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Prairie du Sac. Sauk County, Wisconsin. Looking North West

Date: 1883
Description: Bird's-eye map of Prairie du Sac, Wisconsin with an inset of Clifton.
Print

Bird's-Eye View of Janesville

Date: 1860
Description: Bird's-eye view of Janesville from the High School building.
Photograph

Billboards on Water Street

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Description: Billboards with advertising for the "Georgia Up-To-Date Minstrels" at the Opera House on Saturday, April 7. Bridge visible to the left. The J.J. McGillivra...
Photograph

Crowd Near River

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Description: Crowd on the rocky shore of the river, the railroad bridge in the distance.
Postcard

P.H. Best Brewing Company

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Description: Southside Brewery, formerly the Melm's Brewery. A bridge, a boat, a river, several small buildings, and horse-drawn vehicles are in the foreground. Caption...
Photograph

Bird's Eye View of Cyclone Wreckage

Date: 06 1899
Description: Elevated view of New Richmond after the tornado hit on June 12, 1899. Many people are gathered around the railroad tracks and a few others are seen among t...
Photograph

High Angle View of Tornado Aftermath

Date: 06 12 1899
Description: Elevated view toward the horizon over a bridge on a river of the widespread destruction left in the wake of a tornado. Destroyed houses litter the scene an...
Photograph

Ice Harvesting on the Black River

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Description: Six men harvesting ice, probably from above the river dam on the Black River, in front of the railroad bridge. There is a horse standing on the ice on the ...
Photograph

Bridge Over River

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Description: Elevated view over buildings of men and women walking across a bridge over a high river. There is a railroad bridge in the background.
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 648-655

Date: 
Description: His mind wandered without rescue

The man is innocent.

and had to be brought home to the corner
and stapled to the ground
Photograph

Push Binder Header

Date: 04 06 1915
Description: Push Binder Header outdoors in the factory yard. A horse-drawn wagon is on the right next to a brick factory building. In the far background are railroad c...

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