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Dedication of Wisconsin's First Expressway

Date: 09 04 1958
Description: Dedication of Wisconsin's first expressway, a seven-mile stretch of Interstate Highway I-94 in Waukesha County, Wisconsin. Presiding at the ribbon-cutting ...
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World Series Traffic Jam

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series.
Photograph

Aerial View of Town and Highway

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of town and Highway 66.
Photograph

Highway through Iron River

Date: 1935
Description: View of Iron River along the highway.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin Highway Map

Date: 1941
Description: Official highway map of Wisconsin, "the playground of the Midwest," showing the state transportation network prior to World War II.
Photograph

Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
Photograph

Half Clover Leaf Intersection

Date: 1967
Description: Intersection of US Highway 41 and Wisconsin Highway 26 near Oshkosh.
Photograph

Aerial View of Arboretum and Isthmus

Date: 1961
Description: View over beltline of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum along Lake Wingra. Lake Mendota is on upper left, and Lake Monona is on the right, with the...
Photograph

U.S. Highway 41 Ramp

Date: 1977
Description: View looking north at the ramp from USH 41 northbound.
Photograph

Ramp on U.S. Highway 41

Date: 1977
Description: A car going up ramp, northbound on USH 41.
Photograph

Rural Highway

Date: 
Description: View down center of a rural section of U.S. highway, with a small train running on railroad tracks alongside it.
Photograph

Roxboro Road

Date: 
Description: A view of men grating the new surface of Roxboro Road, a section of the U.S. Highway. In the background is a steamroller.
Photograph

Resurfacing the Highway

Date: 
Description: A view on men resurfacing rural sections of U.S. Highway, with machinery and a small train running alongside the road.
Map or Atlas

Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin

Date: 1946
Description: Map of Kewaunee County, Wisconsin, shows towns, cities and villages, roads and highways, railroads, schools, lighthouses, place names, town divisions, comm...
Map or Atlas

Iron Snow Shoe Trail

Date: 1970
Description: A map showing highlighted snowmobile trails, ice crossings, and supporting businesses in the towns of Stephenson and Silver Cliff in Marinette County and ...
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Utility of Land in Milwaukee Township

Date: 1914
Description: A hand-drawn and colored map of the Milwaukee Township, showing how lands were used, included are parks, cemeteries, private grounds, and speculative land....
Map or Atlas

Bayfield County : Hunting & Fishing Paradise

Date: 1935
Description: This pictorial map of northern Bayfield County, Wisconsin, shows the Chequamegon National Forest, the Red Cliff Indian Reservation, highways and roads, and...
Map or Atlas

Dells of Wisconsin : the Summer Playground of the Middle West

Date: 1930
Description: This pictorial map from the first half of the 20th century shows the landmarks, highways, rail lines, and cities and villages in the vicinity of the Wiscon...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows county system of roads which are surfaced, well graded, common, or unimproved, town roads, state trunk highways, town and village boundaries, schools...
Map or Atlas

Map of Douglas County, Wisconsin

Date: 1930
Description: Shows county system of roads which are surfaced, well graded, common, or unimproved, town roads, state trunk highways, town and village boundaries, schools...

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