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Houses and Water Tower

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view over trees of village. In the background is a water tower on a hill with trees.
Postcard

Fairbanks, Morse Plant in the Summer

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Description: Elevated view of the plant and residential area, with smokestacks. Caption reads: "Birds-eye View of Fairbanks Morse Plant, Beloit, Wis."
Postcard

Sectional View of the City

Date: 1905
Description: Colorized elevated view of Jefferson with numerous churches, businesses and residential homes, and a body of water in the foreground. Caption reads: "Secti...
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Confraternity of Christian Doctrine Pontifical Field Mass

Date: 09 11 1955
Description: View of the Confraternity of Christian Doctrine pontifical field mass held at Breese Stevens Field. The Most Reverend John Treacy, bishop of the La Crosse ...
Photograph

Blair and Main Streets

Date: 1939
Description: The snowy intersection of South Blair and East Main Streets.
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Aerial View of State Reformatory

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Description: Aerial view includes farm and orchards, surrounded by neighborhoods. A water tower is on the upper left half.
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Corner of Grove and Mineral Street

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Description: Corner of Grove and Mineral Streets with cars parked along the road. Storefronts line the streets. The Goodwill store, a used car dealership and a water to...
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New Pavement for Myrtle Street, Looking West

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, new pavement, viewed on Myrtle Street, looking west toward Oscar Mayer plant.
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Oakfield Water Tower

Date: 05 1981
Description: Oakfield water tower, Waupun Street.
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Five Points

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Description: The 7th and Lehman Streets intersection with a horse-drawn delivery carriage and a drugstore on the corner. Caption reads: "Five Points * 7th and Lehman St...
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City View at Night

Date: 01 1973
Description: "View from the water tower looking southwest."
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Silent Night

Date: 01 1973
Description: "Main Street on a cold winter night."
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Theresa State Bank

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Description: "Theresa State Bank was built on this empty lot, on Wisconsin Street, in 1975."
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Summer Homes on Nebraska Row

Date: 1937
Description: View from the lake of the summer homes on Nebraska Row along the shoreline of Lake Superior. The water tower and church steeple are visible on the far righ...
Book or Pamphlet

Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company

Date: 1902
Description: A bird's-eye view illustration of the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in 1895 by four Madison businessmen, Conrad M. Con...
Photograph

Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the east from the Capitol Square.
Photograph

View of Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View of Madison in the far distance taken from the third floor of a home at 216 Campbell Street, in University Heights. There is a power line suspended in ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Stoughton Road

Date: 
Description: Aerial view looking north along Stoughton Road from south of Pflaum Road.
Postcard

Bird's-eye View-East

Date: 12 22 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View-East, Stanley, Wis." Elevated view from a rooftop, with the flat roof of a brick building in the foreground. In the center ...
Postcard

City Park

Date: 02 25 1911
Description: Caption reads: "City Park, Stanley, Wisconsin". A city park with a water tank on a metal structure in the center, with a gazebo behind. In the background a...

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