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City Car Taxi

Date: 12 08 1933
Description: A new Chevrolet City Car Company cab owned by James and Grace Riddell. In the background is a view of the 200 block of East Washington Avenue.
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Truax Hospital Heating Building

Date: 01 22 1943
Description: Hospital heating building at Truax Army Air Field, from the east side.
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Club Chanticleer

Date: 05 29 1935
Description: Club Chanticleer, exterior view across road from the south, with a Heileman's Old Style Lager beer sign suspended from posts on the lawn in front. The sign...
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East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 05 18 1934
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue taken from an upper level of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Shows the First National Bank Building, American Exchange...
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Capital Times Newspaper Carrriers

Date: 06 16 1933
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Capital Times newspaper carriers.
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South Blount Street

Date: 08 12 1931
Description: Looking north uphill on S. Blount Street toward Williamson Street, across the railroad tracks. The Fauerbach Brewery is on the left, and there is a smokest...
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Kids Drawing

Date: 05 02 1964
Description: Sitting on the school lawn, students draw Highway 51, Marathon Mill, Rib mountain and the Wisconsin River.
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West Milwaukee Railroad Yard

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Description: Elevated view of the West Milwaukee shops of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad.
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Dry Milk Plant in Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: Dry milk plant with a very tall smokestack. Some trucks are parked on the left.
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De Pere Bridge with Cars

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of the bridge, with several cars driving on it. On the left and right are streets below the bridge. In the distance are smokestacks and water...
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Kenosha Harbor

Date: 1940
Description: A view across Kenosha harbor at the large Simmons Company factory building.
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View of Wausau, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Winter view of a city street with parked automobiles and people walking down the sidewalk. A lamppost is in the foreground, and a smokestack and water towe...
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East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1927
Description: Elevated view looking east from the Wisconsin State Capitol down East Washington Avenue.
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1940
Description: A view north of Wells Street with a bridge on the right. Two large smokestacks, and a tall building with a clock break up the skyline. On the left is a bil...
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Pabst Brewery

Date: 1935
Description: The road in front is lined with cars, including a fuel truck. In the foreground is a parking lot with two cars. The large brewery building has a chimney ...
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Elizabeth Plankinton House

Date: 1975
Description: 1492 W. Wisconsin Avenue. Built in 1886 by John Plankinton for his daughter Elizabeth. Edward T. Mix was the architect. Listed in the National Register of...
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Herb Kellar and Others on "Romance of the Reaper" Set

Date: 1929
Description: A production still for the Fox Hearst film "Romance of the Reaper". The film was produced by International Harvester at Walnut Grove to celebrate the Reape...
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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University of Wisconsin- Madison

Date: 1929
Description: Elevated view of campus up University Avenue from the tower of the First Congregational Church on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Wisconsin...
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P&H Plant

Date: 08 15 1913
Description: Elevated view from window of the Pawling & Harnischfeger factory on the corner of National Avenue and 44th Street. The road in front has power lines along ...

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