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Salmon's Airplane

Date: 1947
Description: Herman "Fish" Salmon and his airplane, the "Cosmic Wind," at the 1947 National Air Races. This image is from the collection of Harry Bruno, the publicist f...
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Roany House

Date: 1910
Description: House owned by Melvin Garthwaite of Bloomington, Wisconsin.
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John Geiger House

Date: 1895
Description: Geiger house, residence of John Geiger. His son, Ferdinand A. Geiger, was a Federal District Judge in Milwaukee from 1912 through the 1930s.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad station for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company. Men are standing on the platfor...
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Cotton Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of the Captain John Cotton residence. There is tall grass in the yard, and trees.
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Fishing Village

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Description: Snow-covered buildings of a fishing village on Rock Island (also known as Pottawatomie Island).
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Pottawatomie Log Cabin

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Description: An old log cabin on snowy land on Rock Island (also known as Pottawatomie Island).
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American House or Flom Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, 323 East Main Street, at the corner of South Hancock Street. The Vilas House, whose conveyance stands in front, was a riv...
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Veterans' Hospital

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Description: Exterior view of a veterans' hospital, surrounded by trees.
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Rhinelander High School

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of the first high school.
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City Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: City Hotel in Monroe, Wisconsin.
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Testing Jeffery's Rambler

Date: 1901
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery's first Rambler automobile during a test for strength in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1951
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which exisited on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the si...
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Harvesting Corn

Date: 1902
Description: A farmer is using a corn binder, while two other men are collecting the shocks. A farmhouse is in the background with several individuals standing on the p...
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Municipal Electric and Water Plant

Date: 1927
Description: View from a hill looking down on the plant which has several attached buildings, and a large chimney. To the right are railroad cars along the shoreline o...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Interior stairwell in one of the wings of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The photograph was taken to show ...
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Chemical Engineering Building

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. 600 N. Park Street. The building was demolished to make way for the Helen C. White Und...
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Electrical Engineering Building

Date: 1930
Description: View from hill of the Electrical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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Memorial Library

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Description: Memorial Library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. West entrance, with the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) in the left background.

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