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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and surrounding area. The view is looking northwest, with King Street on the bottom right, and S. Hamilton Stree...
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The Christopher Columbus Passing through Broadway Bridge

Date: 08 30 1906
Description: A screw passenger excursion vessel or whaleback, the Christopher Columbus, passing through the Broadway Bridge.
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Men Cutting Wood with Engine Powered Saw

Date: 1905
Description: Men cutting logs with a saw powered by an International Harvester gasoline engine on the farm of Casper Kaster.
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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Vegetables and Canned Goods

Date: 1920
Description: Storefront display of canned goods and vegetables.
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Man Inspects International Model H Truck Engine

Date: 1919
Description: Man inspecting the engine of an International Model H truck. The 201 cubic inch H engine featured an L-head design, with three main bearings and forced lub...
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Walking in the Rain

Date: 1957
Description: A woman in business attire walking with an open umbrella on a rainy day in downtown Milwaukee. To her left is the Civil War monument, "The Victorious Charg...
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International Bus

Date: 1920
Description: Man drives an International bus on a city street.
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Troops Leaving Menomonie

Date: 07 16 1918
Description: Elevated view of the departure of the drafted soldiers at the Menomonie railroad station, with a crowd present to see them off.
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Peshtigo Train Depot

Date: 1920
Description: View down platform towards the Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad. A box car of the Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad is sitting on a rail s...
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International D-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1940
Description: International D-30 armored truck built for Brinks, Incorporated, parked outside the Esquire Theater.
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T.S. Johnson Home

Date: 1900
Description: View across yard towards the Johnson family sitting on steps of their house at 110 Grove Street. A horse and buggy is parked in the front yard. Mrs. Johnso...
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Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of door details at Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church

Date: 1900
Description: View of St. John Chrysostom Episcopal Church from the northeast.
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St. Paul's Cathedral

Date: 1900
Description: View of St. Paul's Cathedral. Caption reads: "St. Paul's Catherdal, Fond du Lac".
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Steensland Bridge

Date: 1906
Description: View from shoreline looking over a pathway towards the Steensland Bridge and Yahara River Parkway at East Washington Avenue.
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Shacks along Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: Shacks at the foot of North Main Street along Lake Monona near what later became Brittingham Park.
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Wisconsin Central State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1914
Description: Wisconsin Central State Hospital for the Insane.
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State Prison

Date: 1910
Description: View of the guards' room in the Wisconsin State Prison.
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803 East Gorham Street

Date: 1951
Description: A house at 803 East Gorham Street.

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