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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Bluff, Looking South from Main Street

Date: 09 06 1964
Description: Mississippi River fishing town, bluff in background, looking south from a main street and showing arcade passage through store fronts.
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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol at night with moon in background.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1912
Description: View down wooden walkway with a dwelling, trees and backyards on the left and an open area on the right.
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"Colsac II" Ferry

Date: 1963
Description: View from road of the ferry "Colsac II" arriving at the shoreline of the Wisconsin River, with an automobile on the right waiting to board.
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Theresa Street Scene

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Description: View of automobiles driving on a street, entering the city. The Theresa water tower can be seen on the left.
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Construction Work

Date: 06 1984
Description: "Reconstruction work is being done on Hwy 28, between Kewaskum and Hwy 41. This view is from the intersection of 28 and 41, looking due east."
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Automobiles on Road

Date: 1922
Description: View down dirt road towards two automobiles, next to each other and going in different directions. Another automobile is parked in the background. On the r...
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Biking on McArthur Road

Date: 08 1996
Description: "A lone biker glides off into the distance on a misty McArthur Road."
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Lone Pine

Date: 1933
Description: A single pine tree grows on the ledge of a bluff along Highway 80 near Hub City. A road sign warns of a curve. The road is rutted and there is patchy snow ...
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Evacuation Route Out of Milwaukee

Date: 1961
Description: Evacuation route out of Milwaukee. View from the side of the road looking downhill towards the rear of a Wisconsin State Patrol cruiser parked on the right...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 134

Date: 
Description: We always know what day it is
Because it never fails. Sometime between the awful and the coffee
that stepson drives along the road
and all the dog...
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Man Driving Scout on Road

Date: 
Description: Three-quarter view from front of man driving a Scout up a hill. In the background are houses on a steep hill behind a fence.
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Downtown Barnum

Date: 07 30 2012
Description: A view up a street, with a house and truck on the right.
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Darlington Road

Date: 04 19 2012
Description: View towards the curve of Darlington Road when approaching Blanchardville.
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Warden Removing a Dead Deer

Date: 1968
Description: View from side of road towards a Wisconsin game warden removing a dead deer lying in the snow that had been struck by a vehicle from a rural highway. Behin...
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West Interstate 90/94

Date: 10 1961
Description: View from roadside of a road sign for west I90 and west I94. Cars are driving down the freeway on the left.
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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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Cars in Snow on Gorham Street

Date: 12 03 1990
Description: View down Gorham Street towards cars covered in snowdrifts. James Madison Park and Mansion Hill are in the background.

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