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Marker on Highway 41

Date: 1940
Description: A view of a marker on highway 41 designating the half way point between the Equator and the North Pole.
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1926
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which existed on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the sit...
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1926
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which existed on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the sit...
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Chief Oshkosh Statue

Date: 1936
Description: Chief Oshkosh's statue and grave. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1922
Description: View of the statue dedicated to Chief Oshkosh of the Menominee Tribe. Sculpted by Trentanove. Located in Menominee Park, formerly North Park.
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Statue of Chief Oshkosh

Date: 1911
Description: A statue of Oshkosh, head chief of the Menominee Indian Tribe in North Park (Menominee Park). Sculpted by Gaetano Trentanove of Florence, Italy. Unveiled J...
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Camp Bragg Tablet

Date: 1920
Description: View of the memorial to Camp Bragg, with a tablet, located in Menominee Park. It is surrounded by Civil War cannons. Snow is on the ground, and buildings a...
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Camp Bragg Tablet

Date: 1920
Description: Close-up of the plaque on the memorial to Camp Bragg, located in Menominee Park. It reads: "Camp Bragg Memorial Near this spot in the autumn of 1862 the 21...
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Allouez Monument

Date: 1921
Description: The Allouez Monument, located in Menominee Park. A large group of people are gathered around the monument. The monument marks the place where Father Claude...
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Traffic Safety Award Ceremony

Date: 04 28 1947
Description: Harry Porter, Jr., representing the National Safety Council, Chicago, presenting a plaque to Governor Rennebohm in recognition of an outstanding state traf...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Sifting and Winnowing Plaque

Date: 11 27 1946
Description: Female student looking at the University of Wisconsin-Madison "Sifting and Winnowing Plaque" located near the entrance to Bascom Hall.
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Fascimile of Original McCormick Reaper

Date: 03 22 1928
Description: Fascimile, or replica of the first McCormick reaper on display as part of a "McCormick Historical Exhibit." A plaque with the reaper reads in part "Fascimi...
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Pedestrians near the Wisconsin National Bank

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Description: Several pedestrians walking near the Wisconsin National Bank building.
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Group of Women Crossing Street

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Description: A line of pedestrians cross a busy street near a building with a sign for Gimbels Brothers.
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McCormick Anvil Plaque

Date: 05 17 1937
Description: Anvil and anvil stone with a plaque stating: "Anvil and Anvil Stone similar to ones used by Cyrus Hall McCormick in making the First Reaper on Walnut Grove...
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Vilas Park Indian Mounds Memorial

Date: 10 07 1914
Description: Sara (Mrs. Joseph) Mallon (Menominee) of Milwaukee, wearing a sash stands between two American flags behind a memorial that reads, "Indian Mounds: One of s...
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Edgewater Hotel Opening

Date: 04 26 1948
Description: Governor Oscar Rennebohm hanging a dedication plaque on the wall of the Governor's suite in the new Edgewater Hotel, 666 Wisconsin Avenue. Shown looking on...
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Daisy Bates at a Book Promotion

Date: 1962
Description: Daisy Bates speaking with unidentified man wearing eyeglasses. Copies of her memoir "The Long Shadow of Little Rock", and plaques from the NAACP for the ni...
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Episcopalians Commemorate Founders

Date: 06 23 1948
Description: Clarence Lester, Mrs. Arthur (Agnes) Peabody, and the Reverend Edward Potter Sabin, admiring a bronze memorial plaque commemorating the first vestry and fo...
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Milwaukee County Court House Marker

Date: 1900
Description: Plaque marking the site of the first Court House, first and second jails, and the first County Offices. Erected by Milwaukee County, the plaque has classi...

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