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Schwister — Ready for the Start

Date: 1911
Description: John Schwister and his home-built airplane, "the Minnesota Badger," at the Langlade County Fairgrounds.
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East Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1861
Description: East wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building (second in Madison) photographed from the U.S. Hotel building which was located at the corner of Ea...
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Madison's Federal Post Office

Date: 1875
Description: The City of Madison, Federal Post Office, at the corner of Wisconsin and Mifflin Streets. The cornerstone was laid on May 27, 1869. The building was demoli...
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Rock County Poor House

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated view of the front of the Rock County Poor House. The three-story house is set on a hill. In the right foreground is a small building and ...
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Exterior of Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: View of post office. There is a wire fence in the foreground.
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Post Office

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of a post office. Sign near door says: "Post Office. Sandusky." A man stands just outside the door, looking at another man standing inside.
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Menominee Reservation Agency

Date: 1935
Description: U.S. Department of the Indian agency building on the Menominee Indian Reservation.
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Stockbridge Town Hall

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Description: Front of town hall built in classical style with two-story columns. In front of the building is a large lawn with two rows of trees. In the background, m...
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Post Office

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the post office in Elsworth, Maine with unusual details such as a mansard roof and and rounded end. Another brick building is on the left. Captio...
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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior of a town hall originally built in 1896 as a church in rural Orange Township, Black Hawk County, Iowa. There is a weather vane on top of the steep...
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Harness Racing at a Wisconsin Fair

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Description: View from the inner track of harness racing at a local fair. The horses and their drivers can be seen racing around a tree-lined curve in the track and pas...
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Jefferson County Clerk Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Jefferson County Clerk's office, with a three-quarter view of a building with a clock tower and people walking near the building. Printed...
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Young People's Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the Young People's Hall building. There are fields and a barn in the background.
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Metropolis Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of the brick Metropolis Hall building in winter.
Print

School House

Date: 1895
Description: Promotional card advertising the school house in Rib Lake. The caption reads, "SCHOOL HOUSE, RIB LAKE, TAYLOR COUNTY, WIS. -In all the towns of Price and T...
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Outdoor Life Exhibits

Date: 1935
Description: Entrance to a building housing "Outdoor Life Exhibits" by the Wisconsin Conservation Department. A number of people are in front of the entrance, and more ...
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Fair Building

Date: 1925
Description: A small, wood frame building with a band of high windows and three short spires stands on the snowy Sauk County Fair Grounds. There is a covered entry porc...
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House of Parliament

Date: 1910
Description: External view of the Parliament house in Cape Town, South Africa. In the background are mountains.
Postcard

Northern Wisconsin State Fair Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of the grandstand at the Northern Wisconsin State Fair Grounds. Caption reads: "Northern Wisconsin State Fair Grounds, Chippewa Falls, Wis."
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Future Site of the State Archives Preservation Facility

Date: 11 11 2015
Description: Front entrance to the State of Wisconsin's Central Services Building, located at 201 S. Dickinson Street. The building contained Transportation Services an...

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