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Scene at Riverdale on Lucky 13

Date: 
Description: View from road of the entry drive with stone walls on each side, leading to the Riverdale Resort. The main building is on the right across the lawn.
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Rainy Milwaukee Evening

Date: 1957
Description: Downtown street on a rainy night.
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"Wee Hoose" Service Station

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior view of a stone building which has a steep, tiled roof, and an awning over the open doorway under the "Wee Hoose" sign. In front are pumps for She...
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Illuminated Crosses at St. Peter's Lutheran Church

Date: 05 1997
Description: Lighted crosses at St. Peter's Lutheran Church. Brothers Harley and Wilbur Backhaus funded the crosses with their wills.
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A Turkey at Krueger's

Date: 1925
Description: A man wearing a cap and apron holds a (likely taxidermied) Tom turkey while a second man offers the turkey a drink from a bottle. Wooden boxes labelled "Ol...
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Wisconsin State Fair at Night

Date: 1957
Description: Illuminated wheel at night, probably at the Wisconsin State Fair, photographed by time exposure so that it appears as a whirl of light.
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Streetcar MARGUERITE

Date: 1890
Description: Special open streetcar called the MARGUERITE, with elaborate lighting, decorations, movable chairs and other features.
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Pinckney Street from Above

Date: 1960
Description: View looking down on Pinckney Street, with a section of Capitol park, from the Belmont Hotel.
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Downtown Port Washington

Date: 
Description: View down center of downtown street in Port Washington. Night view showing electric lights, neon signs and falling snowflakes.
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Pride

Date: 2012
Description: A neon sign with a bottle of Miller Lite for the "i" spells “Pride” in the window of the "Chances R" gay bar on Jay Street. The word "Pride" is underlined ...
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Scout at Teen Beat Club

Date: 1967
Description: Group of people gathered in and around an International Scout pickup parked outside of the Teen Beat Club.
Postcard

Ludington Street

Date: 1955
Description: Photographic postcard of Ludington Street at an intersection, with automobiles and local businesses. Caption reads: "Ludington St., Columbus, Wis."
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Schoelkopf Automobile Dealership

Date: 1921
Description: View from street of the facade of the Schoelkopf Automobile dealership at 210 E. Washington Avenue. "Lincoln" has been added to the Ford dealership with a ...
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Seventh Street

Date: 1914
Description: Seventh Street looking east. Streetcars are running in both diretions, and horse-drawn vehicles and bicycles are near the curb. The sidewalks are filled wi...
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Fans Celebrate Wisconsin Football Victory Over Minnesota

Date: 11 24 1962
Description: 10,000 Badger football fans marching down State Street to celebrate Wisconsin's victory over Minnesota.
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Sumner's Drug Store

Date: 1921
Description: View across street towards the Edwin Sumner and Son Drugstore at 15 S. Pinckney Street. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the street, and...
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Esser's City Market

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards 116-118 N. Fairchild Street towards a row of 1920s automobiles angle parked outside Esser's City Market. To the right of the mar...
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Small Town Street Scene

Date: 1923
Description: View of a street in downtown Stevens Point. Model T's are parked along the curbs. Children are standing near the cars on both sides of the street.
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Coin Wash on Williamson Street

Date: 1982
Description: View down a sidewalk towards three people waiting outside of a coin laundromat on Williamson Street. Two women, one on steps of a doorway and another near ...
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Walter Jock on Williamson Street

Date: 1982
Description: View from street of a man standing on the corner of Baldwin and Williamson streets resting his arms on a traffic control box. He is wearing a suit jacket a...

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