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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu... |
| Date: | 1892 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the city and the river. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the company buildings and residential area, with view of skyline. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | The Chicago & Northwestern Railway passenger depot. Caption reads: "C. & N. W. Passenger Depot, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 02 08 1970 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad tracks running down the middle of East Wilson Street from South Baldwin Street to Dickinson Street. |
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| Description: | An aerial view of downtown, including a baseball field in the lower left near a train station. |
| Date: | 02 09 1949 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Madison, looking east across the Isthmus including the Wisconsin State Capitol, Lake Mendota, and Lake Monona. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an Oriental Limited train crossing The Stone Arch Bridge over a river. The bridge was built by The Great Northern Railway in 1883. There i... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across canal of the McCormick Reaper Works factory, rail yard, and surrounding buildings. Men in the foreground are stacking piles of lumber. After 19... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of men gathered with automobiles across the street from a hotel, small cafe and other town buildings. The men are gathering for an event associated w... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an International Harvester Company branch building. Large show windows line the first floor along the sidewalk. A large electric sign on t... |
| Date: | 09 27 1919 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the front and side of an International Harvester branch office building in Milwaukee. Railroad cars rest on a railroad track that passes b... |
| Date: | 10 13 1919 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of an International Harvester branch office building in Madison. Railroad tracks pass by the building and painted signs read, "P&O Plows. Int... |
| Date: | 12 1898 |
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| Description: | Fire insurance map showing the grounds and buildings of the McCormick Reaper Works, a factory operated by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Fire insurance map of the McCormick Reaper Works, a factory of the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company. |
| Date: | 08 17 1906 |
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| Description: | A man is standing on a railroad loading dock near a factory building, probably the McCormick Works. He is dressed in dark pants, a light-colored shirt, sus... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | Collage depicting multiple McCormick buildings reconstructed or built after the Chicago Fire. The caption at bottom reads, "Rebuilt Chicago. — Buildings Er... |
| Date: | 1923 |
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| Description: | Map showing the parcel of land on the shore of Lake Monona acquired by the City of Madison for a park (today known as Olbrich Park). |
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