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Photograph

Smashing Illegal Slot Machines

Date: 1948
Description: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Monona Bay

Date: 1948
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from the south side of Monona Bay.
Painting

Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape, 1948

Date: 1948
Description: Cover for the 1948 Wisconsin Friends of Our Native Landscape program. Depicted is a sketch of a tree, a fence, and a small town by a lake. The Wisconsin Fr...
Photograph

Aerial View of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Field House looking north on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus with Lake Mendota in the background.
Photograph

Devil's Lake and the Baraboo Bluffs

Date: 1948
Description: View from the east bluff of lake with a motorboat. A geologic pinnacle juts out from the lower left of the image.
Photograph

Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and surrounding area looking south southeast towards Lake Monona.
Postcard

Star Lake and Road

Date: 1948
Description: View from left side of road towards several buildings and a lake on the right. Down the road automobiles are parked outside of a building with a sign that ...
Photograph

Lake Ripley Island Resort

Date: 1948
Description: View from a pier of rowboats and a cabin at the Island Resort on Lake Ripley.
Photograph

Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
Photograph

Pier at Dusk

Date: 1948
Description: The sun is setting in the distance with three small boats docked at the pier.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1948
Description: View from Lake Mendota of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is behind the boathouse. A person is sit...
Photograph

Carillon Tower

Date: 1948
Description: Elevated view from building of Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background. There is ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Elizabeth Waters Dormitory on Shoreline

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of the Elizabeth Waters women's dormitory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The dorm is also referred to as "Liz" or "The Rock". A...
Photograph

Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1948
Description: Memorial Union Terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Railing in foreground, with the boathouse tower in the background, with boats tethere...
Photograph

Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1948
Description: View towards Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Photograph

Memorial Union Theater

Date: 1948
Description: View from Bascom Hill of Memorial Union Theater on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Park Street is on the right, and in the background is Lake M...
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Wingra at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This 1948 map shows contour and spot depths in Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin. The shore outline is based on a 1940 aerial photograph.
Map or Atlas

Old Oregon Territory 1848

Date: 1948
Description: This map shows routes of the Old Oregon, Lewis and Clark, Barlow Road, Applegate, Fremont, and Haches Pass trails. Rivers, lakes, and mountains are labeled...
Map or Atlas

Preliminary Traffic Map, Showing Annual 24 Hour Average Traffic, State of Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This blue line print map shows highways, the scale of traffic volume, and average 24 hour traffic. Also included are inset maps of Appleton, Neenah, and Me...
Map or Atlas

Official Highway Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This colored road map shows automobile roads in Wisconsin as well as portions of nearby states.Information on the quality and type of any road shown (bitum...

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