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Buying Tickets at Ellis Island

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Description: Immigrants buying tickets at Ellis Island.
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State Street Looking Toward Bascom Hall

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of State Street looking toward Bascom Hall and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Gridley Dairy Milk Wagon

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Description: A man holding a bottle of milk is standing and posing next to a horse-drawn Gridley Dairy milk wagon. Two other men are standing on the left near a brick b...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel.
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East Main Street on the Capitol Square

Date: 1935
Description: A view of East Main Street on the Capitol Square, showing the Capitol City Bank building, Feltman-Curme Shoes, and J.C. Penney Company.
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Northwest Airlines Pickets

Date: 07 09 1970
Description: Picket line of striking Northwest Airlines ticket agents and office workers who were represented by the Brotherhood of Railway and Airline Clerks.
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Salesman Delivers Cigars to Seattle Diner and Dance Club

Date: 11 15 1934
Description: Salesman delivering boxes of cigars to a Seattle diner and dance club. Parked along curb is International C-series delivery truck owned by L. Marks and Co....
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Dealership

Date: 1890
Description: Three men posing with a McCormick mower and binder in front of M. Sheehan's McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership. A note on the back of the prin...
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Lawson Airplane Company Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Alfred W. Lawson (second from right) and his employees in front of his South Milwaukee factory with the center section of his new airplane, the Lawson Midn...
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Sheboygan Airport

Date: 1925
Description: The first Sheboygan Airport operated by Anton Brotz, Sr. Parked in front of the hangar is a Curtiss "Jenny," as the World War I-era Curtiss JN models were ...
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Hills Store, Spring Hat Display, Island Window from State Street

Date: 02 25 1945
Description: Hills Department Store, 202 State Street, women's hat display window taken from Dayton Street, with Yost's Department store reflected in the window.
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Kresge Store Window

Date: 09 10 1943
Description: Kresge store window, 2527 East Main Street, featuring school apparel and supplies.
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Co-op Electric Store

Date: 07 02 1943
Description: Interior view of Co-op Electric Store, 155 East Wilson Street, showing small electric household appliances.
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Interior view of ceiling of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage. Sign over the door says "Couples...
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota, Wisconsin, interior view of the bar showing liquor bottles and three World War II servicemen...
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Union Transfer Truck

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Union Transfer & Storage Co. moving van parked at the rear of their building, 155-303 E. Wilson Street.
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Winnebago Auto Replacement Parts Company

Date: 09 07 1946
Description: Winnebago Auto Parts Company, 103 North Park Street. Three salesmen are in the store in front of a display of auto parts.
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Fire Company Wagon

Date: 1868
Description: The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4...
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International Harvester Prototype Building Interior

Date: 1949
Description: Interior of an International Harvester prototype dealership building owned by Allied Equipment Co. One customer is standing at the service counter and anot...
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International Harvester Prototype Building Repair Shop

Date: 1949
Description: Farmall tractors and crawler tractors (TracTracTors) in the service shop of an International Harvester prototype dealership building owned by Allied Equipm...

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