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Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
Photograph

La Crosse and Mississippi River

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River. In the foreground is the new bridge as of 1953.
Photograph

Nemadji River

Date: 1953
Description: Nemadji River at the foot of 2nd Avenue and Robertson Avenue. A man is standing near the grassy shoreline in the center.
Photograph

Canal Lighthouse, Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1953
Description: View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground.
Photograph

Diamond Jo Warehouse

Date: 1953
Description: View from bridge over the river towards the Diamond Jo warehouse on the shoreline. Hills are in the distance.
Photograph

Aerial View of Lincoln Memorial Drive

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking north from the foot of Milwaukee's main thoroughfare, Wisconsin Avenue. Lincoln Memorial Drive winds its way along the lagoon in Juneau...
Map or Atlas

Fishing and Hydrographic Map of Lake Mendota, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: A map of Lake Mendota that shows depths and the locations of various species of fish in lake. The maps also identifies a number of selected roads and stree...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: This is a detailed map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, showing townships and township borders, numbered wards, roadways, and bodies of water. There are annot...
Map or Atlas

Vilas County's First Settlements, Resorts, Camps, Trading Posts, and Historic Roads

Date: 1953
Description: This mid 20th century map of Vilas County and northeastern Oneida County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, rail...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows federal highways, state trunk highways, county highways, town roads, unimproved ...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: This map is a blue line print and shows streets as well as some points of interest.
Map or Atlas

Madison Wisconsin and Vicinity.

Date: 1953
Description: This map shows local streets, roads, highways, Middleton, Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, Lake Mendota, and an inset map that shows city parking areas. A...
Map or Atlas

Scenic Southwest Wisconsin

Date: 1953
Description: This map shows the locations of many scenic areas in La Crosse, Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Grant, and Iowa Counties. On the front side of the map, there i...
Postcard

Madison, Wisconsin Overlooking Monona Bay — Lake Mendota in the Distance

Date: 1953
Description: Illustrated postcard of an elevated view of Monona Bay, the Isthmus and Lake Mendota. A residential neighborhood is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Madi...

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