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Wisconsin House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the Wisconsin House.
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CORE Picketers

Date: 01 14 1964
Description: Civil rights group CORE picketing the Board of Realtors at Coach House Motor Inn for fairness and equality in housing.
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Tower Park Inn

Date: 05 05 1931
Description: Tower Park Inn, 5068 Highway 12.
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Tower Park Inn

Date: 03 05 1931
Description: Tower Park Inn, 5068 Highway 12. Owned by Carl Vetter.
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Crescent Beach Campsite

Date: 1936
Description: Crescent Beach campsite with cabins and miniature golf course by Lake Michigan.
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County Line Motel in Darien

Date: 1960
Description: County Line Motel on U.S. Highway 14 and Wis. 11.
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Mayflower Motel

Date: 06 06 1971
Description: Exterior view of the Mayflower Motel at 2500 Perry Street, which was remodeled by Charles Kennedy and Duane Millard to look like the Mayflower ship.
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Mauston Service Station

Date: 1957
Description: Skelly service station, restaurant, and motel located along STH 12 in Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Eau Claire Tourist Cabins

Date: 1929
Description: Bartlett's Cabin Camp on Highways 10 &12 near Eau Claire.
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Poplar Tourist Cabins

Date: 1940
Description: Automobiles parked outside the Poplar Tourist Court.
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Motel with Swimming Pool

Date: 1965
Description: The Valley Motel and Colonial Restaurant at the intersection of Highways 41 and 29. This motel boasts that it has a large lighted swimming pool as well as ...
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Auto and Truck Accident

Date: 10 07 1944
Description: Scene on Highway 51 and County Trunk K near DeForest where Madalene Richgels, an employee of Oscar Mayer, was killed in a truck auto accident near Gest's G...
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U.S. Highway 41 Ramp

Date: 1977
Description: View looking north at the ramp from USH 41 northbound.
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Ramp on U.S. Highway 41

Date: 1977
Description: A car going up ramp, northbound on USH 41.
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Ironton Hotel

Date: 1923
Description: The hotel is set in a grove of trees against a backdrop of rolling hills. There are two chimneys and a belvedere. There is a barn behind with a supply of f...
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Motel Office (Closed)

Date: 1980
Description: A currently closed castle-looking office, complete with turrets and stonework, located at 6414 University Avenue.
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East of Downtown

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of warehouse district east of downtown. Tall brick buildings including the Alton Mercantile Company stand next to wide streets with sidewalks...
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Silver Street in Hurley by Daylight

Date: 1942
Description: View up Silver Street in Hurley.
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Silver Street in Hurley at Night

Date: 08 02 1942
Description: Elevated view of Silver Street in Hurley at 4:30 a.m., Sunday morning, showing busy street and all establishment's lights blazing. After the sweeping raid ...
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Safehouse Motel

Date: 1959
Description: Motel that was formerly a clandestine safe-house for the 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution. Parking lot with a blue car in front of a pink,...

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