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Man Standing on Tractor at Osborne Works

Date: 1907
Description: A man stands on the back of a tractor holding the steering wheel. The man is dressed in a suit, bow tie, and hat, and is smoking a cigarette. Text on the t...
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Walkway, Griffin Alley

Date: 1966
Description: "This path from the alleyway to the outhouse is flooded when it rains — note the 'bridge' from the bottom porch step to the opposite bank."

Griffin Alley...

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Bank of Ontario

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of exterior of the Bank of Ontario.
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Installation Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company horse-drawn service and installation wagon in front of the Telephone Building. Two men sit in the wagon. A man stands in the do...
Postcard

522 First Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: View from the street of three people standing in front of a small house. There is a small Oeil-de-boeuf window in the upper story. The windows have shutter...
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H.R. Thurber, Dealership, McCormick Harvesting Machine Co.

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of the H.R. Thurber dealership. There is an alley on the left. The sign above the door on the left reads: "H.R. Thurber, Gen." and the sig...
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W.R.B. Smyth, Dealership, McCormick Harvester Machine Co.

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of the W.R.B. Smyth dealership building.
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McCormick Harvester Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of the McCormick Harvester Machine Co. dealership building. There is an alley on the right.
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Lumber Storage in Plant Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: View down alley towards lumber storage in plant yard near railroad cars. Brick factory buildings are in the background. Walkways on the upper floors link t...
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Narrow Alley at McCormick Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of alley between two brick factory buildings at McCormick Works. In the background are four open walkways linking the two buildings. Two wate...
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Men Using Tractor to Pull Trailer with Tank

Date: 1910
Description: Left side profile view of men with 12-25 Horse Power tractor parked in a cobblestone street. The tractor is pulling a trailer with a large tank that has a ...
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Working on Capitol Theatre

Date: 02 17 1978
Description: View down the alley at the back of the Capitol Theatre on State Street towards a construction worker standing on the roof while working on renovations.
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Students in an Alley

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: Students waiting outdoors during a sunny day, wearing their smocks and fatigue caps. Captioned: "The alley in which the school was located at Ste. Menehoul...
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Fire in Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: A fireman is climbing a tall ladder supported on the rear wall of a two-story brick building. There are other firemen on the ground and two men observing. ...
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Beverage Delivery Truck

Date: 08 31 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck for the Hur-Mon brand of soda. A spare tire is mounted on the roof of the...
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Lake Street Station

Date: 1973
Description: View across Lake Street towards the Lake Street Station. Signs and posters line the porch, including one advertising rooms for rent. One sign on the far ri...
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Rundell's Beauty Salon and Neesvig Meats

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Johnson Street towards Rundell's Beauty Salon (right) and Neesvig Meats (left). A car is parked along the curb, and a bicycle is parked ne...
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University Bookstore

Date: 1973
Description: View across State Street, between North Lake Street and Fitch Court, towards the University Bookstore. Groups of young men and women are walking by the sto...
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K & O Transfer Truck

Date: 12 16 1954
Description: Four men standing in front of a K & O Transfer truck pulling a long flatbed at an unknown location. They are right behind a building and down a back alley ...
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Grimm Book Bindery

Date: 1973
Description: View across West Gilman Street towards the Grimm Book Bindery. Two plaques are on either side of the door, and a sign above the doorway, all read: "Grimm B...

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