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| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the central business district. The street is lined with businesses and street lamps. A man and a dog are in front of the bank on... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View from across street towards a group of people, four men and a woman, posing in front of a storefront advertising moving pictures for ten cents. Poster... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) fuselage in profile. The fuselage is carried by a truck, with a man sitting in the driver's se... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Four views of the Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2). Two views are of the Lawson parked on the ground and two views show the Lawson flying in the air. In the... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view from front right of a Lawson Military Tractor 2 (MT2) in a field. In the background an automobile is parked near a building. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View of sandstone cliffs on the shore of Green Lake. Caption reads: "Wave-worn Rocks at Sandstone, Green Lake, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company factory, established 1914. Manufacturer of sterilized evaporated milk. The brick s... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Sepia-toned photographic postcard of a one-story library with stone foundation and a large gable over the entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Kilbour... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of tents at Camp Douglas. A few soldiers are among the tents. A large, rocky hill is in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Birdseye... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A sign outside a building reads "Slackers" and includes a list of names: David Englehardt of Browntown, and John Hoffmeister of Jords. The sign is credited... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, with marchers coming from the Capitol Square. The intersection of East Johnson and State Street is in ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, coming from the Capitol Square. Men in suits and overcoats walking down the street are carrying flags,... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a round barn, 150 ft. in diameter, 50 feet high, built in 1917. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Mr. Branum's Cottage, Lauderdale Lake, Wis." A dwelling with a large porch, surrounded by trees. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "New State Capitol, Madison, Wis." The Third State Capitol on the Capitol Square. Construction began in 1906 and was completed in 1917... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Catholic Church, Shell Lake, Wis." A brick church with a belfry and arched windows. The pastor is standing at the front entrance. |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Milwaukee Ave. Looking West, South Milwaukee." View of an unpaved street lined with businesses. A man crosses the street and pedestri... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Blatz Hotel South Milwaukee." Corner view of a three story hotel. The street is unpaved and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Other b... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A children's parade is marching down a street. In front are several boys dressed in overalls and carrying pitchforks and other farm implements. Behind them... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Unloading Coal, Carnegie Dock, Superior, Wis." A Great Lakes freighter is being unloaded by a gantry crane at a dock. An enormous pil... |
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