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Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna Wright in a Crosley Car

Date: 1948
Description: Frank Lloyd Wright and Olgivanna Lloyd Wright, motoring in the country in a Crosley car. Another car is behind them.
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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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Johnson Wax Research Tower

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Johnson Wax Research and Development Tower under construction.
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Automobile Stuck in Rural Road

Date: 12 07 1915
Description: Three employees of International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department working to free a car stuck in a muddy rural road. The original caption read...
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Malcolm E. Willey Residence from Street

Date: 08 1963
Description: Exterior of the of the Malcolm E. Willey residence showing the entrance steps and a portion of the carport. A black car is parked in front of the carport....
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Rock Garden

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Girl sitting in Arthur G. Clemens rock garden made with stones from every county in southern Wisconsin. Also includes pond, 706 W. Lakeside Street.
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Wrecked Studebaker at Accident Scene

Date: 10 19 1946
Description: Accident scene involving a Findorff cement truck and a Studebaker coupe that were involved in a head-on crash on Highway 12 & 18 near the Royal Airport, sh...
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United States Sugar Company Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the United States Sugar Company factory next to railroad tracks on Atwood Avenue. The building was occupied in 1980 by Garver Feed & Suppl...
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Residential Housing

Date: 1936
Description: View down road of mass-produced residential housing with farm in background.
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White River Bridges

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of a railroad train crossing a bridge over the famous White River near Ashland. In the foreground is an open automobile crossing the ri...
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Bird's-Eye View of Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1950
Description: Bird's-eye view of Yerkes Observatory.
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Landscaping at Gas Station

Date: 08 1930
Description: View from road of the landscaping in front of a Texaco gas station located on 83rd and Stoney Island.
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Buick Pulling a Grain Binder

Date: 1912
Description: Men using a Buick automobile to pull a grain binder in a field, possibly to or from a photo shoot.
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Man with Hemp Plant

Date: 1916
Description: A man wearing a suit and hat standing in a dirt road holding a hemp plant, probably to be used in the production of binder twine.
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Allis-Chalmers Company

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of factory with a streetcar and parked cars in the background. Streetcar wires crisscross overhead, and in the foreground on the right are a group...
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 08 12 1948
Description: Edgewater Hotel at the foot of Wisconsin Avenue. Lake Mendota is in the background.
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Mitchell Park Sunken Garden

Date: 1930
Description: The Conservatory is in the background with a pond in the middle of the garden.
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of landscaped stairway entrance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture.
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1930
Description: View framed by trees from mall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. An automobile is parked in the drive.
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College of Agriculture on Campus

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture building on campus, as seen from the west. A car can be seen on a tree-lined road o...

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