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Tree Surgeon Truck

Date: 1939
Description: An International D-300 truck owned by P. Hansling & Son Hartford Forestry Company Tree Surgeons is parked in the drive of a home with a large chimney. A ma...
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Cornish Miner's Row

Date: 06 16 1962
Description: A row of historical homes, once owned by Cornish miners. Purchased by Robert Neal, the house on the left is undergoing restoration. Mr. Neal has also resto...
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Power Dam

Date: 1925
Description: View from shoreline of a dam constructed of concrete and wood. On the other shoreline are houses and other wood outbuildings.
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Snow Blowing Sidewalk

Date: 1963
Description: Winter scene of Ralph Widmer, the photographer's brother, using a snow blower. Caption: "Ralph Widmer blows snow off the sidewalk along Wisconsin Street....
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Carter Ice & Fuel Company Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Carter Ice & Fuel Company, suppliers of ice, fuel, and building products in Menomonie, Wisconsin, with a three-quarter view of a one-stor...
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Addition to Hotz Residence

Date: 1910
Description: Lumber, wheelbarrows, a screen for sifting sand, and portions of scaffolding clutter the area around a new addition to the rear of the Hotz residence. Ther...
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View of Mackinac Island

Date: 07 1923
Description: View of Mackinac Island from a wooden pier. There are large houses, some with turrets, facing the water.
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Lundberg Home

Date: 1915
Description: View from pier of the Lundberg home, with outbuildings along the Green Bay shore at Juddville. A platform with tower and ladder rests on the beach. This li...
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Parade of Homes

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of the west side of Madison showing newly constructed homes and homes under construction featured in the Parade of Homes. The main road through...
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Loading the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was...
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Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company

Date: 07 1936
Description: View down street towards two buildings in the background that are part of the Aluminum Goods Manufacturing Company, makers of Mirro cookware. The buildings...
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New House

Date: 1905
Description: Three men, identified on the negative envelope as "Mr. Miller, Boots, and Lavine," are posing on the roof of a large two-story cement block house under con...

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