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Dickey Chapelle in Vietnam

Date: 11 1964
Description: Dickey Chapelle on the Don Phuc command post, in front of a stack of sandbags, on the Vietnam-Cambodia frontier. Chapelle resided at this post for 34 days,...
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Train Wreck

Date: 07 1927
Description: On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway.
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Milwaukee Grain Exchange Room

Date: 1910
Description: Sample tables in the Grain Exchange Room of the Chamber of Commerce Building. The Milwaukee Grain Exchange was a pioneer in grain trading with their develo...
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Harley-Davidson

Date: 1912
Description: Man in car loaded with milk cans and a large pumpkin or squash looks at man on Harley-Davidson motorcycle.
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Camp Randall Field

Date: 1906
Description: Elevated view of Camp Randall Field from the top of Bascom Hall, with University Heights in the background. A crowd is in the stands at the stadium, and a ...
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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 1954
Description: Manchester's, Incorporated, a department store on Mifflin Street.
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Aftermath of Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Street scene showing destruction after Peshtigo fire.
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Railroad Damage at the Peshtigo Fire

Date: 1871
Description: Fire destruction near railroad tracks after Peshtigo fire. There are wheel carriages from destroyed boxcars on and near the tracks.
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Fire Fighters on Ladders

Date: 1910
Description: Fire fighters on ladders climbing up to the windows of a burning building.
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I.O.O.F. Band

Date: 02 02 1931
Description: Group portrait of the I.O.O.F. (Independent Order of Odd Fellows) band, taken at the Odd Fellows Lodge, 308 W. Mifflin Street. Text on back of print reads:...
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Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"

Date: 1946
Description: Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice.
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Railroad Depot

Date: 1925
Description: Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu...
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Pacifico and Petlovany Bakery Truck

Date: 1922
Description: International Harvester Model S truck with delivery body, Pacifico and Petlovany Bakery.
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Soldiers' Grove

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Soldiers' Grove with a bridge in the foreground.
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Clayton Lodge

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Clayton Lodge.
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Taliesin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior of Taliesin designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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Hillside Home School

Date: 1915
Description: Hillside Home School designed by Frank Lloyd Wright in 1901 and constructed over the next two years. The school was operated by the architect's family.
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First Fort Crawford

Date: 10 1829
Description: Fort Crawford as drawn by Seth Eastman. People are in a canoe in the river in the foreground. Across the river is the fort, other buildings around the fort...
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Voyageurs at Fort William

Date: 1860
Description: Nine men arrive at Fort William by canoe. Fort William, also called Kaministiguia, was the Hudson's Bay fur trading post. Men are standing along the opposi...
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Altmeyer and Signers of Medicare Bill

Date: 07 30 1965
Description: Caption reads: "Arthur Altmeyer poses outdoors with John Engell (last name?), Paul Douglas, and Oscar Ewing at the signing of the Medicare Bill." Arthur...

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