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Hudson Touring Car

Date: 1917
Description: Three women sitting on the side rail of a Hudson Touring Car along a country road.
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Open Fields

Date: 1900
Description: View looking down hill of open, grassy fields and houses on a hill in the distance. At the bottom of the hill in the foreground is a stream running through...
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Children Playing in Snow

Date: 11 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of children sliding on the snow near the Bay Street overpass to Jones Island. The children are walking up the hill. In the background is a st...
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Wisconsin's Last Covered Bridge

Date: 1962
Description: View from side of road towards the covered bridge, with the historical marker on the right. "This bridge was built by the town of Cedarburg on petition of ...
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Man Operating TD-25

Date: 1973
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of a man operating a TD-25 to move earth. Shepherd Construction Company, Inc., has sub-contract for grading and drainage...
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Man Driving Grader on Road

Date: 07 20 1927
Description: Front view of a grader. A man is operating the grader on a road with painted wooden guard rails. The sign on the front of the grader reads: "Russell."
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Autumn Color along a Road

Date: 1973
Description: View looking up road on a hill towards trees with fall colors of yellow, orange and red leaves.
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Park Entrance

Date: 1935
Description: A narrow, unpaved road passes under a rustic log arbor-like gate which marks the entrance to Bradley Park. The area is heavily wooded with tall but immatur...
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Truck on Highway

Date: 11 01 1927
Description: View from side of road towards a truck coming up a highway on hill. The highway curves around to the left, and guardrails are on the right. There is a town...
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Road Scenes

Date: 10 09 1928
Description: View down country road, with guard rails on both sides. Trees and a building are further down the road.
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Truck on Highway

Date: 12 01 1928
Description: View down highway towards a truck coming up the road. There is a long guardrail on the left, with a steep bank rising up pon the right. The highway is runn...
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Truck on Highway

Date: 12 01 1928
Description: View down highway towards a truck coming up the hilly, windy road. There is a long guardrail on the left, with a steep bank rising up on the right. The hig...
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Highway 35

Date: 1950
Description: View of an automobile traveling north on Highway 35, near the Mississippi River. Railroad tracks run between the road and the river. In the background are ...
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The Troubled Air

Date: 09 1955
Description: Sky and clouds above Highway 43, west of Kenosha. Guard rails line the highway on both sides and trees can be seen on the left side.
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Icy Arches

Date: 1969
Description: An ice storm has coated the trees beside Highway 32 between Waheno and Laona. A guard rail is in the foreground.
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"Very Accidental" Intersection

Date: 1937
Description: View of curve in unpaved road, with a guard rail on the right. There is erosion underneath trees just beyond the curve of the road. A road sign on the righ...
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Parting for Progress

Date: 1961
Description: Two automobiles driving on a highway cutting between two halves of a rock outcropping. The rock was blasted to build the road.
Postcard

Greetings

Date: 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings-Rice Lake, Wis." A country road curves into the distance next to a river. On the right, a rocky bluff was excavated for the...
Postcard

Lovers Lane

Date: 08 14 1929
Description: Text on front reads: "Lovers Lane, Sauk City, Wis." An unpaved, rural road with a wooden guard rail on both sides. A sign reads: "Automobiles Go Slow." Beh...
Postcard

The Old Mill

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Mill, Saxeville, Wis." An tree-lined, unpaved road with white guard posts vanishes into the distance. The mill is on the righ...

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