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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...
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Kohler Airport

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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 ...
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Institute of Paper Chemistry

Date: 1953
Description: The Institute of Paper Chemistry at Lawrence College.
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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.
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Curtin House

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Jeremiah Curtin house located at 8685 West Grange Avenue. This stone and stucco residence was erected in 1835. It has been recognized as the b...
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Barn Raising

Date: 1885
Description: Group of barn raising participants posed in front of the structure in progress.
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Main Street

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

Date: 1925
Description: The American Club, a fine club house for workers in a modern industrial villiage near Sheboygan, Wisconsin. It was built by Kohler Manufacturing Company as...
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1946
Description: The Forest Products Laboratory.
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Bridge in Lake Delton

Date: 1930
Description: Bridge on U.S. highway 12.
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Gilmore-Weiss Home

Date: 1972
Description: The Gilmore-Weiss house, 120 Ely Place, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Manitowoc Shipyards

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the shipyards with the Badger State cement plant in background.
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Pinckney Street from East Washington Street

Date: 03 1954
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol towards Pinckney Street from East Washington to King Street.
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Bergh Monument Fountain

Date: 1891
Description: Elevated view of fountain in front of the old City Hall, with a memorial to Henry Bergh (?-1888), founder of the American Humane Society. Several other bui...
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Exterior of Portage Jail

Date: 1900
Description: Group posing on lawn outside of the large brick building with a steep hip roof. Four men are identified (from left to right) as the turnkey, William MacKen...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1917
Description: Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on Bascom Hill in front of the main entrance.
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Lee Dreyfus and Ronald Reagan

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Description: Lee Sherman Dreyfus and Ronald Reagan embracing and clasping hands in greeting.
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President Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill at Quebec

Date: 09 1944
Description: Prime Minister Winston Churchill greets President Franklin Roosevelt as he is about to exit his vehicle for their meeting at Quebec. This was their second ...
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Wrightstown Bridge

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of High Street (Highway 96) and the bridge over the Fox River at Wrightstown. Farmers & Traders Bank is at left, a sign for Meuleman's Elect...
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Digging a Ditch and Laying Drain Tile

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Description: View of a crew surveying land, digging a ditch, and laying drain tile.

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