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Calvin Coolidge Fishing

Date: 1928
Description: President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge...
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Wade House

Date: 1858
Description: Ambrotype of the Wade House, a carriage inn located in Greenbush, also showing a section of the original plank road in the foreground.
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Railroad Tunnel

Date: 1924
Description: View from railroad tracks through covered railroad tunnel in hill. A sign on a telephone pole on the right reads: "Private Property / Thoroughfare / Keep O...
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The Imperial Hotel

Date: 1916
Description: Elevated view of the Imperial Hotel, in Tokyo, Japan, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Wisconsin House

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the front and side of the Wisconsin House.
Book or Pamphlet

Minneapolis Harvester Works Catalog

Date: 1885
Description: Cover of an advertising brochure for the Minneapolis Harvester Works, manufacturers of twine binders and other agricultural implements, featuring a chromol...
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Photo Copy Service Building

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Exterior view of the Photo Copy Service building at 211 West Mifflin Street, next to Pettersen's carpets and linoleum, 209 West Mifflin Street. Also shown ...
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Fauerbach Palm Garden Refreshment Stand

Date: 09 17 1937
Description: Palm Garden refreshment stand with three men behind a bar, with tables and chairs, and decorative palm trees. The stand was set up at the East Side Busines...
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Collapsed Ice House

Date: 09 17 1930
Description: View along shoreline towards a collapsed ice house.
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Collapsed Ice House

Date: 09 17 1930
Description: View of a collapsed ice house towards the shoreline looking north.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 09 1929
Description: View across field towards the Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant under construction, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, almost finished.
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Charles H. Seals

Date: 04 03 1929
Description: Portrait of Charles H. Seals, janitor at the Security State Bank, 1965 Atwood Avenue. He is standing next to a rubber tree plant and is cleaning the table.
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Flooded Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 22 1965
Description: A panoramic view of the Mississippi River flooding during the spring, showing the dykes built along the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad tracks at Sec...
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Side View of the Suspension Bridge, Niagara Falls

Date: 1877
Description: An A.L. Dahl photograph, one of "Two different side views of the Suspension Bridge," from the series "Niagara Falls and Suspension Bridge" as mentioned in ...
Postcard

Riverview Country Club

Date: 1910
Description: Summertime view of the country club building. Caption reads: "Riverview Country Club, Appleton, Wis."
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Railroad Station, Store and Hotel in Boulder Junction

Date: 1915
Description: View looking towards railroad tracks and a station on the left, with a store and hotel on the right. A man is standing near the railroad tracks on the far ...
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Charcoal Kiln in Ruins

Date: 1920
Description: Charcoal kiln in ruins in a field beyond a fence, with electric power lines in the background.
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Italian Village Restaurant

Date: 08 20 1954
Description: Interior of the Italian Village Restaurant, 651 State Street, Joseph Troia, proprietor, "Madison's smartest, most unique, most elaborate restaurant, Duncan...
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Tonyawatha House

Date: 1879
Description: A group of men pose in the yard of the Tonyawatha House, later the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel with paddles and carpentry tools. The hotel is a frame bracket s...

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