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Shawano Airport

Date: 1951
Description: Shawano Municipal Airport and airport managers Jack and Dorothy Wussow. In 1954 the Wussows gave up cold weather flying to become managers of an airport i...
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Pontiac Station Wagon Adorned for Chicago Parade

Date: 1951
Description: Pontiac Silver Streak station wagon decorated with a Wisconsin Steel Works banner parked along a curb before Chicago's East Side Centennial Parade.
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Passenger Trolley at the Fair

Date: 1951
Description: Fairgoers ride a tractor-drawn passenger wagon at the Fair. In the background is the Sky King roller coaster.
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Tallman Homestead Marker

Date: 1951
Description: Tallman Homestead Marker. There are automobiles parked along the curb in the background.
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House on North Henry Street

Date: 1951
Description: View towards the front entrance of 524 North Henry Street.
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Official Wisconsin Marker of Shake Rag Street

Date: 1951
Description: The official Wisconsin marker of Shake Rag Street and the committee of citizens who sponsored placing the marker. (Left to right): Ross Graves, President o...
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Sunday Morning Traffic

Date: 1951
Description: Sunday morning traffic on the corner of Washington and South 8th Streets in Manitowoc.
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Miller House

Date: 1951
Description: The Miller house, 3500 University Avenue. Only the foundation is left, with a sign that reads: "Rooms For Travelers."
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1951
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which exisited on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the si...
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Wisconsin Steel Works Parade Float

Date: 1951
Description: Parade float with a replica of the "First Blast Furnace in the Calumet District" for Wisconsin Steel Works. The parade was Chicago's East Side Centennial c...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1951
Description: Wisconsin Avenue at Sixth Street, looking east from near the front of the Milwaukee Public Library (left foreground). Taken at night; lighted clocks read 9...
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Wisconsin Steel Parade Float

Date: 1951
Description: Parade float with a replica of the "first blast furnace in the Calumet district, built in 1875, the forerunner of Wisconsin Steel Works." The float is hitc...
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Joseph H. Brown Iron & Steel Company Parade Truck

Date: 1951
Description: Side view of a Joseph H. Brown Iron & Steel Company International Harvester truck decorated with flags and banners for Chicago's East Side Centennial Parad...
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Postwar Berlin

Date: 1951
Description: A street scene in Berlin that shows the damage caused by wartime bombing. A banner or billboard on the damaged building on the right is advertising a film ...
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Istanbul Harbor

Date: 1951
Description: Elevated view of pedestrians at the harbor at Istanbul, Turkey.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1951
Description: View from road of the Merrimac ferry approaching shore with several automobiles and a large truck aboard. In the foreground is a sign that reads: "Keep Bac...
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Main Street — Green Bay

Date: 1951
Description: Colorized postcard view down a street in a main shopping district. Traffic signals are on the corners, and a large flag is hanging from the Beaumont Hotel ...
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Beth Israel Center Construction

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Beth Israel Center synagogue during construction. A worker is standing on the roof of the building, and construction materials are pil...

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