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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | A man, his wife and their two children are posing in front of their farmstead. The man is holding a team of horses. Another horse pulling a buggy is in the... |
| Date: | 07 1927 |
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| Description: | On-lookers survey a wreck on the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Droster farm located on Felland Road. The house was built in 1854. |
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| Description: | Log driving crew sitting down for lunch on the bank of a river (probably the Trap River or Rib River). There is a batteau at the water's edge, and one man ... |
| Date: | 05 15 1909 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard of a poster promoting Bruce with seven photographs. The fairgrounds, Main Street, farm scene, Catholic Church, Chippewa River bridge,... |
| Date: | 06 19 1915 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of Buff Creek Farm. The farmhouse is on the left and the barn and outbuildings are on the right. A man and an automobile are nea... |
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| Description: | View of the post office and Johnson's Store, located in a rural setting. A man carries goods in a horse-drawn wagon. Published by E. Vosseller Stationer. |
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| Description: | Automobiles park in front of the Riverside Hotel, located in a rural area. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the town and surrounding area. The brick building at the photograph's bottom center is labeled "Geren, Rish Art Studio" and was built in ... |
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| Description: | General view of sparsely inhabited country featuring a flat plains area and small lake. |
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| Description: | Race car number 6 sponsored by National Auto Elec. The body of the car was built by the Ideal Body Company. A man wearing a helmet and goggles is sitting i... |
| Date: | 08 1909 |
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| Description: | View of trees and dirt road in Oak Park. Caption reads: "Oak Park, Army Lake, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across water towards two schooners off the shore of Madeline Island, one of the islands that comprise the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Two large ... |
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| Description: | View of a boarding house and other homes on Mechanic Street, a country lane. |
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| Description: | View of a steer pulling a wagon, on which a boy is seated. Published by Marshall Emmons. |
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| Description: | Rear view of group of men and women riding down a road in a wagon. The wagon has wooden benches (pews?) in it for passengers. Wooded hills can be seen in t... |
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| Description: | Letterhead of Patek Brothers, Inc., of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a paint company, with a halftone image of a hand dipping a brush into a can of Patek paint, el... |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Looking west along County Trunk Highway SS (now CTH DD) from the hill east of the New Fane School. The brick school, with its bell tower and widow's walk, ... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view from shoreline of an old bridge over the Rock River. Caption reads: "Old Bridge, Aztalan, Wis." |
| Date: | 1913 |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a train wreck. Survivors and onlookers are gathered on and around the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Wreck... |
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