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Wisconsin Four Lane Highway

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of a newly opened divided four lane highway.
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Early Morning at Railroad Crossing

Date: 10 03 1960
Description: Early morning at a railroad crossing on County Highway A, with houses and a barn in the distance.
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Fort Winnebago Monument

Date: 1924
Description: Fort Winnebago monument two miles east of Portage on Highway 33, erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1924. The mo...
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International Truck on Highway 75

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of two men driving an International truck on U.S. Highway 75 between Breckenridge and Moorehead in Minnesota.
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Sunset Drive Bridge

Date: 1990
Description: Sunset Drive Bridge.
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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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Cars on Gravel Road

Date: 
Description: Two cars driving on a gravel road lined with telephone poles or power lines. On the right beyond a stop sign, cars are parked behind a fence. More cars are...
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Men Walking on Residential Street

Date: 1936
Description: View up residential street with newly constructed houses, young trees and lampposts. Men in suits and hats walk along the sidewalk. A speed limit sign is o...
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"No Parking" Sign

Date: 1926
Description: A sign reading: "No Parking on Pavement - State Law" is posted alongside a road, and in the background a man is standing in the line of traffic to inspect ...
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Road Sign Warning of Curve Ahead

Date: 05 1926
Description: A sign reading: "Look Curve L." is posted along the side of a paved road. An automobile is on the road in the background.
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Bridge On Beaver Dam Road

Date: 08 1982
Description: "This small bridge is on Beaver Dam Road, a short distance west of Hwy 41. Now, the road has been closed to through traffic."
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Theresa Marsh

Date: 03 1984
Description: "Traveling west over the Theresa Marsh, Hwy 28 intersects Hwy 175 at this intersection."
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Automobiles on Road

Date: 1922
Description: View down dirt road towards two automobiles, next to each other and going in different directions. Another automobile is parked in the background. On the r...
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Automobile and Plow

Date: 1922
Description: View down dirt road towards a man, seen from behind, sitting on a plow pulled by a team of two horses, near an automobile facing the camera. Next to the au...
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Biking on McArthur Road

Date: 08 1996
Description: "A lone biker glides off into the distance on a misty McArthur Road."
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Evacuation Route Out of Milwaukee

Date: 1961
Description: Evacuation route out of Milwaukee. View from the side of the road looking downhill towards the rear of a Wisconsin State Patrol cruiser parked on the right...
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 134

Date: 
Description: We always know what day it is
Because it never fails. Sometime between the awful and the coffee
that stepson drives along the road
and all the dog...
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Wisconsin State Line

Date: 1930
Description: A sign post next to a survey marker, lower right, marks the state line between Wisconsin and Illinois south of Kenosha. Signage on that post identifies Sta...

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