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Island Resorts at the Wisconsin Dells

Date: 07 1927
Description: Car parked underneath the entrance gate to the Island Resort at the Wisconsin Dells, 25 miles from the Dells on Highway 12-16 near Mauston. Entrance gate a...
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Cities Service Gas Station

Date: 10 23 1934
Description: Cities Service Gas Station featuring Kool Motor gasoline. Looking east from the corner of Femrite Road and Buckeye Road (Highway AB).
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Outer Lake Shore Drive and Foster Avenue

Date: 1933
Description: View from Outer Lake Shore Drive looking south from Foster Avenue. Lake Michigan and the Chicago skyline are in the background.
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Lake Tomahawk

Date: 1955
Description: The shore of Lake Tomahawk.
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Battle Hollow Sign

Date: 1927
Description: View of the Battle Hollow sign along an unpaved road. In the distance on the left is a rock formation covered with trees. Sign reads: "Battle Hollow Clack ...
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Highway Detour Sign

Date: 1920
Description: Detour sign posted by the Wisconsin Highway Commission, the predecessor of the Department of Transportation, in Manitowoc showing a confusing detour route ...
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Car Racing

Date: 1912
Description: A two-passenger car with the number 13 on the front is going around the bend on a dirt race track. The guard rail fence is in the foreground.
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Lover's Lane

Date: 1912
Description: A bridge with both a wooden walkway for pedestrians and a dirt road for automobiles. Two men and a horse are standing on the other side of the bridge.
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Moving Van on Rural Highway

Date: 03 25 1925
Description: Elevated view of a Model 63 International moving van owned by Frank Razey Moving Company driving down a rural highway. A barn is in the background.
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A.C.E. Freight Truck

Date: 1961
Description: Three-quarter front view of an International model DCO-405 truck owned by A.C.E. Freight Incorporated as it drives along a highway.
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Lucky Lager Truck on Highway

Date: 1961
Description: An International DF 405 truck owned by Lucky Lager drives down a highway away. The Lucky Lager factory is in the background.
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Green Top Restaurant

Date: 1937
Description: Restaurant west of Iron River on Highway 2. This establishment was torn down around 2003 when the Wisconsin Department of Transportation widened the Highwa...
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Wisconsin Power and Light Truck Side View

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Description: Wisconsin Power and Light truck with bed box built by the Ideal Body Company. Two men are standing by a fence behind the truck on the right near a lake.
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High Bridge across the Wisconsin River — Near Wauzeka

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Description: View down road of entrance of bridge. A car is driving towards the viewer. Signs at the bridge entrance read: "Parking on the Bridge is Prohibited," "Wisco...
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International Harvester Branch House — Philadelphia

Date: 04 07 1924
Description: Exterior view of International Harvester's Philadelphia branch house. Automobiles are parked in a cul-de-sac in front of the building; a sign reading: "Int...
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International Truck

Date: 1944
Description: Continental Transportation Lines, Inc. operating an International semi-truck (tractor-trailer) on a road with a hazy view of a bridge, a body of water and ...
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International KS-11 Truck

Date: 1944
Description: International KS-11 truck and trailer (semi-truck) traveling the highway leading out of Altoona. The truck was operated by Ward Trucking. Original caption ...
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KR-11 Truck on the Rim Rock Highway

Date: 1944
Description: International KR-11 truck with semi-trailer (semi-truck) operated by Northwest Freight Lines. The truck is on a mountain road next to a large rock formatio...
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International KS-11 Truck

Date: 1944
Description: International KS-11 truck and semi-trailer shown traveling the highway leading out of Altoona. Original caption reads: "In traveling these mountainous road...
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Olsen's Mill (Wayne Feeds)

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior of Olsen's Mill (Wayne Feeds) on Hwy 49, just north of Hwy 21.

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