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Boy Sitting on Chattanooga Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A boy is sitting on a Chattanooga plow pulled by horses, and perhaps a donkey, in a field. Another boy is on the right in the background.
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Chattanooga Walking Plow

Date: 1924
Description: A farmer is guiding a Chattanooga walking plow in a field as it is being pulled by a team of two horses.
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Men with Bottles and Gun

Date: 1924
Description: Two men standing in front of two cars, one pointing a handgun at the ground and the other looking at the camera. Each man is holding a bottle, possibly ful...
Poster

International Engines Advertising Poster

Date: 1924
Description: Chinese advertising poster for International engines. Features a color illustration of a stationary engine and two illustrations of engines powering machin...
Photograph

A Snowy West Washington Avenue

Date: 1924
Description: Winter scene of a deeply snow-covered West Washington Avenue, Madison, Wisconsin. In the background is the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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Twenty-First Street

Date: 1924
Description: Near Chestnut Street. View looking down a wet and icy sidewalk with melting snowbanks. Houses line the street.
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Main Street

Date: 1924
Description: View down road lined with trees and storefronts. A number of automobiles can be seen parked. The Post Office is on the right.
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Choice Honey for Sale

Date: 1924
Description: Outdoor portrait of a young dark-haired women standing in a field of flowers before a sign attached to a telephone pole. The sign reads: "Choice Honey For ...
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Aerial View Across Isthmus

Date: 1924
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison aerial view overlooking the lower campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background...
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Mary Brandel Posing on Log

Date: 1924
Description: Mary Brandel posing on a weathered log, with fields, fence, and buildings in the background.
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View from Field of La Farge

Date: 1924
Description: View over valley of town in the distance. A low hill is in the background. A fence and a path are near trees in the foreground.
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Falhenstern's Mill

Date: 1924
Description: A deteriorating wooden structure with a stone foundation stands on an overgrown site.
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Halfway House

Date: 1924
Description: A copy of an old photograph of the W. McAuley Halfway House, an inn between Prairie du Chien and Viroqua. Mr. McAuley sits on a chair while a granddaughter...
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Toll House

Date: 1924
Description: The old toll house. The house is surrounded by a sagging wire fence, and there are two pumps in the overgrown yard.
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Low Tavern

Date: 1924
Description: View of the Low Tavern from the yard. There are two small porches on the left and right side of the building, and two chimneys.
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Loganville Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The Loganville Mill, built in 1861. The owner was Joseph Mackey and the carpenter was Billy Palmer. Sacks of feed are sitting on a loading platform. There ...
Photograph

Leland Mill

Date: 1924
Description: The inactive Leland mill, with the faded painted sign, "Leland Roller Mill," on the upper story.
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Historical Marker in the Vicinity of Kenosha Falls

Date: 1924
Description: A sign north of Shawano marks the Military Road, built 1864-1871, from Green Bay, Wisconsin, to Marquette, Michigan. In 1924 the Wisconsin portion of the r...
Photograph

The Mill at La Valle

Date: 1924
Description: The dam and four-story wooden mill on the Baraboo River. A bridge crosses the river on the left. There are houses and commercial buildings in the backgrou...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Yellowstone Park

Date: 1924
Description: An original lithograph promoting the Grand Canyon of Yellowstone Park, and to get there by way of the Northern Pacific Railway. The poster depicts a dramat...

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