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Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant

Date: 1959
Description: The Kilbourn Hydroelectric Plant of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company.
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Aerial View of Power Plant

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company power plant on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Madison View from Capitol Dome to Third Lake Ridge District

Date: 1917
Description: View from Capitol dome east to Third Lake Ridge District. Power plant is visible at center. Lake Monona is on the right.
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower.
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Montello Granite Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Montello granite quarry with Montello Lake in the background. The sign in the foreground reads, "J.T. Barrett Pays Highest Prices for Furs, M...
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Chicago, Northwestern Railroad Tracks

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Description: View of Chicago, Northwestern Railroad set of two railroad tracks at Devil's Lake, chartered in 1859. To the right, power lines run the length of the Devil...
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Bicyclist on Monona Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: A woman crosses Monona Avenue as a man on a bicycle rides by. The large, Second Empire style Avenue Hotel, with two-story porch, is on the left; the GAR ha...
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Lake Monona Dock

Date: 1905
Description: Forest Middleton, right, and a companion sit on the retaining wall along the north shore of Lake Monona near the steamboat dock. Two boats and the boathous...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. The Deering Harvester Company is identified b...
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Iceboats

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton poses with his sled as his father, William, works with an iceboat behind him on frozen Lake Monona. There are other iceboats and boathouse...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: This map shows railroads, counties, cities and villages, rivers, lakes, and electric lines are shown in Wisconsin, the western portion of Michigan's Upper ...
Postcard

Nagawicka Lake

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view from hill looking towards Nagawicka Lake. There is a road and buildings along the shoreline at the bottom of the hill. There are a number of ...
Map or Atlas

Caspar's New Automobile Road Map of Southeastern Wisconsin and Northern Illinois : Including from Lake Michigan the Territory of 200 Miles North and 100 Miles West

Date: 1918
Description: This map shows counties, cities, towns, villages, summer resorts, lakes, rivers, creeks, wagon roads, roads, railroads, and electric lines. The authentic a...
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Fauerbach Brewing Company

Date: 07 23 1946
Description: View across the street towards the Fauerbach Brewing Company, located at 651-653 Williamson Street. Automobiles are parked along the curb. On the left a tr...
Postcard

Neshonoc Falls

Date: 01 13 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Neshonoc Falls, West Salem, Wis." The Neshonoc Dam, powerhouse and spillway on the La Crosse River. The powerhouse was built after 18...
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Collapsed Structure by Roadside

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Description: View from street towards a building that has collapsed. There is a sidewalk in the foreground, and trees surround the building. A body of water is in the b...

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