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Parade of Homes House

Date: 09 18 1952
Description: A new home, at 4326 De Volis Parkway, ready for the "Parade of Homes" show. The house was built by Ace Construction Company.
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East Main Street on Capitol Square

Date: 01 03 1944
Description: First block of East Main Street taken from Capitol grounds showing, left to right: Kresge Building, Klauber & Hobbins Building, Feltman & Curme Shoes, J.C....
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Madison Skyline from Field House

Date: 08 20 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Madison skyline from the University of Wisconsin-Madison Field House, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol and Gateway Lumber Co., 1429...
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Olson's Store at Crescent Park

Date: 08 1927
Description: A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental.
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1936
Description: Fort Howard Hopital, with an antique dealer next door.
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Robert La Follette Reading a Newspaper

Date: 1924
Description: Publicity photograph of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., for his independent, third-party candidacy for the Presidency in 1924. La Follette is outdoors reading,...
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REA Representatives

Date: 09 30 1958
Description: Group portrait of five men representing regional electic and telephone cooperatives attending a meeting at the Edgewater Hotel.
Postcard

Green Shutters

Date: 1920
Description: The Green Shutters tea room and antique shop.
Postcard

Marathon County Court House

Date: 1927
Description: View across intersection toward the courthouse. Cars and pedestrians are in the streets and on the sidewalks. Caption reads: "Marathon County Court House, ...
Photograph

Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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East Mifflin Street Looking West

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. The Strand Theater is on the right. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the str...
Postcard

Stein's Shop

Date: 1915
Description: View from street of Stein's Shop. Caption reads: "Stein's, At Oshkosh, Wis." and "The World's Unique Shop." A colored postcard of the women's clothing stor...
Postcard

Chesebro's

Date: 1915
Description: A tea shop and a women's apparel shop, located at 236 Prospect Avenue. The building has a corner turret, a front porch, and vines growing up the sides. Ca...
Photograph

Evans & Novak at the White House

Date: 1966
Description: Publicity portrait of journalists Rowland Evans and Robert Novak taken outside the White House. Their long-running newspaper column was entitled Inside ...
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Ralph Jacobs Gift Shop

Date: 12 16 1949
Description: Exterior view of Ralph Jacobs' gift shop on County Highway PB in the town of Verona.
Photograph

Town Hall

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the town hall, with storefronts on both sides and a street running in front of it.
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Man and Boy with International Grocery Truck

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat and a youth on the running board of a parked Internaitonal Model M truck used by H.J. Nehlsen Grocer. A sign on the side of the truck ...
Print

International Cub Cadet Advertisement

Date: 1961
Description: Front cover and interior foldout section of an International Cub Cadet advertising pamphlet. The advertisement features two color photographs of a man and ...
Print

International Cadet Advertisement

Date: 1971
Description: Advertisement for the International Cadet 76 lawn tractor featuring a color photograph of a man using the machine to mow grass in front of a building. The ...
Photograph

Windmill In Center of Small Town

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Description: Elevated view of a small town area with a windmill in the main square lined with store fronts including a drug/book store and a hardware/lumber store. A sm...

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