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Parisian Agricultural Machinery Exhibit

Date: 1899
Description: Agricultural machinery on display in an exhibition by R. Wallut & Co. of Paris, France. Signs advertise Hornsby oil engines, cream separators and "mills of...
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Covered Bridge over Cedar Creek

Date: 1957
Description: View through the covered bridge over Cedar Creek in Ozaukee County on highway, about one mile north of Cedarburg. The last remaining covered bridge in Wisc...
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Birge Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior from Bascom Hill of side entrance of Birge Hall (Biology building) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A tree in front of the building ...
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Washington's Headquarters

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Description: A view of Washington's headquarters during the Battle of Brandywine, a battle in the American Revolutionary War that took place on September 11th, 1777. A ...
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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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Creamery

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior of the Chaseburg Cooperative Creamery. Smoke comes from the back of the building. There is an advertisement for C.R. Watterson, "the painless dent...
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Scene at Columbus

Date: 1926
Description: View down a cobblestone brick road. Stores on the street include: the Columbus Hotel, Tremont Hotel, and a drug store.
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High School

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Mindoro high school and grade school, housed in the same two-story, brick building. A plaque in front of the school commemorates Farmi...
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First Wisconsin Capitol, 1836, Five Miles East of Platteville

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Description: Colorized view of the First State Capitol, which is a wood frame building, painted white, with a flag and a plaque in front. Caption reads: "First Wisconsi...
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30th Anniversary of Social Security

Date: 1965
Description: Wilbur Cohen and Robert Ball sit on a stage behind a table listening to a speaker at the podium during a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the social ...
Postcard

Milwaukee Street

Date: 1950
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of Milwaukee Street, with storefronts, parked cars and a small monument in the middle of the street. Caption reads: "...
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First Capitol State Park

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Description: View across road towards a white sign that reads: "First Capital State Park" that includes an arrow pointing towards two white buildings in the background,...

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