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| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #10, the "Hiawatha," built by the company shop in Milwaukee. There are houses in the far background along a ri... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Memorial Chapel, dedicated on May 28, 1939. A large group of people are standing on the lawn in front of the chapel. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View of Memorial Chapel, dedicated on May 8, 1939. A group of people are gathered on the lawn in front of the chapel. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Somewhat out-of-focus exterior view of City Hall from the Capitol grounds. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | The Timothy Burns tablet in Burns Park, near Main Street. The tablet reads: "To perpetuate the record of the gift of Burns Park to La Crosse by Hon. Timoth... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | John and Stanta Bordner's Crestwood home shortly after construction. The home stands at 5746 Bittersweet Place. Three people stand on a porch above the gar... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Douglas County Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was housed here from 1939 to 1963. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Douglas County Historical Society Museum, also known as the A.A. Roth Memorial. The museum was located here from 1939 until 1963. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Wells Street Bridge occupies the bottom center of the image, with City Hall in the center background. Three men are walking on the bridge. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. Two children are playing in the driveway. The garage door is open and an automobile is parked inside. The hou... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. The home was built by Willard Droster. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Lincoln Borgrud, in his work clothes, standing at the pumps at Droster's Grocery and Filling Station, 1438 Sherman Avenue. A child stands near a car beneat... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the house at 1509 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the house at 1601 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research for Cancer Research on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Cars are parked on the road and in a parking lot ... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | View down row of back of houses. The backyards have gardens, and on the far left is a row of trees. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Leon Lamoreux (on the right) and an unidentified man stand outside of the Western Union Branch Office doorway, 650 State Street. The date is between 1937 a... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with children raking, spading, and posing alongside a yard with newly planted seeds (Neig... |
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