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Dedication of Wisconsin's First Expressway

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: Dedication of Wisconsin's first expressway, a seven-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Presiding at the ribbon-cutting ...
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Train on Railroad Bridge

Date: 1890
Description: Wisconsin Central Railroad train on White River Bridge, with crew posing on top of cars. The bridge was 1600 feet long and 110 feet above the water. In 187...
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Kickapoo River Bridge

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Description: View down a metal bridge over the Kickapoo River showing a truck parked on the far side of the bridge. A man and a boy are standing at the rail of the brid...
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Axtell House

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Description: Exterior view of the Axtell House with Walker's Point Bridge in the foreground.
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Milwaukee River Scene

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Description: Elevated view of a Milwaukee River scene showing people watching several steamboats from a bridge.
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D.G. & M. Depot

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Description: A view of the D.G. & M. Depot from the East Water Street Bridge.
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Toll House In Hudson

Date: 1937
Description: Toll House in Hudson showing two cars passing through. Caption reads: "Toll House, Hudson, Wis."
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Whaleback Shipyard

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Description: Painting of a whaleback shipyard.
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Kilbourn, Interior of Railroad Bridge

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Description: Interior of railroad bridge, with walkway below. There is a man standing on the left at the railing of the walkway.
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Raftsman's Series No. 1429: Running The Portage Bridge

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Description: Stereograph of a man standing on the back of a raft holding a hand-hewned oar. The raft is passing under a wooden bridge. A town, including a church, are i...
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International Delivery Truck in front of Queensboro Bridge

Date: 07 05 1927
Description: Driver in an International delivery truck parked along the waterfront with the Queensboro Bridge in the background. The truck was owned by Joseph Victori &...
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Spring Runoff at Big Bull Falls

Date: 1916
Description: Water churns under a railroad bridge as the spring thaw swells the Wisconsin River.
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Log Jam

Date: 1895
Description: Logs move down the river, swirling with cross currents, resulting in a huge log jam.
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Evangelical Church

Date: 05 31 1965
Description: Elevated view of Evangelical United Brethren church in the vicinity of Highway T.
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A Walk on a Sunny Day

Date: 1910
Description: A young woman and four girls wearing frilly dresses and straw hats pose on a narrow wooden bridge.
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Stone Bridge Covered in Snow on Edgewood Drive

Date: 01 19 1945
Description: Stone bridge on Edgewood Drive, formerly an underpass for cows to access the lake. There are buildings further up the hill in the background.
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Fort Atkinson Main Street

Date: 03 16 1939
Description: View of Main Street from the bridge.
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Miss Pyre and Ford V-8 Coupe at Tenney Park

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Miss Pyre standing next to a Ford V-8 coupe near a bridge at Tenney Park. A building with a tower is in the background, perhaps the Hausmann Brewing Compan...
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Construction of New Bridge

Date: 07 20 1931
Description: Construction of new overhead bridge — viaduct on US Highway 12 and 18 (West Broadway) across the North Western Railroad tracks near the Royal Airport.

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