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Tree in Rain

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Bare tree in the rain.
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Flooded Langdon Street

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: View of Langdon Street during flood from rain. A man is standing ankle deep in water.
Drawing

Porcupine Mountains

Date: 1854
Description: Drawing of the Porcupine Mountains on Lake Superior. A deer is standing in the lake drinking water. A man is on the rock ledge above the shoreline and is a...
Photograph

Soggy but Fun

Date: 08 03 1981
Description: Despite rain and fog, people turned out to enjoy a street festival sponsored by the Guadalupe Center at 239 W. Washington Street in Milwaukee. There were e...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rain shower.
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Children Playing in Flooded Street

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Children in swimming suits playing in a miniature lake created by heavy rains in the area of Fox and Prospect Avenues.
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Holy Hour at Breese Stevens Field

Date: 09 09 1945
Description: Archbishop Moses E. Kiley of Milwaukee and other clergy at the altar on Breese Stevens Field celebrating Holy Hour. Intentions of the Holy Hour for this ye...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 30 1973
Description: Memorial Union in the rain. Lake Mendota is visible on the left. In the foreground is the terrace area with trees and brightly colored chairs and tables. P...
Book or Pamphlet

Camping in the Rain

Date: 1903
Description: Drawing of a tent stretched between two trees and a fire with cookware in the rain.
Photograph

Rainwater Running through Ditch

Date: 
Description: Rainwater running through a ditch along the side of a paved road. This picture was likely taken as a study of the drainage problems in Greendale.
Photograph

Flowering Tree in the Rain

Date: 05 20 1960
Description: Flowering tree in the rain. Several other trees are visible through the fog.
Photograph

Baled Cotton Stored in Middle of Street

Date: 02 23 1915
Description: Bales of cotton stored in the middle of a damp dirt road. Houses or storefronts are on both sides of the road in the background.
Photograph

Country Inn

Date: 10 24 2003
Description: "On a cool, rainy evening, we visit the Country Inn on Silver Lake. Their address is 5602 Peters Drive, West Bend."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 11 22 1913
Description: Elevated view down Main Street. Horse-drawn wagons line both sides of the road which is covered with puddles, mud and snow. Caption reads: "Main Street, Al...
Photograph

Patrol in a Canoe in the Rain

Date: 1942
Description: A patrol from the 14th Infantry canoeing in the rain in Panama. Three men in fatigues holding sub-machine guns are sitting in a canoe.
Photograph

Street Scene

Date: 1925
Description: View down a rainy commercial street. There is a soda/ice cream shop, garage/gas station, and undertaker. A car is parked on the side of the road. There is ...
Photograph

Business Section

Date: 1925
Description: View down road of mixed residential and commercial area after a rain. A group of men, women, and children stand on the front steps of a brick building.
Photograph

International D-40 Bus at Oakfield High School

Date: 1938
Description: International D-40 bus parked outside of Oakfield High School on a snowy day. Students appear to be filing out of school. This bus was equipped with a 235-...
Print

International Litho Artists and Engravers Insurance and Protective Assn. Letterhead

Date: 
Description: Letterhead proof for the International Litho Artists and Engravers Insurance and Protective Association of the United States and Canada, of Milwaukee, Wisc...
Photograph

IDEA Truck on Road

Date: 1992
Description: Front view of an International IDEA truck as it is driven down a street wet with rain. IDEA was an acronym for International Design and Engineering Assessm...

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