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| Description: | This was the first boat & sled-type windsled built on Madeline Island. Built by Elmer Nelson for Howard Russell between 1950-1951. Had a 9-cylinder R-680-E... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Milwaukee Railroad superdome passenger car passing through the Wisconsin Dells. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of La Crosse and the Mississippi River. In the foreground is the new bridge as of 1953. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Nemadji River at the foot of 2nd Avenue and Robertson Avenue. A man is standing near the grassy shoreline in the center. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Sturgeon Bay Canal Lighthouse, with a group of people in a motorboat in the foreground. |
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| Description: | View from bridge over the river towards the Diamond Jo warehouse on the shoreline. Hills are in the distance. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from bridge of the Diamond Jo warehouse along the Mississippi River shoreline. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Interior perspective drawing of the living room of the Fred Graber house designed and drawn by architect John Randal McDonald. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows federal highways, state trunk highways, county highways, town roads, unimproved ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Front and back of one-page menu from the Scandia Restaurant, with a whimsical cartoon map rendering by Hakon Mielche of the Scandinavian countries and the ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This map is a blue line print and shows streets as well as some points of interest. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
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| Description: | This map shows locations of State Medical Society, nine medical facilities, two University of Wisconsin buildings, four transportation centers, and five ho... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of Republican State Assembly members Bob Matheson and Harvey Abraham (with a third, unidentified person) standing on a dock. Abraham is hold... |
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