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| Date: | 1902 |
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| Description: | An unusual photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night with the dome illuminated for a political meeting. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | Aftermath of the Wisconsin State Capitol fire of February 26-27. This image provides the best of only a few known photographs of the ornamentation of the w... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4... |
| Date: | 09 27 1957 |
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| Description: | Daisy Bates standing in the doorway of the weekly Arkansas State Press, the newspaper founded by Mrs. Bates and her husband, L.C. Bates. As a result... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Signpost for Babcock Drive with the Agricultural Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus in the background. |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Thomas C. Chamberlain Hall of the Chemistry Building at the intersection of University Avenue and North Charter Street. There is a signboa... |
| Date: | 11 1941 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of the Wisconsin Central Railroad depot at Sussex (formerly known as Templeton). Two cars are parked near the depot and a bagga... |
| Date: | 10 10 1939 |
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| Description: | Railroad crossing, also showing the main street and the train depot. |
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| Description: | A group of men near the Koss railroad depot, the majority of whom are seated on the ground. One of the men is sitting on a piano stool. To the right of the... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | Group of people standing in front of a Soo Line freight car that was used by the railroad to promote hog transportation. This photograph was donated to the... |
| Date: | 08 26 1908 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach. |
| Date: | 05 1950 |
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| Description: | View across street of street railroad car #63. The car was built by the Cincinnati Car Co., and purchased from the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Co. by Milw... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View towards platform of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway depot. |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway engine #212, also known as the Waukesha Scoot, at Milwaukee's Union Depot. |
| Date: | 1903 |
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| Description: | Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad locomotive #1100, a class I engine, built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1873 and originally numbered #199. Th... |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View across Capitol Park lawn towards the corner of West Main and South Carroll Streets with businesses and horse-drawn wagons. The building at the corner ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View down platform towards the Wisconsin and Michigan Railroad. A box car of the Minneapolis, Saint Paul & Sault Ste. Marie Railroad is sitting on a rail s... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | The repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue, with five streetcars and a team of horses in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | Elevated view down Main Street, which crosses railroad tracks in the foreground. There are two signs in the foreground which say: "Look Out for the Cars" a... |
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