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Boy Scouts, Troop #4

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #4 from South Side Men's Club, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park.
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Dane County Tug of War Champions

Date: 08 20
Description: Dane County tug of war champion team, dressed in overalls, with ropes used in competition. The team went to the 1934 Chicago World's Fair.
Postcard

Wisconsin Street

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Street looking east from the River Bridge. Caption reads: "Wisconsin St. East from River, Milwaukee, Wis."
Photograph

P&H Double-Runway Lattice Girder Cranes

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger double-runway lattice girder cranes used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane and the banner on the cr...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Cranes

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Description: Four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder cranes used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane, and the banner on the crane read...
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Four P&H Lattice Girder Cranes Above Bay

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Description: Elevated view of four Pawling & Harnischfeger lattice girder bridges trolley hoists used in shipbuilding. There are men on the bridge of the nearest crane ...
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Milford Harbor Waterfront Hotels

Date: 1910
Description: Street side view of waterfront hotels and amusements on Milford harbor.
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Madison Soap Box Derby, Mineral Point Racers

Date: 07 22 1951
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Soap Box Derby racers from Mineral Point.
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Blessing of the Immaculate Conception Statue

Date: 1922
Description: View of a statue of the Immaculate Conception. A man rows a boat toward the statue which stands in the water. A priest blesses the statue and two servers s...
Print

The Union Armada

Date: 1860
Description: A Union sailor and King Neptune stand inside a sea shell that is floating on the ocean. Between them appears a decorative circle with the Union Armada in i...
Photograph

Moccasin Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Stone retaining wall along a road leading to a northern Wisconsin resort property on Lac Court Oreilles Lake. A pavilion and buildings border the road. The...
Print

Chequamegon Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Chequamegon Hotel of Ashland, on Lake Superior, with a three-quarter view of the hotel, as seen from the waterfront, set into a cartouche...
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U.S.S. Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: View of the U.S.S. Wisconsin docked during decommissioning ceremonies in preparation for its final cruise. A number of sailors can be seen on deck.
Postcard

Columbus Caravels in Manitowoc

Date: 09 06 1913
Description: Postcard view across water towards reproductions of Christopher Columbus' ships, the Niña, Pinta, and the Santa Maria docked at Manito...
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Steam Yacht Decorated with Flags and Pennants

Date: 1885
Description: Small steam yacht decorated with pennants on Lake Geneva. A small group is at the front of the yacht. Shoreline with boathouses and dwellings can be seen i...
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Wisconsin Press Association Annual Outing Dinner Menu

Date: 10 30 1903
Description: One-page menu with a detachable postcard at the top, with a profile image of the steamer Washington of the Norfolk & Washington Steamboat Company, a...

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