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Wisconsin Four Lane Highway

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of a newly opened divided four lane highway.
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Funeral Procession

Date: 1959
Description: Panoramic view of the funeral procession of architect Frank Lloyd Wright, with Taliesin seen in the center background. Following the farm wagon hearse are ...
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Train Wreck

Date: 03 20 1956
Description: Elevated view of railroad cars laying across and around railroad tracks while workers look on and contemplate how to clean up the massive mess caused by th...
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At Grandfather's House

Date: 1955
Description: A young boy helps his grandfather unload a cart of split logs.
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McCormick Farmall Super C Tractor and Fast-Hitch Implements

Date: 1953
Description: Elevated view of a farmer backing a Farmall Super C tractor up to a Fast-Hitch plow. Other Fast-Hitch implements are nearby including a planter, spring too...
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At the Mailbox

Date: 01 13 1956
Description: Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox.
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Aerial View of Baraboo River

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of town, with the Baraboo River.
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Air View of Downtown

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of downtown, including river.
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Air View of Black Earth

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Black Earth, Wisconsin.
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Cross Plains, with countryside surrounding and hills on the horizon.
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Madison Television Facility

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of the new Madison television facility, WISC-TV (Channel 3), showing the transmitting tower in construction. The location is to the southwest,...
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Genoa Dam

Date: 1953
Description: View across fields towards the Genoa Dam on the Mississippi River. Tree-covered hills are on the left.
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Holy Hill

Date: 1950
Description: View looking up hill towards the Holy Hill monastery and church.
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Little Prairie School

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Little Prairie school with a car parked alongside it. Playground equipment is in the yard.
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Yellowstone Lake

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of Yellowstone Lake and surrounding countryside.
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Railroad Grade

Date: 04 1959
Description: The Mississippi River Logging Company's railroad grade two miles south of Weyerhaeuser over Soft Maple Creek, built about 1875-76.
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Dam on Soft Maple Creek

Date: 04 1959
Description: The Mississippi River Logging Company's dam built in Soft Maple Creek in 1877.
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Soft Maple Creek Dam

Date: 04 1959
Description: The Mississippi River Logging Company's dam built in Soft Maple Creek in 1877.
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Taliesin

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view of Taliesin, Frank Lloyd Wright's residence and architectural school complex. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Marker

Date: 10 03 1955
Description: The Wisconsin Central Railroad marker on the wall of the Hotel Menasha. The men at the dedication are (left to right) Edgar F. Zelle, President Wisconsin C...

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