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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Old farm home and present custodian's quarters at Kettle Moraine State Forest. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Statue created in honor of Robert Burns. Located in what is known as Burns Square, between Prospect & Farwell Avenues at Knapp Street. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Front view of the courthouse, with several trees. People are sitting at various benches and tables in the space in front of the courthouse, and pigeons ar... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Monument in Juneau Park. A man is sitting on a bench, with Lake Michigan behind. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Swimming area with children and adults enjoying the weather, with the Tower Hotel is in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A replica of the cabin built by Jacques Vieau, now in Mitchell Park. A stone monument with a plaque sits in front of the cabin. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Dedicated on August 31, 1940, the Victor Salvatore bronze sculpture of American author James Fenimore Cooper sits in Cooper Park. The statue depicts the a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Two men and a police officer stand beside the "Pioneer," an early Chicago and Northwestern Railroad locomotive which is parked beside the Sauk County Court... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Ondossagon Public School building. This three-story brick structure was built in 1917. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Map of Milwaukee County showing the metropolitan area, in yellow, and the proposed connecting of parkways and boulevards in green. The map also identifies ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Shows Milwaukee and Waukesha counties, and parts of Dodge, Washington, Ozaukee, Jefferson, Walworth, and Racine counties. Includes indexes of "Cities, Town... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph postcard of the park at the Grotto, with houses in the background. Caption reads: "Park at Grotto, Dickeyville, Wis." |
| 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: | Colored postcard of rocky bluffs and a park road in Irvine Park. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map hows block and lot numbers, water mains, roads, parks, the Sheboygan River and some landownership. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map is pen and ink on paper and is map 5 in a series of 12. The map shows streets, the Milwaukee River, Lake Michigan, and railroad tracks. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map is pen and ink on paper and is map 8 in a series of 12. The map shows streets and a railroad line. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from snowy shoreline towards a bridge over Wingra Creek, between Lake Wingra and Lake Monona, in Vilas Park. The road over the bridge leads into the U... |
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