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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a two-story octagonal structure amongst trees. Caption reads: "Possibly Wisconsin's most unusual bit of 'octagonda' is just outside of Fond du Lac.... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company generating plant and dam. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Dipslay of Sioux Indian Relics. Caption reads: "Barry Room, Sioux Indian Relics, Douglas County Historical Museum, Superior, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Whitford Memorial Hall, in which is housed the library of Milton College, including many books on biology and evolution. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of clock made by John Muir while a student at the University of Wisconsin in 1860. Children are looking at the John Muir clock in the museum at ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A late 1930s early 1940s writers workshop at Highlander run by Leon Wilson. Charlie Ferguson, Editor, Reader's Digest, working with Mrs. Joe Kelly Stockt... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the college. Several buildings make up the college, surrounded by paths, roads, fields and trees. Caption reads: "Mount Mary College." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from street of the porch of the house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A group of women are gathered on the fron porch. Snow covers the ground. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Front cover of the American Youth Hostel log book of bike hostel trips taken by participants in a Neighborhood House summer program for girls (later trips ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The Orland Loomis family relaxing at home. Mrs. Loomis holds a book, and leans slightly to look at her husband, who is also holding a book. A daughter sits... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the campus of the Northwestern Military and Naval Academy. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View Davidson Hall and part of Academy Campus, Northwes... |
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