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Cyclists and Pedestrians

Date: 1890
Description: Two men ride their bicycles past curious on-lookers.
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Harry McDaniels' Motorcycle and Bike Shop

Date: 1912
Description: Men on Harley Davidson motorcycles lined up in front of Harry McDaniels' Bicycle and Motorcycle shop at 111 State Street.
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Quitting Time at McCormick Reaper Works

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of workers filing out of the gates of the McCormick Reaper Works at the end of a work day. The factory became part of the International Harve...
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Girls with Bicycles entering Woods

Date: 1890
Description: Three women riding bicycles.
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John Lloyd Jones House

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Description: John Lloyd Jones house, near Hillside Home School on Highway 23 across from Taliesin. A man and a woman are standing and holding bicycles, one woman is kne...
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Farmers Gathered for Hammer Mill Demonstration

Date: 03 22 1934
Description: Farmers gathered for a hammer mill demonstration at the storefront of Neff Implement Co., an International Harvester dealership.
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Transportation Safety for Children

Date: 06 17 1986
Description: A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ...
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Farmer Riding McCormick Binder outside Large Farm House

Date: 1900
Description: Farmer on a horse-drawn McCormick binder outside a large farmstead as men, boys, and a dog are looking on. One boy is on a bicycle.
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Waukesha's Primitive Airfield

Date: 1924
Description: A barnstorming pilot and curious onlookers at a field on the outskirts of Waukesha that served as a primitive airport. Technically, the term barnstorming s...
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Krueger Children with Bicycles

Date: 09 1910
Description: The Krueger twins, Jennie and Edgar, age 11, posing with their bicycles.
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International Truck Driver Talking with a Boy on a Bike

Date: 1950
Description: A uniformed driver of an International semi-truck (tractor-trailer) is talking with a boy on a bicycle outside a restaurant or diner.
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Woman with Bicycle

Date: 1900
Description: A woman stands with her bicycle on a country road.
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Shamrock Youth Baseball Team

Date: 07 26 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Shamrock youth baseball team. 15 boys are in Shamrock t-shirts, and one coach is standing on the left.
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Third Street Parade

Date: 1910
Description: View looking South down Third Street near Scott. The street is filled with a large crowd, bikes and automobiles. Banners and flags are along the sidewalk i...
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"Wisconsin State Journal" Office

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Description: Exterior view of the offices of the "Wisconsin State Journal" at 117 East Washington Avenue. Posing in front of the building are David Atwood, John Hawks, ...
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Palm Beach Tourists

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Description: Two couples are shown seated in rickshaw-like carriages pushed by men on bicycles in Palm Beach, California.
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Visiting Nurse Service Staff Nurse on Bicycle

Date: 04 11 1944
Description: Myra Johnson, 323 West Mifflin Street, the newest member of the Visiting Nurse Service staff, with her bicycle, which she uses to make her daily rounds. Ca...
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Packer Player Signing Autograph

Date: 1995
Description: Green Bay Packer player (possibly Bob Kuberski) sitting on a young boy's bicycle and signing a notebook in the parking lot of Lambeau Field.
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Man Riding Bicycle

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Description: Man riding bicycle down First Street near Main Street. In the background is a man driving a horse and two-wheeled buggy on Main Street. Storefronts identif...

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