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John Davis House

Date: 1900
Description: Side view of the John Davis residence, the first frame house in Burlington, with plank sidewalk. A man is walking away down the sidewalk.
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Mr. and Mrs. Zimmerman in a Ford Automobile

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Description: Albert G. Zimmerman driving with his wife in a Ford automobile past his house at 746 East Gorham Street.
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Knapp House

Date: 1880
Description: The F.M. Knapp residence, northwest corner of Main and 10th Streets. A man is standing and leaning on a tree on the terrace.
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International Model G Truck Carrying Wood Crates

Date: 1917
Description: Original caption reads: "Model G, two-ton capacity, owned and operated by the International Harvester Corporation, Milwaukee, Wis, for cartage purposes, an...
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Group in Decorated International Auto Wagon

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat, with women and several small children (some or all possibly family?) in an International auto wagon parked near a curb on a residenti...
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Trees Lining Suburban Neighborhood

Date: 1924
Description: View down a wide, tree-lined neighborhood street. Well-maintained lawns and houses can be seen on the left. A man with a reel mower is working in a yard, a...
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Black River Falls Flooding

Date: 1911
Description: A panoramic view of Black River Falls flooded streets, possibly taken during the flood of 1911. Three men are standing on the sidewalk next to the "Tollack...
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Lewis Arms, Jr. with Balloons

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Description: Lewis Arms, Jr. stands in front of a house holding two balloons.
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Hanoi Air Raid Shelter

Date: 1967
Description: Demonstration of individual air raid shelters in Hanoi.
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North Vietnamese Propaganda

Date: 1967
Description: Dorothy Schoenbrun (far left) views an anti-American wall mural in the North Vietnamese village of Phu Xa. A man is standing next to her. Schoenbrun was tr...
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Willms Home with Cigar Workers

Date: 1890
Description: Cigar workers on the sidewalk in front of the Willms home, Milwaukee, Wisconsin. They are young men and older boys, some in aprons. Anna Willms (b. 1881) a...
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Alec Nelson and Family

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Description: Alec Nelson and his wife and two children pose in front of their house at 215 Lake Drive on Germania Hill.
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Beardsley Residence

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Description: Exterior of the Beardsley's house from the street. A young man in overalls stands on the wooden sidewalk. There is a hammock on the porch. A large building...
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Traveling Library

Date: 1931
Description: Two women select books from the opened back of a traveling branch library in a truck parked on a street.
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Lyle Lilly in Badger Ordnance Motorcyle Police Uniform

Date: 1944
Description: Lyle Lilly (1916-2011) stands in front of his home at 838 Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing his motorcyle police uniform that he wore whi...
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Family Posing in front of House

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Description: View across road of a man, woman standing behind a picket fence, and a girl and boy posing standing at the gate. They are in front of a two-story frame hou...
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Parson House

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Description: View from sidewalk of a man and three women posed standing on the porch of a frame house among many potted plants. Probably the residence of the Parson fam...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. Near a streetcar is the city's Civil War memorial, erected in 1898 by John Conway.
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Grand Avenue

Date: 09 1900
Description: View down Grand Avenue. A streetcar and a horse-drawn wagon are coming up the avenue. There are monuments in the median.
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Men outside the Alaska House Saloon

Date: 1902
Description: Five men standing outside the Conrad Meyer Alaska House saloon and hotel. The building was located at 416 North 9th Street.

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