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Amtrak Celebration

Date: 10 30 1989
Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson, a member of the Amtrak governing board, joins an unidentified Amtrak official as the train breaks a ceremonial banner...
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"McCormick Day" at Fountain City

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view of people, horses, and wagons gathered in the center of Fountain City to celebrate McCormick Day. Scherer's Hotel is at left. The event was o...
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Train Cars Decorated for University of Wisconsin Clubs

Date: 1896
Description: Young man posing on train tracks in front of two passenger cars decorated with banners for the University of Wisconsin Glee, Banjo, and Mandolin Club.
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Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club on Train

Date: 1896
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin Glee, Banjo and Mandolin Club posing at the rear of a train during the Spring Tour of 1896. Railroad employees and o...
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View down Main Street, with a hotel on the left side and horse-drawn wagons on the unpaved street. Pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Main S...
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Nurses Riding in an International K-160 Truck

Date: 09 25 1954
Description: Six nurses ride in the back of an International K-160 truck, along with an iron lung and a dummy in traction. The banner on the side of the truck reads: "H...
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Damaged Ford Truck

Date: 01 06 1949
Description: Damaged Ford truck, owned by Kieth Wells general trucking Cazenovia Wis., detail showing the front view. Taken at O.C. Harris auto salvage yard, 1217 East ...
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Auto Race at the State Fairgrounds

Date: 10 1912
Description: A solitary open car races past the grandstands at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds.
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Wisconsin State Centennial Celebration

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: View of the set up for the reviewing and bandstands of the Wisconsin State Centennial celebrations on the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street of the Ca...
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Madison Soap Box Derby Finish Line

Date: 07 24 1955
Description: The Soap Box Derby held on East Washington Avenue leading from the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shown are two of the more than 100 racers crossing the finish l...
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Motorcycle Tour

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Description: Men, motorcycles and a car stopped on a rural dirt road. A sign on the back of the car reads "Milwaukee Journal Motorcycle Tour Press Car".
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Cream Separator Arrival Celebration

Date: 04 21 1927
Description: Elevated view of a marching band posing in front of trucks loaded with International Harvester cream separators, recently arrived by train.
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International Harvester Company Parade

Date: 1921
Description: Three Model G-61 trucks are decorated for an International Harvester parade. A group of men, women and children sit in the middle car waving American flags...
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National Avenue Parade

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view looking west on W. National Avenue from about S. 6th Street, towards a parade marching down National Avenue with a crowd of people watching, ...
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Women in Parade

Date: 1918
Description: Women, possibly International Harvester employees, carrying American flags and a company banner in a parade. The parade may be on Michigan Avenue in Chicag...
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Ohio State Fair Entrance Display

Date: 1929
Description: A Farmall Regular tractor and an Internatioanl Six-Speed Special truck stand on elevated platforms on either side of an entrance to the Ohio State Fair.
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Ephrata Farm Supply Company

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of an International Harvester dealership with advertising pennants hanging above agricultural machines on display.
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Meat Packers Parade Float

Date: 1931
Description: A large float decorated with a farm scene and blanketed with flowers moves down a city street (possibly Michigan Avenue in Chicago). The float is part of t...
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Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 05 29 1948
Description: Wisconsin Centennial Parade near the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Mazomanie float is titled: "John F. Appleby Invents Twine Knotter in Mazomanie," and is p...
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Wisconsin Street

Date: 1875
Description: Stereograph of Wisconsin Street seen from Spring Street. The building on the left nearest the bridge was the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway's downto...

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