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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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Three Men Posing with Highway Signs

Date: 1935
Description: Three men are standing and posing with Minnesota highway signs near a post and cable guard rail. US 61 and US 14 are on two signs. They men are wearing mot...
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The Island, Chain Lake, Lakewood, Wis.

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Description: View across paved road with a guard fence towards an island in a lake.
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Mississippi Scenic Highway Between Winona, Minn. and La Crosse

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Description: Colortone view towards a bend in a highway. The Mississippi River is in the far distance. To the right of the highway is a large field with a fence running...
Postcard

Lily, Wis.

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the road through a small settlement. A dwelling and a service station are on the right. A general store on the left is on the...
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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...
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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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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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Greetings from Spooner

Date: 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings - Spooner, Wis." A country road with a guard fence descends into a valley between tree-covered hills. The trees are showing...
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Wisconsin River Bridge

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Wisconsin River Bridge, Spring Green, Wis." A truss bridge with eight spans over the Wisconsin River on State Highway 14. The bridge ...
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Greetings from Spring Green

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "Greetings from Spring Green." On the reverse it reads: "Grazing in Contentment." A herd of mostly Holstein cows in a pasture on the s...

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