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Brewery Wagons Delivering Beer

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Description: Brewery wagons loaded with beer barrels in foreground of the Potosi Brewery.
Photograph

Gridley Dairy Milk Wagon

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Description: A man holding a bottle of milk is standing and posing next to a horse-drawn Gridley Dairy milk wagon. Two other men are standing on the left near a brick b...
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Town from Across a River

Date: 1870
Description: View from shoreline over river towards the town.
Photograph

Rockdale Creamery

Date: 1900
Description: Men and boys with wagonloads of milk at the Rockdale Creamery.
Photograph

Steamboat Golden Era

Date: 1863
Description: Elevated view of the steamboat Golden Era, which did service during the Civil War, docked near buildings. It was sold to Michael Purcell of New Orle...
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Men Unloading Wagon with Crane

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Description: Two men using a crane to unload wagon box on the waterfront.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye Views of Milwaukee, Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: Bird's-eye views of various sections of Milwaukee.
Map or Atlas

Oshkosh, Wis. from H.L. Cottrill's Block

Date: 1850
Description: Bird's-eye view of business district of Oshkosh, "drawn after nature" by the artist.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
Photograph

Wisconsin Creamery

Date: 1910
Description: Farmers and horse-drawn wagons loaded with milk cans pose in front of a Wisconsin creamery.
Photograph

Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1895
Description: Buildings and grounds of the Leinenkugel Brewery. There are beer wagons in the yard, chickens along a wooden walkway, and men on a horse-drawn wagon near a...
Photograph

Chippewa Falls Riverfront

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Description: Elevated view of the riverfront, railroad tracks, and river, "as viewed from Joseph McGuire's."
Postcard

Prairie Farm Creamery

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Description: Exterior of the Prairie Farm Creamery with horse-drawn wagons in front. Caption reads: "Prairie Farm Creamery, Pr. Farm, Wis."
Photograph

Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: An engraving of an elevated view of the Leinenkugel brewery, est. 1867, located at 5 Jefferson Avenue.
Photograph

Harbor Looking North

Date: 1900
Description: Looking North. Harbor with boats, bridge, and buildings.
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Northwest View of Washington Street and the Fox River

Date: 1889
Description: Elevated view of Washington Street and the Fox River and buildings nearby.
Drawing

Platteville Brewery

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Description: An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot of the Platteville Brewery (spelled Plattville). It is an elevated perspective showing the main buildi...
Photograph

Man with Horse Team and Wagon

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Description: Man driving team and wagon from livery stable. On the right is a ramp at the side of a building, which possibly leads to the paint shop owned by John Grube...
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Men Delivering Milk to Creamery

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Description: Men bringing cans of milk to a building, probably a creamery by a river.
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Men at Creamery

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Description: Men bringing cans of milk to a building, probably a creamery by a river.

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