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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor...
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Motorcyclist and Crowd

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Description: A motorcyclist drives down the middle of the road, possibly in a race, as a crowd looks on.
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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
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Millard's Tavern

Date: 07 29 1955
Description: Millard's Tavern, 504 East Wilson Street with Fauerbach CB beer sign and "Bobby Hodges radio & TV star, Every Friday Night." Also shows Marty's Sandwich Sh...
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East Wilson Street

Date: 01 08 1946
Description: 300 block of East Wilson Street looking southwest down the center of East Wilson Street from South Hancock Street intersection, taken at site of Reynolds B...
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Horse-Drawn Trolley

Date: 1890
Description: Man driving a horse-drawn trolley of the Milwaukee City Railroad Company on the Greenfield Avenue & Third Street line. The corner of a building advertising...
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International D-300 Truck Delivering 7-Up

Date: 1940
Description: Man unloading cases of 7-Up soda outside a delicatessen at the corner of Michigan and Northampton streets. Truck operated by Henry Guggenheimer.
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International 1700 Loadstar

Date: 1964
Description: Elevated view of an International 1700 Loadstar truck owned by George Miesel and Son, wholesale grocers, delivering daily foodstuffs to restaurants and ins...
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Street Musician with Violin and Dog

Date: 1915
Description: A street musician named Frank Ritter playing violin on a city sidewalk (possibly in Chicago), with a dog leashed to his belt. A tin cup is attached to the ...
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Deering Works seen from Diversey Avenue

Date: 1919
Description: Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig...
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Skateboarding

Date: 10 10 1977
Description: View down sidewalk of a skateboarder doing a handstand on a skateboard. Pedestrians are watching from the left.
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International Model S-26 Truck Delivering Coal to Residential Home

Date: 1930
Description: Worker unloading coal from a truck onto a chute on Seneca Parkway in Rochester. The chute appears to be leading to a residential home. However, there is c...
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South Water Street

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Description: View of businesses on South Water Street, including the Monroe County Bank and a drugstore on the left. Caption reads: "South Water Street, Sparta, Wis."
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Baraboo International Harvester Dealership

Date: 1931
Description: Two employees standing on the sidewalk in front of the storefront of an International Harvester dealership owned by the Schwartz Bros. The dealership sold ...
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International C-1 Sound Truck

Date: 06 15 1936
Description: International C-1 "industrial motion picture sound truck" in transit along a Chicago city street. The truck was owned by the Chicago Film Laboratory.
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Directing an "Action Song"

Date: 1919
Description: Miss Streeter leading school children in the "shoemaker's song". Another woman is standing near a Victrola. The children are outdoors under trees. Possibly...
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Fort Atkinson Street Scene

Date: 03 16 1939
Description: Fort Atkinson street corner showing, left to r.ight, a drug store, photography studio, C.B. Hinterschied 5 cent-$1.00 store, The Green Hat Lunches and Hopk...
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Driver Training Car at Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 01 11 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil and four men, standing next to a AAA dual control driver training car, courtesy of Pontiac Motor Division. The car is parked in fro...
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International Model H Oil Truck

Date: 1919
Description: Driver's side view of a man sitting in the driver's seat of an International Model H oil truck owned by the Winona Oil Company. The truck is parked outside...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Fence

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the stone gateway at the intersection of Pinckney, Main, and King Streets and the iron fence that surrounded the entire Capitol P...

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