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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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McDonald's Billboard

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Description: A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a d...
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Dow's Store and Texaco Station

Date: 1946
Description: Two men pose outside Dow's store and filling station on Highway 77.
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Interstate Highway Construction Sign

Date: 07 1968
Description: Interstate Highway I-90 sign erected to point out to motorists the use of tax dollars in highway improvements.
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Interstate I-43

Date: 1981
Description: Fond du Lac Avenue (State Highway 145) exit from Interstate I-43 in Milwaukee. As originally conceived, the interstate system in Wisconsin was to consist ...
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Governor Nelson at Interstate Dedication

Date: 10 17 1961
Description: Governor Gaylord Nelson with local civic leaders at the dedication of a portion of Interstate Highway I-90. Congressman Robert Kastenmeier is standing at t...
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Interstate Dedication

Date: 10 06 1961
Description: Dedication ceremony for a section of Interstate Highway I-90 near the Wisconsin Dells, with a group of Native Americans watching from above. A Dells Fargo ...
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The Triangle Filling Station

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of...
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U.S. Highway 41 Ramp

Date: 1977
Description: View looking north at the ramp from USH 41 northbound.
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Ramp on U.S. Highway 41

Date: 1977
Description: A car going up ramp, northbound on USH 41.
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Don't Buy Scab Meat

Date: 11 1955
Description: United Packinghouse Workers of America picketers protest the hiring of temporary scab labor by the Colonial Provisions Company. Although no location or dat...
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Fleetstar Advertising Brochure Cover

Date: 1962
Description: Cover of a brochure advertising International Fleetstar BBC Series 1900 and 2000 semi-trucks. The cover features the IHC logo and an illustration of a man ...
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A.C.E. Freight Truck

Date: 1961
Description: Three-quarter front view of an International model DCO-405 truck owned by A.C.E. Freight Incorporated as it drives along a highway.
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Lucky Lager Truck on Highway

Date: 1961
Description: An International DF 405 truck owned by Lucky Lager drives down a highway away. The Lucky Lager factory is in the background.
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International Metro Trucks Near Overpass

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view of International Metro trucks parked beside a highway overpass. A group of cars are parked in the background on the left.
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Highway 77 at Clam Lake

Date: 1936
Description: View looking down Highway 77 at Clam Lake. On the left is a one-story building, Day's Service Station. On the right are two buildings, the one-story Standa...
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International Truck on Highway

Date: 1972
Description: Color photograph of International truck owned by the GI Trucking Company on a highway, passing by what appears to be an orange grove.
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International Truck Operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc.

Date: 1944
Description: International highway truck operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc. Original caption reads: "The truck shown was traveling on a busy highway leading ou...
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International Truck

Date: 1944
Description: Continental Transportation Lines, Inc. operating an International semi-truck (tractor-trailer) on a road with a hazy view of a bridge, a body of water and ...
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International KS-11 Truck

Date: 1944
Description: International KS-11 truck and trailer (semi-truck) traveling the highway leading out of Altoona. The truck was operated by Ward Trucking. Original caption ...

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