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International Model 52 or 53 Bus

Date: 06 12 1925
Description: International Model 52 or 53 motor coach picking up passengers at the Hotel Favorite in downtown Dayton. The bus was owned and operated by the Inter Cities...
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International Model F Truck

Date: 1915
Description: Man sitting behind the wheel of an International Model F truck parked on a city street in front of the Blackstone Theatre. The truck was owned by a Firesto...
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American Library Association Group Portrait

Date: 07 08 1901
Description: Group portrait of members of the American Library Association, Madison, Wisconsin. East front of Wisconsin State Historical Library Building. Charles A. Cu...
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1930
Description: Holiday postcard of Santa Claus, wearing the traditional red suit and hat with white fur trim, waving to two children. Santa has a basket of toys and dolls...
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Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin and University of Wisconsin Lower Campus

Date: 1963
Description: Color postcard of the exterior of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin from across the Library Mall. The University of Wisconsin Memorial Library is o...
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Street Scene

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Description: Elevated view of streets, stores, the Bank of Bisbee, and dwellings built into the hillside. Pedestrians, automobiles, and horse-drawn vehicles are visible...
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Morley Avenue

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Description: View down Morley Avenue, lined with stores and small businesses. A stone building at right is labeled 'Escalada Bros.'; it was established in 1892 by the ...
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City Hall and Jail

Date: 1910
Description: View of Athens City Hall, built in 1903-1904, featuring a central dome and clock tower. A water tower can be seen beyond the city jail to the left.
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Business Block

Date: 1912
Description: View from street towards a row of brick buildings. On the left corner is a building with a sign on the roof that says "W. Welsh." The entrance has a balcon...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: View of the central business district, with unidentified businesses, some with false fronts. Automobiles and a truck are parked along the sidewalk. A man a...
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Street Scene

Date: 1921
Description: A view of the central business district. A creamery on the left. A house on the right with a woman in a rocking chair and two children in front. Some men s...
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30th Anniversary of Social Security

Date: 1965
Description: Wilbur Cohen and Robert Ball sit on a stage behind a table listening to a speaker at the podium during a celebration of the 30th anniversary of the social ...
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Castle of Good Hope 2

Date: 1910
Description: View from inside the grounds of the facade of the Castle of Good Hope in Cape Town, South Africa. A man stands on the balcony above the columned entrance.
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Hotel Higbee

Date: 08 06 1919
Description: View from street looking towards the Hotel Higbee. There is a horse-drawn carriage on the left side, and a large, motorized vehicle, perhaps a bus, parked ...
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Exterior of Dealership

Date: 1900
Description: View from street of exterior of dealership. A man is standing just inside the large front entrance, which also has signs posted near the door near pieces o...
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Raising "Wisconsin" to the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 07 20 1914
Description: A group of men look on as the statue "Wisconsin" is lifted from the crate using ropes and pulleys. Ropes are wrapped around the statue and the statue's rig...
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Forest Middleton

Date: 1918
Description: Forest Middleton, in his U.S. Navy dress blues uniform, posing on the lawn of the 1758 Old Barracks in Trenton, New Jersey. On the right is a two and one h...
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Waukesha Springs Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waukesha Springs Sanitarium, Waukesha, Wis." The sanitarium was constructed in 1903 as a large resort/hospital facility by Dr. Byron ...

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