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| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Map of Dane County rural delivery in Madison and the town of Westport. |
| Date: | 01 13 1956 |
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| Description: | Edna Kern picking up the mail at the roadside mailbox. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Two children are exiting an International R-183 School Bus. The children are greeted by a woman, possibly their mother. A man, possibly the father of the c... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin Avenue looking toward the northwest from the top of the Capitol. The elevated perspective provides an unusual view of the old City Hall (left) an... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the log building which served as the post office in Loreta (formerly known as Loreto) until January 31, 1907. There is a church in the bac... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down the main street of Sister Bay. Horse-drawn vehicles are parked at the Post Office is at the end of the street in the background. Caption reads: "... |
| Date: | 06 1946 |
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| Description: | View of the 3500 block of University Avenue, site of the Coca-Cola Bottling plant. There are trees along the road and names on mailboxes of "Middleton" and... |
| Date: | 1995 |
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| Description: | Destruction of the old post office building. |
| Date: | 08 31 1910 |
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| Description: | Looking northwest on Fond du Lac Avenue from W. Walnut Street. In the center is a building with awning that reads: "1220 Zautcke Bros." Streetcars, pedestr... |
| Date: | 04 1929 |
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| Description: | Newly opened U.S. Post Office on Monona Avenue. There are several automobiles parked on the street outside of the building. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Building with tower from street level. Two flags fly are on top of the building. Caption reads: "Government Building and Post Office, Milwaukee." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of post office, with tower on left side. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk at the corner. Caption reads: "Post Office and Government Bldg., Mil... |
| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | The tower of the building is on the right, with flag poles at various peaks on the roof. On the right across the street is a building with classical style ... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | View down road lined with trees and storefronts. A number of automobiles can be seen parked. The Post Office is on the right. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Main Street with several cars parked along the curb. A curbside Red Crown gas pump is visible at the right near the O.W. Schuele Hardware store, and people... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol from Wisconsin Avenue, with the United States Federal Courthouse and Post Office on the left, and Madison City Hall and Christ Pres... |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Three rural mail carriers pose with their horses and buggies in front of the Montello Post Office. Postmaster (Dr.) Edward A. Bass stands in the backgroun... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A large, two-story wood building with nine over six windows identified as an inn; at the time of the photograph it served as the Butte des Morts Post Offic... |
| Date: | 07 31 1960 |
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| Description: | View of a tree and mailbox, with a farmhouse behind below road level along a rural highway. There is a hill in the background with trees. |
| Date: | 08 23 1964 |
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| Description: | A road intersection, surrounded by woods. Four mailboxes and several road signs are visible. |
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