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Washburn and Woodman Bank

Date: 1932
Description: View from across street of the Washburn and Woodman Bank building, erected by C.C. Washburn and Cyrus Woodman. The bank was established in 1846 and operate...
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1910
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon coming down a cobblestone street in Milwaukee. The fact that automobiles are also in the photograph suggests that the transition to ...
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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Malt House

Date: 1930
Description: View across lawn towards the Malt House at 1603 Sherman Avenue. To the right of the Malt House is the Cafferty Distributing Company, wholesalers for Schlit...
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Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the Fauerbach Brewery.
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Camp Randall Facade

Date: 1958
Description: Upper part of the front facade of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Camp Randall Field House. There is a "W" symbol near the peak.
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"Gala Hollywood Premiere" at the Eastwood Theater

Date: 06 23 1934
Description: A crowd is standing on the sidewalk in front of the Eastwood Theater. A sign behind them reads: "Gala Hollywood Premiere." The "Premiere" is of thirty loca...
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French Battery and Carbon Company

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the French Battery and Carbon Company office building.
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Allis Chalmers Plant

Date: 11 29 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Allis Chalmers farm implements building, 601-607 Williamson Street (Machinery Row).
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Bank of La Farge

Date: 1921
Description: Exterior view of the Bank of La Farge from street.
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La Farge Public School

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the public school. A large brick building with a bell tower on the roof, arched entrances, and a wooden fence along the side.
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Turn of the Century Street Scene

Date: 1900
Description: Horse-drawn wagons, including a water wagon, stand on a street next to a broad sidewalk in a commercial district. The storefronts of P.L. McQuillan and Con...
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Harley-Davidson Motorcycle

Date: 08 22 1928
Description: Harley-Davidson motorcycle, used as a service vehicle for the Madison Tire Company, distributor of Goodyear tires, at 205 North Bassett Street.
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Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 08 12 1931
Description: Fauerbach Brewery on the right, at 651-653 Williamson Street. Looking northeast along Williamson Street is the Madison Drug Co., 654 Williamson Street, Int...
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J.A. Taylor Steamer #1

Date: 1905
Description: Fire department steamer #1 fire engine, named after hotel proprietor J.A. Taylor.
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Smart Motor Company

Date: 02 17 1937
Description: The Smart Motor Company dealership located at 437 West Gilman Street, designed by Harry Alford. Signs in the show windows read: "Willys" and "Hupmobile."
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Cardinal Hotel

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: Exterior view of the Cardinal Hotel, 416-418 East Wilson Street, from the Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific railroad depot.
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Excavation for New York City Subway

Date: 1925
Description: View looking down at workers at work below street level, with cranes and International trucks excavating area for the future New York City subway. On the r...
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Worker Hauling Metal Bars at McCormick Works

Date: 02 17 1916
Description: Man standing holding up the front of a wooden cart loaded with metal parts outside International Harvester's McCormick Works. The McCormick Works was built...
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Telephone Workers

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of men working on telephone lines from scaffolding attached to the pole in front of the telephone exchange building.

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