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| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Madison water tower and farmers' market as seen through the stone gateway at the East Washington Avenue entrance to the Capitol Park. The building on t... |
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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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| 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 ... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| 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.... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View towards intersection at Third Street and Scott Street. The Hotel Bellis is at 420 Third Street facing the Court House. Streetcar tracks run along both... |
| Date: | 1922 |
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| Description: | The J.C. Hawley house, also known as the Evergreens, which stood on a site at Badger Road that later became a highway interchange. A water tower is on the ... |
| Date: | 08 18 1949 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the newly reconstructed East Washington Avenue, looking east at the 700 block. A water tower is on the right. |
| Date: | 06 09 1938 |
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| Description: | View from across road of six men and one woman standing outside the Webster and Stonehouse flour mill. Another man stands in the back of a truck to the rig... |
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| Description: | Parking lot behind Ace Hardware. A few cars are parked, and behind them is a Dairy Queen on the right. In the center on a low hill is the support structure... |
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| Description: | A sign prominently displays "OPEN THANKSGIVING DAI" in the top left corner of the frame. Across Third Street behind the sign is the 88 Tavern. Down Portlan... |
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| Description: | View of the Colonial Hotel as seen from across Lake Jackson. In the foreground, a woman and a boy stand next to a wooden dwelling over the water, bordered ... |
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| Description: | View of a dam, with industrial buildings on the opposite shoreline. A factory building has a sign that reads: "Home of Old Hampshire Bond," and "Hampshire ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | A wooden chest with a sign "[illegible] Cement Work" stands on West Dayton Street near its intersection with Wisconsin Avenue. There is a bucket nearby, an... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad depot. A train rests at the stop while commuters wait to board from the platform. There is a horse to the right... |
| Date: | 07 18 1915 |
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| Description: | Black and white postcard of Moore's Lakeside Resort on Brown's Lake. Staff and/or visitors are posing on the front porch and on the lawn. The wrap-around b... |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | The Municipal Light and Power Plant and water tower seen from across a pond. |
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| Description: | View of automobiles driving on a street, entering the city. The Theresa water tower can be seen on the left. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | Three men, Henry Dietrich, Frank Eckstein and Peter Bausch, are posing with the fire truck they built. They took the truck to Dubuque to have the bright wo... |
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