebook paper.
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International Harvester Truck and Road Work

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: International truck operated by the Weaver Construction Company of Iowa. Men are using the truck and a crane for road work.
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Doorway to Rated X Bookstore

Date: 1973
Description: View of the doorway to Rated X Bookstore at 231 State Street. Part of a man's elbow is visible as he exits the store.
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1915
Description: Statue located in Juneau Park. Figure has left hand to eyes looking to the right, with a horn in his right hand resting on his hip. He stands on top of a ...
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J.C. Iversen & Co.

Date: 1900
Description: Four-level building with shorter buildings flanking it on either side. On the road in front two carriages are visible, drawn by horses. A group of men ar...
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Lee Sherman Dreyfus

Date: 09 07 1978
Description: Informal portrait of Lee Sherman Dreyfus taken during the 1978 gubernatorial campaign.
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1925
Description: Side view of Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the background. A stone bench curves around the statue, whic...
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South Hall

Date: 1930
Description: View from Bascom Hill of South Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Men Erecting Hot-Blast Preheater

Date: 1940
Description: Factory workers, most likely at International Harvester's Indianapolis Works (Truck Engine Works). Original caption states: "Hot-blast preheater being erec...
Manuscript

Letter from George Bush to Lee Dreyfus

Date: 05 18 1982
Description: A friendly letter from Vice President George Herbert Walker Bush to Lee Sherman Dreyfus.
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Indianapolis Power and Light Company

Date: 04 08 1936
Description: Man standing on a ladder replacing a light on a residential street. The ladder is extended from the bed of an International truck owned by the Indianapolis...
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Star Mines Company Truck

Date: 1948
Description: An International KB-8-F dump truck owned by the Empire-Star Mines Company, Limited, parked in front of several buildings with its bed raised to ore(?). A m...

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