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Man on Tall Ladder

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Description: Fire fighting scene in which a man is at the top of a very tall ladder mounted on a hook and ladder fire truck. A group of men observe. A haze of smoke fil...
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Paper Mill

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Description: Unidentified paper mill. The holding pond for the paper mill is in the foreground.
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Schwister's Minnesota-Badger

Date: 1912
Description: John Schwister at the controls of the "Minnesota-Badger," the plane he built in St. Paul, Minnesota and Wausau, Wisconsin. The passenger beside Schwister i...
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Jesse Brabazon in a Wright Model B

Date: 10 08 1912
Description: Jesse Brabazon of Delavan, Wisconsin, in a Wright Model B following an emergency landing at Cicero Field in Chicago. Inspecting the faulty propeller that c...
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Old Water Tower

Date: 1915
Description: East Washington Avenue from the Capitol Park with a view of the water tower, which stood from 1890 to 1920.
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Wisconsin Central Railroad Depot

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin Central Railroad passenger depot at Stuntz Avenue. A group of people stand on the platform and near the locomotive between t...
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Beer Drinkers

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Description: A group of men near the Koss railroad depot, the majority of whom are seated on the ground. One of the men is sitting on a piano stool. To the right of the...
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Soo Round House at Abbottsford

Date: 1909
Description: The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis."
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Medina Junction Washout

Date: 1915
Description: Four men inspecting the washout of Minneapolis, St. Paul and Sault Ste. Marie tracks caused by a flood at Medina Junction. The view is looking west from th...
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Augusta State Bank

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Description: View from street of the Augusta State Bank on a corner. There are pedestrians walking on the street and along the sidewalk. There is a support structure fo...
Postcard

Stone Street

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Description: Photographic postcard of Stone Street. A car is parked in front of an auto repair store. Electric power lines run down the street, and a water tower is in ...
Postcard

Stand Pipe in Burlington

Date: 1930
Description: Text reads: "Stand Pipe, Burlington, Wis."
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South Street and Water Tower

Date: 1900
Description: A view down unpaved South Street looking east. There is a water tower in the background. Caption reads: "Residence St."
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Downtown Cumberland and Beaver Dam Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Cumberland with Beaver Dam Lake in the background. In the foreground is a street, and across the street is a church, a water tower and dwe...
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De Pere Bridge with Cars

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated view of the bridge, with several cars driving on it. On the left and right are streets below the bridge. In the distance are smokestacks and water...
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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

Northwestern Manufacturing Company Plant

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Northwestern Manufacturing Company plant. Caption reads: "Birds-eye View showing Northwestern Mfg. Co.'s Plant, Fort Atkinson, Wis."
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Van Brunt Plant

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Description: View of the Van Brunt plant. The Van Brunt Manufacturing Company began in 1860 when brothers George and Daniel Van Brunt patented a design for a combinatio...
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Four Women in front of Factory

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Description: Four women workers standing in front of the Four Wheel Drive Factory.
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Woman in front of Factory

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Description: Woman worker with her back turned to the camera standing in front of the Clintonville Four Wheel Drive factory.

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