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A.C. Bennett in Automobile at Kilbourn Bridge

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Description: A.C. Bennett posing in a car, which is parked in front of Kilbourn Bridge, with three other men. A man is standing at the front of the car and another is s...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Crowd at Accident Scene

Date: 03 23 1934
Description: Crowd standing on the Thornton Avenue bank of the Yahara River at the Milwaukee Road railroad bridge looking at a car-train accident scene where Mrs. Clark...
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Flooded Park Street Viaduct

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Flooded Park Street viaduct, with a railroad train on tracks above the viaduct. There is a car in the water under the viaduct, and a man is standing on the...
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White River Bridges

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline of a railroad train crossing a bridge over the famous White River near Ashland. In the foreground is an open automobile crossing the ri...
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Chicago & Northwestern Locomotive

Date: 1938
Description: A Chicago & Northwestern train crossing a railroad bridge.
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Barn on the Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View towards a barn, with a railroad bridge in the foreground.
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Merrimac Ferry

Date: 1925
Description: Car ferry on the Wisconsin River at Merrimac. A ferry has operated at this site since the 1840's. In 1924 the privately owned ferry was replaced by this wo...
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Out for a Spin

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing a man driving an early open automobile with a railroad overpass behind him. Caption reads: "Out for a Spin, Bonduel, Wis."
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Indianapolis Branch House

Date: 1917
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester branch house. Signs on the building advertise farm machines, oil tractors, engines, wagons and motor trucks. A lon...
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Flooded Park Street

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flooded South Park Street underpass, with car stalled in three feet of water. A train is on the railroad bridge above. A young boy and girl wearing bathing...
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Downtown Wisconsin Dells

Date: 05 24 1950
Description: A view of downtown, including the official Dells ticket office. In the foreground a man is sitting on a bench reading a newspaper, and other pedestrians ar...
Book or Pamphlet

Brittingham Bay Panorama

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic view of Brittingham Bay taken from the north west shore of Brittingham Park. The boathouse is on the left. On the right the railroad tracks cross...
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Aerial View of Paper Mill

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Description: Aerial view of a paper mill along a river. There are people on a bridge across the river, and a railroad bridge is on the far right.
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Aerial View of Paper Mill

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of paper mill. There are bridges across the river, including a railroad bridge on the far right.
Postcard

Lover's Lane

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Description: View down a long dirt road. In the distance the road passes under a railroad bridge near a church with a cemetery. Caption reads: "Lover's Lane, Mapleton, ...
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Binder Outdoors at McCormick Works

Date: 07 23 1914
Description: Detail of sweep blades on Binder outdoors on the cobblestones in the factory yard. In the background an automobile is parked near an open-sided shed under ...
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Mower Outdoors in Yard at McCormick Works

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: Man riding a McCormick Mower in the factory yard. He is demonstrating the raising of the blade. In the background railroad cars are on an elevated platform...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left, and behind it is a man sitting on a horse-drawn wagon. In th...
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Machinery Part in McCormick Works Factory Yard

Date: 04 14 1915
Description: A piece of machinery is set-up on the cobblestones. There is an automobile parked on the left. In the background is a motorcycle parked in an open-sided sh...

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