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Post Office in Rabbit Hash

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: Exterior view of the Wilson Riddell general store, with a horse-drawn wagon parked in front. There is a post office and paint shop attached to the store. S...
Photograph

City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of City Hall during winter with horse-drawn sleighs passing. A sign above the second story windows on the front of City Hall reads: "Welcome....
Photograph

Men Outside of Post Office

Date: 1873
Description: Men with guns and dogs and wagons in front of a rural post office. Some men have assumed exaggerated poses, probably for humorous effect.
Postcard

Education Building at the Fair

Date: 
Description: Crowd of people in front of the Education Building at the State Fair. Caption reads: "Education Building, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee."
Print

Panoramic View of International Exhibition, Cromwell Road View

Date: 1862
Description: Color lithograph of International Exhibition building, originated by the Society of Arts, at the suggestion of Henry Cole. View of the front of the buildin...
Photograph

Old Post Office

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the old Post Office that was located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Mifflin Street.
Print

Custom House

Date: 1855
Description: Clipping from a newspaper or magazine. Building on a corner with a Post Office sign on left side of building, Custom House sign on the right side. Horse-...
Postcard

Wisconsin Street

Date: 1905
Description: Wisconsin street looking west, with the Gimbels sign on the building in the background. Text on postcard reads: "Wisconsin St. & Railway Exchange Bldg., Mi...
Postcard

Public Service Building

Date: 1905
Description: View down street towards the building which has a crowd of people on the sidewalk. On the right is a small line of trees and a man in the Express No. 45 ca...
Photograph

Federal Building

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the large Federal Building. Several pedestrians are visible, along with a horse-drawn vehicle. On the right is a Capitol Park Gateway.
Photograph

Villiage Post Office

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Description: View down dirt road toward a small horse-drawn carriage and surrounding town buildings, including the post office and a church with a steeple. Caption read...
Print

Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee

Date: 1869
Description: A lithograph of the Coliseum for the Grand National Peace Jubilee in Boston, Massachusetts on June 15-19.
Print

Holiday Card of President and Mrs. Kennedy

Date: 1961
Description: Holiday card from President Kennedy and First Lady, Christmas. Front of card depicts the White House on a snowy day with a horse-drawn carriage making its ...
Postcard

Men Following a Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1909
Description: A long column of men following a horse-drawn cart on State Street. The Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsi...
Photograph

State Street

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west along State Street to Bascom Hall (with dome). The State Historical Society Buildin...
Print

Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Milwaukee Industrial Exposition Association, with a three-quarter view of the association building, people walking, riding horses, and dr...
Drawing

Republican National Convention

Date: 06 1880
Description: Illustration of the Interstate Exposition Building,the site of the Republican National Convention.
Drawing

First State Buildings at Columbus

Date: 1815
Description: Engraved view of the first state buildings in Columbus, Ohio, including the United States Courthouse, Public Offices and the Old State House. A number of p...
Postcard

East Side Square

Date: 08 25 1911
Description: Caption reads: "East Side Square, Monroe, Wis." Elevated view of people walking on the sidewalks and in the street, and a horse and buggy driving by on the...

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