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Suburban Bookmobile

Date: 1972
Description: Three children reading books near a bookmobile parked in a suburban neighborhood. The bookmobile was an International Loadstar 1600.
Map or Atlas

Wauwatosa and the Western Suburbs of Milwaukee

Date: 1892
Description: Color bird's-eye map of Wauwatosa, looking east toward Milwaukee and Lake Michigan. Predominantly green with cream colored roadways, with six land plots ow...
Photograph

Living Room in Coombs House

Date: 03 04 1937
Description: Living room in Coombs house, Lakewood.
Photograph

Aerial View of City

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of downtown area, with the Fox River and neighboring suburbs.
Photograph

Aerial Photograph of West Madison

Date: 04 21 1948
Description: Aerial photograph of the west side of Madison and the western edge of Lake Mendota. Taken over the west side of Madison looking northwest toward Middleton.
Photograph

A.J. Taft, Maple Bluff Police Marshal

Date: 12 13 1948
Description: The street directory for Maple Bluff was delivered by Marshall A.J. Taft around the Christmas season. The contents of the directory reveal the growth of Ma...
Photograph

Village in Snow

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated winter scene of Greendale (Milwaukee Co.), Wisconsin. Housing, roads and trees are visible in the distance. One person is walking through the snow...
Photograph

Dwellings and Tennis Courts

Date: 1939
Description: Elevated view of village with snow on the ground. A tennis court, flag pole, and pedestrians are visible in the foreground. Behind the tennis court are roa...
Photograph

Teacher Reading to School Children

Date: 
Description: A school teacher reads to elementary school children, who are sitting on the floor in a large, open classroom.
Print

American System-Built House Model A243

Date: 1916
Description: Black and red halftone print of an exterior perspective drawing of Model Home A243. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He assert...
Print

American System-Built House Model B23

Date: 1916
Description: Black and red halftone print of a perspective drawing of Model Home B23. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asserted that the...
Print

American System-Built House Model J900

Date: 1916
Description: Black and red halftone print of a perspective floor plan for Model Home J900. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asserted tha...
Print

American System-Built House Model A221

Date: 1916
Description: Black and red halftone print of a perspective drawing of Model Home A221. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asserted that th...
Print

American System-Built House Model A101

Date: 1916
Description: Black and red halftone print of the exterior perspective drawing for Model Home A101. Frank Lloyd Wright outlined his vision of affordable housing. He asse...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial Photo

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Aerial view of Crawford Heights looking northwest across Nakoma Road. The photograph shows Nakoma Road, the West Beltline, Cherokee School, and Midvale Bou...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial View

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Aerial view of Crawford Heights looking north along Midvale Boulevard. The photograph shows Nakoma Road, the West Beltline, Cherokee School, and Midvale Bo...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial View

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Aerial view of Crawford Heights looking northeast along Nakoma Road, across the West Beltline. The photograph shows Midvale Boulevard and Lake Mendota appe...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial View

Date: 12 22 1953
Description: Aerial photograph of Crawford Heights looking west along the West Beltline. The photograph shows Nakoma Road, Midvale Boulevard, Cherokee School, and the A...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial View

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Aerial view of Crawford Heights looking west along the West Beltline. The photograph shows Nakoma Road, Midvale Boulevard, Cherokee School, and the Arboret...
Photograph

Crawford Heights Aerial View

Date: 12 23 1953
Description: Aerial view of Crawford Heights looking north by northwest along the West Beltline with Cherokee School and the Arboretum at lower right and Lake Mendota a...

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