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Harry S. Manchester Building

Date: 08 01 1933
Description: The Harry S. Manchester building, 2-6 E. Mifflin Street, with a large National Recovery Administration banner which reads: "N.R.A. Member - We Do Our Part....
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International Harvester's McCormick Works Factory

Date: 12 24 1926
Description: Rooftop view of International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company before 1902. It was located at...
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U.S. Centennial Ceremonies on the Square

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Stereograph of view of procession, military company and citizens at Great Centennial Day at the Capitol Square. Scene at Main and Carroll Streets showing t...
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Guppey Guard

Date: 06 1877
Description: The Guppey Guard, a Wisconsin state militia unit, in formation on a street in Portage.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
Photograph

Licari Tire Co.

Date: 07 02 1936
Description: Night view of the Licari Tire Company station 767 West Washington Avenue, at the corner of West Main Street and West Washington Avenue. The Art Deco Tracht...
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Stock Day at Blue River

Date: 12 06 1910
Description: Elevated view of stock day at the railroad yards, showing pens of sheep and other livestock ready for loading into railroad cars. All of the cars are deco...
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Muddy Street in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating tha...
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Loyalty Day Parade

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Elevated view of men carrying flags marching down State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol in a Loyalty Day Parade.
Photograph

International AL-3 truck with Goodyear Tire Body

Date: 1932
Description: International AL-3 truck with Goodyear roof shaped like a tire body parked in front of a Goodyear service station. The service station has a sign on the ro...
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Parade of the 32nd Division

Date: 1919
Description: Parade celebrating the return of the 32nd Division after World War I.
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People Gathered on Pinckney Street

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Description: Elevated view of people gathered on Pinckney Street, possibly waiting for a parade. In the distance another group of people, some of whom are carrying a ba...
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Saint Julien Billiard Rooms

Date: 1872
Description: Exterior elevated view of the Saint Julien Billiard Rooms on Main Street on the Fourth of July.
Photograph

Main Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S....
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Vew of Main Street

Date: 1902
Description: Slightly elevated view looking down Main Street, with people walking on the wooden sidewalks, horse and carriages driving down the street and storefronts w...
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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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President Truman on Capitol Square

Date: 05 14 1950
Description: President Harry S. Truman rides in a car in a parade on the Capitol Square. He came for a 5 1/2 hour visit, gave a "peace" address to the nation from the U...
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View down sidewalk on right side of Main Street.
Postcard

Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building

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Description: View across lawn toward the Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building. Caption reads: "Employers Mutuals Insurance Company Building, Wausau, Wis."
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Armistice Day Tribute

Date: 11 11 1952
Description: Representatives of veterans' and patriotic groups, holding flags and paying tribute to the city's war dead by laying wreaths around a cenotaph at the Stat...

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