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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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Railroad Construction Crew

Date: 10 27 1936
Description: Construction crew working on a Chicago & Northwestern Railroad crossing, looking northwest along the 100 block of South Blair Street.
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Men Work on Streetcar Power Lines with International Model H Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Two men working on trolley car electrical wires (catenary) in the middle of a street. The men are standing on a platform in the back of an International Mo...
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St. Francis Streetcar

Date: 06 1947
Description: A family boarding a route #40 streetcar. A sign on the front of the car advertises midget auto racing at the State Fair grounds; the second urges people to...
Photograph

Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Racine Trolley

Date: 1891
Description: View across road construction towards a horse-drawn trolley on railroad tracks on Racine Street. Men and children are standing near piles of road building ...
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Milwaukee Streetcar

Date: 1905
Description: A TMERL streetcar on the Delaware and Oakland line advertising special 1905 rates (25 for a dollar or 6 for 25 cents) and universal transfers.
Photograph

International Mobiloil Service Vehicle

Date: 08 09 1929
Description: Driver sitting in an International truck operated by the Mobiloil Company. Text on the side of the truck reads: "The World's Quality Oil."
Manuscript

John Pritzlaff Hardware Co.

Date: 02 22 1899
Description: The facade of the John Pritzlaff Hardware Co., on the back cover of the Old Settlers' Club Banquet Menu.
Photograph

The Shore Hotel

Date: 
Description: View toward the Shore Hotel from across the intersection at 34th Street and Central Avenue. A double staircase leads to the second-story porch where three ...
Photograph

Street Car in Krakow

Date: 1940
Description: A street car in Krakow photographed by American journalist Alvin Steinkopf while on a tour of German-occupied Poland. He labeled it in his scrapbook."Jews ...
Print

John Gund Brewing Co. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead of the John Gund Brewing Company of La Crosse, Wisconsin, with an elevated view of the brewery complex on the left. On the right is the company ...
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Street Scene

Date: 09 17 1926
Description: Downtown street scene and alley near Commercial and Canal Streets. This image was used in a Circuit Court case.
Photograph

MGM Trackless Train

Date: 08 1925
Description: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Trackless Train" parked at the Pennsylvania Oil Company filling station on the corner of State Street and Gorman Street. The "Trac...
Photograph

MGM Trackless Train

Date: 08 1945
Description: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Trackless Train" turning onto North Carroll Street from West Mifflin Street. The "Trackless Train" was on a tour from New York to ...
Photograph

MGM Trackless Train

Date: 08 1925
Description: The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer "Trackless Train" parked in front of the Hotel Loraine on West Washington Avenue. The YMCA can be seen on the right. The "Trackless...
Postcard

Bridge Street

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of Bridge Street, looking north from Spring Street intersection, in the central business district. The view includes stores, some with canva...
Photograph

Capital City Auto Radiator Works

Date: 
Description: View from intersection at East Washington Avenue and Webster street, of the building at 121-123 E. Washington. The street has streetcar tracks. On the side...
Postcard

Victory Arch

Date: 1918
Description: Crowds of people are standing on either side of a street, with a model of an arch spanning the street. On top of the arch is a statue of Victory. American ...
Postcard

Granite Cutters in Labor Day Parade

Date: 10 24 1913
Description: Text on front reads: "Granite Cutters in Labor Day Parade, Wausau, Wisconsin." Elevated view of a parade on a city street with street car tracks, near an u...

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