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Night View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1955
Description: A nighttime view of the Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard...
Photograph

Madison Park Hotel & Prescription Pharmacy

Date: 1955
Description: View of downtown Madison's Park Hotel. The Prescription Pharmacy also occupies a portion of the ground floor.
Print

Langlade County Memorial Hospital

Date: 1955
Description: The Langlade County Memorial Hospital.
Photograph

Exterior of Post Office

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards the Post Office.
Photograph

Wheeler Hall

Date: 1955
Description: Wheeler Hall at Northland College, during winter. A group of people are on a bridge over the Bay City Creek, surrounded by trees, in the foreground. Wheele...
Photograph

Wade House

Date: 1955
Description: Front view of the Wade House. The Wade House, one of the earliest stagecoach inns in Wisconsin, was built between 1847 and 1851 by Sylvanus Wade. It became...
Photograph

Kaukauna Public Library

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards the Kaukauna Public Library.
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a post office. Caption reads: "Post Office — Walworth, Wisconsin".
Photograph

Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the Johnson Wax research tower.
Photograph

Striking Sugar Workers

Date: 1955
Description: Striking members of the United Packinghouse Workers employed by the Colonial Sugar Company in New Orleans, Louisiana, distribute literature to passers-by u...
Photograph

Lewis Arms and Boys on a Motorcycle

Date: 1955
Description: Lewis Arms is seated on his motorcycle with Craig Arms sitting in front of him and Lewis Arms, Jr. behind him.
Photograph

Lewis Arms and Family

Date: 1955
Description: Lewis Arms poses outdoors with his wife, Elinora, and son, Lewis Arms, Jr.
Photograph

Santa Claus in Downtown Hillsboro

Date: 1955
Description: A man dressed as Santa Claus leans down from an open car to hand sacks of candy to a crowd of warmly-dressed children and parents. Santa's visit took place...
Map or Atlas

Eagle River Region

Date: 1955
Description: This map shows roads, golf courses, airports, fire towers, schools, camp grounds, rivers, streams, lakes, and railroads. The right margin of the map includ...
Photograph

Josie's Restaurant

Date: 1955
Description: View across street towards Josie's Restaurant, at 906 Regent Street. The eatery was owned by the Schuepbach-Jensen family between 1964 and 2007, before bei...
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Fair Brochure

Date: 1955
Description: Brochure advertising the 1955 Wisconsin State Fair featuring images of several fair attractions.
Postcard

Fireman's Park

Date: 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Fireman's Park, Sun Prairie, Wis." The entrance to a park with stone walls, sidewalks and trees. A Cadillac is parked in the street a...

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