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Babcock Drive

Date: 1948
Description: Signpost for Babcock Drive with the Agricultural Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus in the background.
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 10 1939
Description: Railroad crossing, also showing the main street and the train depot.
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Main Avenue

Date: 1950
Description: Caption reads: "Looking West on Main Ave." View down center of commercial area, with automobiles moving down the street, and parked along the curbs. A U.S....
Postcard

Post Office

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of a post office. Caption reads: "Post Office — Walworth, Wisconsin".
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Interstate I-43

Date: 1981
Description: Fond du Lac Avenue (State Highway 145) exit from Interstate I-43 in Milwaukee. As originally conceived, the interstate system in Wisconsin was to consist ...
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Church of Christ, Christian Scientist

Date: 1948
Description: Church of Christ, Christian Scientist, built in 1886, the first Christian Science church outside of Boston and the first in America built for this purpose.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1930
Description: View from sidewalk on left side of bridge towards Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Looking North, Osceola, Wis."
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Earth Day Banner Over Street

Date: 04 1973
Description: The city of Burlington is visited by Gaylord Nelson during an Earth Week celebration. The photograph shows a horse-drawn carriage riding down main street, ...
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Lathrop Hall

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior view of hall from across University Avenue on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A sign reading "stop" hangs above the street.
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Natural Resources

Date: 1969
Description: Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources Building, 4610 University Avenue.
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A Park in Winter

Date: 11 29 1989
Description: Panoramic view of Riverside Park during the winter.
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Strongs Avenue from Clark Street

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Description: View down Strong's Avenue, taken from Clark Street. Automobiles park on either side of the street near storefronts. Perpendicular to Strongs Avenue is Main...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
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Business Section

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Description: View of the business section featuring jewelry, shoe, and drug stores and other storefronts. Women and men walk down the sidewalk near cars parked on the c...
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Business District

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Description: View across intersection of the business district featuring the 'largest post clock in the United States,' located on the corner of Washington Avenue and M...
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Brewery Gulch

Date: 1920
Description: Storefronts line the main streets in Brewery Gulch. Paramount Pictures Theater can be seen in the foreground.
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After Tet

Date: 1968
Description: Pedestrians and an ARVN soldier on a bicycle crossing a bridge in the city of Hue after the Tet Offensive.
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Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A group of police officers wearing helmets are walking along the sidewalk. Behind them is an intersection, with a number of pedestrians on the sidewalk and...
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Woolworth's Protestors and Law Enforcement Officers

Date: 1964
Description: A woman stands in the foreground looking at the camera, while behind her two law enforcement officers wearing helmets examine protestors during a Freedom S...
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"Foreign Correspondent" Premiere

Date: 1940
Description: Slightly elevated view from street corner at Broadway and West 50th Street of the Rivoli Theater in Times Square when it was screening the movie "Foreign C...

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