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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Farmhouse and Stump Land

Date: 06 17 1929
Description: Farm surrounded by cutover stump land.
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Lac Courte Oreilles Indian Reservation

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Description: Medicine man John King, his wife, grandchild, and family on the Lake Courte Oreilles Chippewa reservation near Couderay.
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Horlick's Malted Milk Depot

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation depot with receiving trucks.
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Optometrist's Office

Date: 1906
Description: View of an optometrist's office, with equipment and supplies awaiting a patient.
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Webb House in British Hollow

Date: 1930
Description: Webb house with family standing on back porch. House built by John Webb, an early immigrant and Cornish miner.
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Pioneer Block before the Fire

Date: 1880
Description: Three or four-story brick building, with a "Drug Book Store" sign at the front, and a stair wrapping around the side of the building up to a balcony. A man...
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Post Office

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a large building on a street corner. There is a small "Post Office" sign on the right side of the building, and a larger "FURNITURE" sign ...
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Fort Howard from an Elevator

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the fort, with snow on the ground.
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The State Office Building

Date: 1932
Description: A view of the State Office Building.
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Wisconsin State Office Building

Date: 1932
Description: View of the State Office Building and numerous parked automobiles outside.
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Frank Lloyd Wright Theater Model

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Description: An architectural model of a theater designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Man Launching a Very Large Kite

Date: 03 30 1933
Description: A man in a field holds a very large kite just prior to launching it. On the kite is painted the number 43 and "Property of the U.S. Weather Bureau." He is ...
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Limestone Caves Near Maribel

Date: 1929
Description: View of a cave surrounded by trees. Caption reads: "Maribel (vicinity) Manitowoc County Wis 1929 Caves in limestone rock." These caves are possibly part...

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