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Homecoming Parade in Eau Claire

Date: 1918
Description: Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi...
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The Keokuk at a Landing

Date: 08 1913
Description: The sternwheel packet, Keokuk, at a landing during August, 1913. Several people watch from shore. The Keokuk operated between Keokuk and Quin...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Looking Northeast

Date: 06 16 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Mo...
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Danish McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Dealership

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of stockyard outside a McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership in Copenhagen, Denmark. The yard is filled with boxes containing McCor...
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Ringling Brothers Circus at Madison Airport

Date: 08 12 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Ringling Brothers Circus at Madison airport from the top of a hangar located on Coolidge between North and Kedzie.
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Fire Wagon in Action

Date: 1895
Description: A hose wagon of the Madison fire department racing around the corner of North Pinckney and East Main streets. A dog is chasing the wagon.
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Capitol Park and Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of the Park Hotel at the intersection of Carroll and Main streets, with the Capitol Park on the right. Several carriages are hitched at the p...
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Muddy Street in Milwaukee

Date: 1901
Description: A man tips his hat to a passing woman as horse-drawn carts and pedestrians navigate through the dirt and mud of Milwaukee streets, thereby illustrating tha...
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International C-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1934
Description: International C-30 armored truck built for Brinks, Incorporated. The truck is parked at the "Irish Village" exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's ...
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International C-30 Armored Brinks Truck

Date: 1934
Description: Armored C-30 truck built for Brinks Incorporated parked in front of a castle in the "Irish Village" exhibit at the "A Century of Progress" world's fair in ...
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Vew of Main Street

Date: 1902
Description: Slightly elevated view looking down Main Street, with people walking on the wooden sidewalks, horse and carriages driving down the street and storefronts w...
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Milk Booth at the State Fair

Date: 1950
Description: The Department of Agriculture's "All You Can Drink for Ten Cents" milk booth at the Wisconsin State Fair. On the roof is a cow crafted from a bale of hay. ...
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Camp Ammon

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Description: Entrance to "Camp Ammon," the Boy Scout camp at the Wisconsin State Fair. The camp was named for the director of the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture.
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Livestock Building at the Fair

Date: 1900
Description: East door of the Livestock Judging Pavilion at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, West Allis, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View down sidewalk on right side of Main Street.
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Eighth Street

Date: 1910
Description: View across North Eighth Street, lined with storefronts and pedestrians. Caption reads: "N. Eighth St., Sheboygan, Wis."
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 1915
Description: Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park.
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Danish Brotherhood

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Danish Brotherhood building with two men standing, on the sidewalk, and one in the street.
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Fruits and Flowers Building

Date: 1935
Description: The Fruits and Flowers Building at the Wisconsin State Fair.

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