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French Gratitude Train Boxcar

Date: 02 13 1949
Description: French Gratitude Train boxcar, (Merci Train) carrying gifts for the state of Wisconsin, on a flatbed truck on the grounds of the Wisconsin State Capitol Bu...
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Dedicating a Plaque on Michigan Avenue Bridge

Date: 1947
Description: Two men are looking at a newly unveiled plaque commemorating International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration. Original caption reads: "Fowler ...
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Ideal Laundry Company Truck

Date: 09 04 1925
Description: A man sits behind the wheel of an International truck used by the Ideal Laundry Company. In the background is a building with a sign over the door that say...
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Don't Buy Cudahy

Date: 1953
Description: Outside a Chicago A&P grocery store, striking members of the United Packinghouse Workers of America urge shoppers to boycott products of the Cudahy company...
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Man in Metro Truck near The Sievert Corp.

Date: 05 1949
Description: Man in driver's seat inside International Metro truck parked outside the Sievert Corp.
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Statue of Chief Keokuk

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Description: View of a statue of Chief Keokuk of the Sauk Indians located in Rand Park. The Keokuk chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution was instrumental ...
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Historical Marker at the Birthplace of the Rhode Island Red Chicken

Date: 1915
Description: A man and woman are sitting in a carriage that has been pulled to the side of the road. They are looking at a historical marker under a tree. The Rhode...
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International C-30 School Bus

Date: 04 09 1932
Description: An International Model C-30 school bus passing through gates in a stone wall. Cannons stand on either side of the gate opening, and there is a plaque about...
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Harness Racing

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Description: Elevated view of four men and their horses harness racing down a road, with crowds of spectators on the sides, during a county fair in southwestern Wiscons...
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View from Ferris Wheel - Anaglyph

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of elevated view of the midway of the Chicago World's Fair from the Ferris wheel.
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Unveiling Community Leader Tablet

Date: 1925
Description: A group of men, women and children gathers as a plaque is unveiled on a brick building. Many of the women are wearing cloche hats and drop waist dresses. T...
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Business Section

Date: 1921
Description: Elevated view of the central business district. The Avoca Cooperative Company is on the street corner on the left. Three men congregate near a car parked a...
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Exterior of Bank Building

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of bank building with empty lots on either side. The wording on the door reads, "Banking Hours 9 to 4." A "Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance" sig...
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"Forward" Sculpture

Date: 1900
Description: A winter view of the sculpture "Forward," created by Jean Pond Miner for the Wisconsin Women's Memorial at the 1893 World's Columbian Exhibition. It stands...
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City Hall in Library Park

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of two-story city hall in Library Park. It features a bell tower and mansard roof. There is a plaque mounted over the doorway just below the roof....
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Depot and Train

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Description: View down side of railroad tracks of locomotive pulling into the Belmont train station. A group of children stands at the platform.
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Public School

Date: 1931
Description: View from across street of schoolchildren standing and playing on the sidewalk outside the Benton High School.
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Black Earth State Bank

Date: 1925
Description: View across street of a group of men standing on the sidewalk in front of the bank. A streetlamp hangs from a utility line.
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Main Street

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Description: A man driving a carriage pulled by two horses is at the curb of the post office. On the street, there is the dentist office of H.H. Hancock, a bank, and J....
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High School

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Description: The high school building erected in 1908. The building features three stories, a bell tower, and a hip roof. A small child stands in front of the building.

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