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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1936
Description: Fort Howard Hopital, with an antique dealer next door.
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St. Joseph's Indian School

Date: 1936
Description: St. Joseph's Indian School on the Keshena Menominee Reservation.
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Cornish Miner's House

Date: 1936
Description: The home of a Cornish miner.
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La Crosse County Highway

Date: 1936
Description: Roadimprovements along the portion of US Highway 16 known as the La Crosse-West Salem Road. At the time, this road represented the ultimate in modern high...
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Baptist Church

Date: 1936
Description: South elevation of a Baptist church.
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Horse Pulling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Horse pulling contest at an unidentified Wisconsin county fair. At the time, farmers were making the transition from horse-drawn equipment to tractors and ...
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Carnival Scene at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: Midway area of the Wisconsin State Fair, showing a truck advertising peanuts at 5 cents in the center background.
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Goodyear Blimp at the Fair

Date: 1936
Description: The blimp of the Goodyear Tire Company hovers above the carnival area of the Wisconsin State Fair, tethered to the ground with ropes. The fairgoers, howev...
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Main Street

Date: 1936
Description: Slightly elevated view of storefronts on Main Street. Sign on building reads: "Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer." Child standing at pump (water pump?) Two cars parke...
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Fort Crawford (Restored)

Date: 1936
Description: A view of Fort Crawford after restoration.
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Fort Crawford

Date: 1936
Description: Ruins of old Fort Crawford.
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Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view over the long roof of the Diamond Jo warehouse. The Mississippi River is on the left, with hills in the background.
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Loading Big Log

Date: 1936
Description: Loading a large white pine log cut on the Menominee Indian Reservation onto a truck. The log was hauled to the Wisconsin State Fair for a display about the...
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Indian Agency House

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Indian Agency house after restoration. A person is standing on the porch.
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Enterprise Building

Date: 1936
Description: The Palmyra Enterprise Building. Sign reads: "Printing of All Kinds" and "A Happy Advertising Medium."
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Buildings on Monona Avenue

Date: 1936
Description: Post Office and insurance buildings (on right), at Monona Avenue and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. Two children are...
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Olin House

Date: 1936
Description: Slightly elevated view across street towards the John M. Olin house, located at 130 N. Prospect. Constructed in 1912 and attributed to the Milwaukee archit...
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Plough Inn

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of the Plough Inn, located at 3402 Monroe Street. Built in 1853 and added onto in 1858. The home was originally built for German immigrants F...
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Loading Platform at McCormick Works

Date: 1936
Description: Factory workers on the loading platform in the Repair Parts Department at McCormick Works.
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The University Co-op

Date: 1936
Description: View of the University Co-op at the corner of State and Lake Streets.

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