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W.J. Hyland Plumbing Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors.
Postcard

Ore Docks

Date: 1920
Description: Caption reads: "Mammoth Ore Docks, Ashland, Wis." A building and roads are in the foreground. Several ore ships can be seen.
Photograph

The Baldwin Lumber Co.

Date: 1920
Description: Aerial view of the Baldwin Lumber Company, which sits next to a river. The main building consists of two long, rectangular structures that sit perpendicula...
Photograph

Massillon Iron and Steel Works

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Massillon Iron and Steel Works, which rolled its first sheet of steel in 1909. Caption reads: "Massillon Iron & Steel Co., Massillon, Ohio...
Photograph

Man Using Oliver Plow

Date: 1920
Description: Rear view of a man using an Oliver plow pulled by a team of two horses to work around a tree in a field. A railroad train is in the background.
Photograph

International Harvester Branch House — Ogdensburg

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester branch building located alongside a railroad track.
Photograph

Boston Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch building. Large show windows line the first floor along the sidewalk. A large electric sign on t...
Photograph

Richmond Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Richmond branch building. A train car rests on tracks that run adjacent to the building. Several automobiles are...
Photograph

Indianapolis Branch House

Date: 1920
Description: An elevated railroad passes by International Harvester's Indianapolis branch office. Signs painted on the building advertise "Threshers, Plows, Farm Machin...
Book or Pamphlet

Grid-Iron Grip Advertising Booklet

Date: 1920
Description: Front cover of a booklet produced by the Grid-Iron Grip Company entitled: "The Tractor Traction Problem Solved: Just like a locomotive, It runs on its own....
Print

Lauson Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated-view illustration of the John Lauson Manufacturing Company factory. The company made Lauson tractors and Lauson Frost King gasoline engines.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Nelson-Dewey State Park, Grant County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: A map of the Nelson-Dewey State Park at the confluence of the Mississippi and Wisconsin rivers, showing the topographical features of the area, as well as ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oconto County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the township and range system, sections, cities and villages, railroads, roads, and streams and lakes in Oconto County, Wisconsin. Color co...
Map or Atlas

Topographical Map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map of Sawyer County, Wisconsin, from the early 20th century shows the township and range system, towns, sections, cities and villages, railroads, hig...
Map or Atlas

Shawano County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows the township and range system, sections, schools, churches, cemeteries, town halls, roads, railroads, and lakes and streams in Shawano Count...
Map or Atlas

Sketch Map of Soils of Vilas and Portions of Adjoining Counties

Date: 1920
Description: This early 20th century map shows the soil types in Vilas County, Wisconsin, and adjoining areas in Oneida, Forest, Iron, and Price counties. Also depicted...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Southern Part of Bayfield County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This manuscript map of southern Bayfield County, Wisconsin, covers the towns of Cable and Drummond and portions of Grandview and Namekagon. Shown are the t...
Map or Atlas

Devil's Lake State Park : Sauk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map of Devil's Lake State Park in Sauk County, Wisconsin, shows the park limits, railroads, roads, creeks, trails, and points of interest in the area....
Map or Atlas

Map of Forest County, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This 1920 map of Forest County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, lakes and streams, roads, "steam railroads," s...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Menasha, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: Shows lot and block numbers. Includes manuscript annotations showing original Wisconsin Central Railway line in red which reads: "Original W.C. Line in Men...

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