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Starwagon

Date: 06 20 1963
Description: A member of the Milwaukee Astronomical society explains the telescope to children as they look at the stars from the starwagon at the Doerfler playground.
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Badwater Bill and His Burro

Date: 03 16 1963
Description: "The eyes of the guests popped, but room clerk Frank R. Witte, 1133 E Knapp Street, took it in stride Friday afternoon when Badwater Bill, accompanied by h...
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Circus Performers Astride Horses

Date: 1899
Description: Two horses stand next to each other in front of what may be a painted backdrop of a tree-lined street. A male circus performer stands in the center holding...
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Outer Lake Shore Drive and Foster Avenue

Date: 1933
Description: View from Outer Lake Shore Drive looking south from Foster Avenue. Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline are in the background.
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Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street

Date: 1933
Description: Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co...
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Circus Performers

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Description: The Wallin Trio, circus performers in costume.
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Linden Drive

Date: 1922
Description: View of tree-lined Linden Drive includes parked motorcycles and automobiles on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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German Farmers Pull Log with McCormick D-435 Tractor

Date: 1960
Description: German farmers pulling a wooden log with a McCormick D-435 tractor against a mountainous backdrop in Alpine country.
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Aerial View of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1934
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Desert Prayer

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Description: A camel stands on the desert sands near Biskra, Algeria, as two men pause to face Mecca and pray.
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MacArthur for President

Date: 1951
Description: Men and women work at the campaign headquarters for the Douglass MacArthur campaign for president.
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University Campus

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial of University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with Camp Randall in the lower right corner and Lake Mendota, looking northeast to Maple Bluff.
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Vegetable Farmer

Date: 1895
Description: A farmer stands in his vegetable field.
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First Doncaster Farmall Tractor

Date: 1949
Description: First Farmall M tractor manufactured at International Harvester's Doncaster Works (factory) in England, Great Britain. The tractor is loaded on the bed of ...
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Railroad Tracks Flooding

Date: 04 21 1965
Description: View down flooded railroad tracks of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad by the Mississippi River. There are houses on the left, and in the backgroun...
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Park Street Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1906
Description: Newly-constructed streetcar tracks on Park Street, looking south from State Street. The eastern edge of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus can be s...
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Steamer "Saint Paul"

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Description: Steamer "Saint Paul" of the St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul Line.
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Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River from the bluffs above the city. Photograph was taken after 1902 when the Buffalo County Training School...
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane Pharmacy Dispensary

Date: 1893
Description: Pharmacy supplies are displayed in shelves in an office at the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane, lit by gas lamps hanging above the desk. (Mendota M...

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