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Gorge of the Bad River

Date: 1929
Description: The gorge of the Bad River below Brownstone Falls.
Photograph

Chippewa River

Date: 1929
Description: View of the Chippewa River rapids.
Photograph

George Stevens Marker

Date: 1929
Description: View of the George Stevens marker with the Wisconsin Auto Supply Company in the background and the Wisconsin River.
Photograph

Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation

Date: 1929
Description: Panoramic view of Horlick's Malted Milk Corporation buildings.
Photograph

Bear Trap Falls

Date: 1929
Description: Group of people at Bear Trap Falls in the Wolf River near Keshena. People are standing on the shoreline on the left near a sign for the falls. A man is sta...
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of town looking down a hill. In the foreground is a river with trees along the bank. On the other side of the river is a factory with industr...
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View of Town

Date: 1929
Description: View down tree-lined hill over the Pecatonica River. The bridge connects River Street to Main Street. Storefronts line the street, and the Lafayette County...
Photograph

Railroad Bridge Across Pecatonica River

Date: 1929
Description: View down the railroad tracks across the bridge. On the far side are barns and industrial buildings among trees.
Photograph

Black River — Hell's Half Acre

Date: 1929
Description: View of the rocky Black River.
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1929
Description: "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows state-trunk highways, county highways, town roads, trails, boundaries, and concr...
Map or Atlas

Business Guide Map of Madison

Date: 1929
Description: This map is oriented with north to the upper right. Includes index of retailers and buildings, with some advertisements in margins.
Photograph

New Dam

Date: 1929
Description: View looking down at the dam on the Kickapoo River. Houses are on the far side of the river, and chimneys are blowing heavy smoke. In the far background is...
Photograph

Swan Dance

Date: 1929
Description: Ho-Chunk women perform the Swan Dance. There is a group of men sitting in a circle next to them.
Map or Atlas

Wright’s Map of Milwaukee and Suburbs

Date: 1929
Description: This map shows streets, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and a proposed harbor. The top margin includes an advertisement for Delco Motor Oil and the right mar...
Map or Atlas

Highway Map & Guide of Wisconsin

Date: 1929
Description: This map shows county boundaries, roads, highways, cities, rivers, lakes, and points of interest. Caption reads: "Compliments of Hotel Warren, Baraboo, Wis...
Map or Atlas

A Map of the Ousconsin & Fox Rivers

Date: 1929
Description: This map with north oriented to the upper left shows military forts, Indian villages, settler's houses with surnames, trading houses, lodges and encampment...
Map or Atlas

The Milwaukee Journal Tour Club Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1929
Description: This map of the entire state includes portions of Illinois, Iowa, Michigan, and Minnesota. The map shows U.S., state, and county highways, roads, campsites...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin & Minnesota

Date: 1929
Description: This map shows the entire state of Wisconsin and Minnesota and portions of Illinois and Iowa. Counties, cities, highways, lakes, and rivers are labeled. Ro...
Postcard

Trout Falls

Date: 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "Trout Falls, Near Sparta, Wis." Elevated view of river. On the left bank at the base of the falls is an open-sided stilt structure wi...

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