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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background.
Print

McCormick Catalog Cover

Date: 1897
Description: Color lithograph cover illustration for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company catalog. Shows a steam powered sailing ship named "Progress" with a McCorm...
Painting

Fort Crawford

Date: 
Description: Painting of Fort Crawford on the panel of an oak door.
Photograph

International Auto Buggy

Date: 02 02 1910
Description: Two men with bowler hats riding in an International Auto Buggy in an urban area during winter.
Photograph

Vilas Flying Boat

Date: 07 01 1913
Description: The Curtiss flying boat in which Jack Vilas made the first flight across Lake Michigan. Vilas, a Chicago businessman, was greeted by a crowd of aerial enth...
Photograph

Apollo 17 Lunar Rover

Date: 09 1972
Description: Astronauts Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt practice operating the lunar roving vehicle (LRV) in preparation for the Apollo 17 mission to the moon. They ...
Photograph

Kohler Airport

Date: 
Description: The airport at Kohler. On the ground (right) is "The Village of Kohler," the Mahoney-Ryan-Brougham owned by Walter Kohler, Sr., and Carl Kohler's Aeronica ...
Photograph

Michigan Avenue at Randolph Street Looking North

Date: 1933
Description: Street scene of Michigan Avenue and Randolph Street in Chicago. The Allerton Hotel is in the background.
Photograph

Ivey and Webb General Store in British Hollow

Date: 1930
Description: Ivey and Webb general store, with trees and a hill behind, and in front a man standing under the store's awning.
Photograph

Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 
Description: Elevated view from bluff of a house in Cassville surrounded by bluffs, trees and farmland. Railroad tracks run between the crops and the trees, and the Mis...
Photograph

Downtown View

Date: 1929
Description: Downtown view of Green Bay, including the Fox Theatre and the Green Bay Specialty Company.
Photograph

Grain Elevator

Date: 1920
Description: View across water towards a grain elevator on the site of the old Elmore & Kelly's elevator.
Photograph

Main Street

Date: 1893
Description: Looking northwest from the Methodist Episcopal Church, Main Street, with trolley track running down the center of the street.
Photograph

Milton H. Pettit House

Date: 1920
Description: The home of Milton H. Pettit, built about 1899.
Photograph

Bridge in Lake Delton

Date: 1930
Description: Bridge on U.S. highway 12.
Drawing

Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 1864
Description: Early drawing of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue (on the left) and the Congregational Church (on the right), located on the 200 block of West Washington Aven...
Photograph

House on North Henry Street

Date: 1951
Description: View towards the front and right side of 524 North Henry Street, looking from the intersection of Henry and Langdon Streets. This Greek Revival residence w...
Photograph

Ravine Bridge

Date: 1955
Description: Bridge over a ravine on Lake Mendota Drive in Shorewood Hills, looking west.
Photograph

Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background.
Photograph

Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Depot

Date: 08 1962
Description: The Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Depot built about 1855-1856 by W.H. McFarland. The building seen in the picture still has the original timbers...

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