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Manitowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye view of the city of Manitowoc with a population of 5,168 inhabitants as it appears in 1870, the year the village was granted a city charter by t...
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Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
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"J.C. Ames" Car Ferry

Date: 1890
Description: The "J.C. Ames," a Lake Michigan car ferry, probably in the South Chicago harbor. There is a railroad bridge visible in the background.
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Log Jam

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Description: View from shoreline of a log jam under a railroad bridge about half a mile from the Black River Falls Dam. On the opposite shoreline, men sit atop a fence....
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Bridge

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Description: View down railroad tracks of a railroad bridge, which has framed beams on the sides and top. A boy and girl are standing and posing on the bridge. Signs ar...
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Wisconsin Thematic Panel 648-655

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Description: His mind wandered without rescue

The man is innocent.

and had to be brought home to the corner
and stapled to the ground
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Hitches at McCormick Works

Date: 03 14 1916
Description: Hitches on a machine outdoors in factory yard. In the background is an open sided shed, and railroad cars on an elevated platform.
Postcard

Red Cedar River

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Read Cedar River, Rice Lake, Wis." and "Hand-Colored." A view down the railroad tracks, over a metal bridge spanning a river. In the ...

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