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Hiawatha Locomotive

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Description: The "Chippewa," one of the Milwaukee Road's high speed Hiawatha locomotives at the Union Station. The station clock tower can be seen in the background.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of depot from the street. Taken about a block from the building, the image has a trolley, pedestrians, carriages, and signs for the Davison Theatre a...
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City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Wells Street Bridge occupies the bottom center of the image, with City Hall in the center background. Three men are walking on the bridge.
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City Hall and Pabst Building

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Description: Hand-colored view from the water. Buildings are in the background, a boat and bridge are in the center. A small boat with people in it are in the foregroun...
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Exterior of Railway Passenger Station

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Passenger Station, which was at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. The station has a clock tower and an arched entrance. On the b...
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Hotel and Motorcar

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Description: View from street of hotel with balcony above entrance on corner, and a clock tower. Motorcar with several people are on the left.
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James F. Ircink Wearing a "Committee" Badge

Date: 08 15 1942
Description: A man wearing a baseball cap holds a folder and a box labeled "Committee." He is also wearing a badge labeled "Committee" on his shirt pocket. In the far b...
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Vonier, Bloch, Gauer and Vail on Rooftop

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Description: From lef to right, Sprague Vonier, Robert Bloch, Harold Gauer, and Robert Vail stand on the roof of a building. Behind them is a clock tower with the words...
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Church with Steeple and Clock

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Description: View looking northeast of St. Mary's Catholic church at the southeast corner of East Kilbourn Avenue and North Broadway. A man is walking across the s...
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Lake Chautauqna

Date: 1911
Description: Two sailors in a sailboat on Lake Chautauqna with the Lewis Miller Memorial bell tower on the point in the background.
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Clock Tower Church

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Description: Steep town street with closely set houses and a church with a clock tower.
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Public Square

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Description: Elevated view of the town square with a stone monument and trees ringed by horse-drawn wagons and tall buildings. In the background an elaborate clock towe...
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Military Drill on the Campus

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Description: A view of a military drill on the campus of Clemson College, which opened in 1893. College buildings stand in the background, and lines of soldiers march i...
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Moravian Church

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Description: View toward the round belfry on the roof supported by columns. A clock is below. A group of men pose around the bell, playing instruments.
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Connecticut Hall of Yale University

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Description: Engraving of Connecticut Hall, Yale's first permanent building, completed in 1752. The engraving shows a front view of the original Yale building, and a fe...
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The Tilton School

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the exterior of Tilton Hall, built in 1861, part of Tilton School, founded in 1845. Four students sit on the front steps beneath the clock to...
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Opera House

Date: 1900
Description: Two men stand near the entrance to the Opera House. Below a central clock tower, signboards advertise upcoming performances, including "Bud Hicks', 'The Ya...
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Playing Lawn Tennis

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Description: Men and women play lawn tennis (?) on the grass common in front of an academy.
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Marathon County Courthouse

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Description: View from street of the Marathon County Courthouse, "Bet 3rd and 4th, Jefferson and Scott Streets". Men and women are crossing the snowy streets near parke...
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Residential Main Street

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Description: View down residential Main Street. Horse-drawn carriages and automobiles pass the First Congregational Church, a building with a colonnaded entrance and c...

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