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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
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World Series Traffic Jam

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series.
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Arrival at the Wisconsin State Fair

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Description: Elevated view of four lanes of cars arriving at the Wisconsin State Fair's Main Gate. They are being directed by parking lot attendants.
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Lake Five

Date: 1910
Description: View down dirt road with small bridge along a lake. A man is driving an open automobile towards houses in the background.
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Out for a Spin

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing a man driving an early open automobile with a railroad overpass behind him. Caption reads: "Out for a Spin, Bonduel, Wis."
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Eagle River Street Scene

Date: 1935
Description: Traffic on Wall Street in Eagle River.
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Interstate I-43

Date: 1981
Description: Fond du Lac Avenue (State Highway 145) exit from Interstate I-43 in Milwaukee. As originally conceived, the interstate system in Wisconsin was to consist ...
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Highway Patrolman Issues Ticket

Date: 1961
Description: Highway patrolman issue's ticket ot motorist. Photograph taken by a Milwaukee Journal photographer who was covering the day of the Wisconsin State H...
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Madison's First Car

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Albert G. Zimmerman in their locomobile steamer in 1902. Zimmerman purchased the car in 1901 and claimed it was the first permanent automobil...
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Corner of Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: An elevated view of the intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. Bascom Hill can be seen in the right background, and ...
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Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: Intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. The sign for the Wisconsin Historical Society is on the lawn in the center, a...
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South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge.
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Car on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a car on a dirt road driving toward Mt. Tom Camp, with a wooden guardrail on one side and a natural rock formation on the other side.
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Car on Dirt Road

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Description: A view of a car driving on a dirt road along the Naugatuck River, with a wooden guardrail and river on one side, and a rock formation on the other.
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Bike and Car Road Scene

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Description: View toward a boy with his bicycle at the entrance to Putnam Hill Park on the left. There are telephone poles and trees in the center, street railroad trac...
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Cars on Dirt Road to Town

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Description: Elevated view of two cars on a dirt road heading downhill. A town is in the valley below, and mountains are in the distance.
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New Lincoln Highway Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of the Lincoln Highway, also known as the Juniata Bridge, or Juniata Crossing. View toward right side of bridge over a river, with tree-cover...
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View of National Pike Highway

Date: 1920
Description: View looking down the National Pike Highway, featuring an oncoming car, and buildings in the distance.
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Congress and First Street Junction

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the junction of Congress and First Streets downtown, featuring cars, pedestrians, storefronts, and railroad tracks.
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Canal Street

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Description: Elevated view looking down Canal Street, featuring cars, pedestrians, trolleys, and a variety of storefronts.

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