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Horse and Buggy on a Country Road

Date: 1906
Description: View down tree-lined country road near Wausau, taken by Dr. Joseph Smith, talented amateur photographer. It depicts women (probably members of his family) ...
Photograph

Camp Randall Field

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of Camp Randall Field from the top of Bascom Hall, with University Heights in the background. A crowd is in the stands at the stadium, and a ...
Photograph

Sinking Boat Quincy

Date: 1906
Description: Side view of the sidewheel packet, Quincy, sinking in 1906. Only her two upper decks are above water. Trempealeau Mountain is in the background. Lat...
Photograph

Skylight Cave

Date: 1906
Description: View out of Skylight Cave towards a man in a boat at the entrance to the cave.
Photograph

Visiting the Glacier at Grindewald, Switzerland

Date: 1906
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith and family view the glacier at Grindewald during their European tour.
Postcard

McGregor, the Switzerland of America

Date: 1906
Description: Bird's-eye view of McGregor on the Mississippi River.
Print

Wisconsin Dells Advertisement

Date: 1906
Description: Promotional brochure for the Wisconsin Dells (then known as Kilbourn) issued by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway. The railroad illustrated many of...
Postcard

River and Industrial Area through Trees

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view from hill towards the Fox River and an industrial area through trees. A powerline is running across the skyline. Caption reads: "View on Fox ...
Photograph

Eau Claire from East Side Hill

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of downtown Eau Claire.
Map or Atlas

Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1906
Description: Railroad map of Wisconsin.
Book or Pamphlet

Buffalo Pitts Threshers Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Buffalo Pitts threshers sold by International Harvester. The cover features an illustration of four buffalo standing ne...
Book or Pamphlet

Empire Jr. Grain Drills Catalog Cover

Date: 1906
Description: Cover of an advertising catalog for Empire Jr. Grain Drills sold by International Harvester. Includes an illustration of a farm scene with farmhouse, windm...
Photograph

Shacks along Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: Shacks at the foot of North Main Street along Lake Monona near what later became Brittingham Park.
Photograph

Foot of West Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Area at the foot of West Main Street, which is now Brittingham Park. Weatherworn buildings are on the right.
Postcard

Lover's Leap

Date: 1906
Description: View of Lover's Leap with a group of people on the rocks near the shoreline under an overhang. Caption reads: "Lovers Leap, Sturgeon Bay, Wis."
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down unpaved street of lined with commercial buildings. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks, and some snow is along the curbs. In the background is a hil...
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1906
Description: View down sidewalk on the left side of an unpaved street. A brick building is in the foreground on the left. Dwellings are along the right, and snow is on ...
Photograph

Woman Drinking Beer

Date: 1906
Description: Mary Smith, wife of Dr. Joseph Smith, drinks a beer on a veranda or balcony while on sojourn in Austria. Mr. and Mrs. Smith stayed in Austria for eight mon...
Photograph

John Greencloud Standing in Field

Date: 1906
Description: Ho-Chunk man posing standing in a open field holding a flintlock gun. He is wearing garters, moccasins, a breech cloth, necklace, and feathers in his hair....
Photograph

Messenger's Spring

Date: 1906
Description: Four men, identified as Charles E. Brown of Milwaukee, Joyce W. Caron, H.E. Cole (second from right), and A.B. Stout, all of Baraboo, rest at Messenger's S...

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