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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting construction of the first Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1816. In the painting, several o... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the surrender of Black Hawk at Fort Crawford in 1832. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | International D-30 truck with a silver streamlined armored body built for Brinks, Inc. A man is sitting the driver's seat. |
| 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: | The bridge over Crawfish River. Buildings are on the other side of the bridge. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Interior view of a hallway in the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc. building, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Turner Hall, a Swiss social center in Monroe. Caption reads: "Turner Hall, Monroe, Wis." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Former residence of the commanding officer. General Zachary Taylor was its first resident. It was subsequently rebuilt under the command of General Brooke.... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building from shoreline looking out to Lake Michigan. Along the pier are numerous docked boats and sailboats moored in water. On the left autom... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Man at the wheel of an International model D-15-M truck with a 113-inch wheelbase and a Metro body. The truck was one of thirteen Internationals owned by t... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A view of a Northland Camp building from across Lake Iliff. The camp was operated as an auxiliary of the German-American Bund, the American Nazi Organizati... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map of Watertown pictorially shows historic buildings, locations, and events with dates. The map is printed in brown ink with the border printed in gr... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Alfred Hitchcock and Joel McCrea stand on the set of the film "Foreign Correspondent" with an unidentified woman wearing a rain poncho. Hitchcock and the w... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A colored photographic elevated view of Irvine Park. There are park roads, a bridge and trees. Caption reads: "Chippewa Falls, Wis. General View, Irvine Pa... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Looking north on Bridge Street from Spring Street intersection. In foreground, left, is a bank. In foreground, right, is a restaurant with a neon sign that... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View looking down at Taliesin apprentices rebuilding the Call Tower model first created before 1920. Work is being done in the Hillside Assembly Hall. The ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View towards a line of several dozen men and women, in equestrian attire and on horseback, riding single file up a hill from a large arena style building s... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Birdseye, Business Center, Richland Center, Wis." An aerial view, looking north, of the town situated between tree covered hills. The... |
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