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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Cross Plains Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of ice cream parlor with a horse-drawn wagon parked on the right with sheds behind. Barrels are stacked on the porch. Signs above the porch read: ...
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State Bank of Wisconsin

Date: 08 13 1929
Description: View at night of the State Bank of Wisconsin, located at 502 State Street.
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Second Street

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of Second Street, with an automobile on the street, two sets of streetcar tracks, pedestrians on the sidewalk, and a large brick bui...
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Denniston House Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Denniston House Hotel.
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J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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J.S. Baker, Land Agent, Building

Date: 1855
Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a brick structure, possibly in Green Bay, Wisconsin, housing the office of J.S. Baker, Land Agent. The building is three stories...
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Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc.

Date: 08 10 1954
Description: Exterior view from street at night of the Photo Copy Service and Madison Film Productions, Inc., building at 211 West Mifflin Street.
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Stained Glass Bay Window

Date: 09 02 1969
Description: Stained glass bay window in a second story apartment at 702 University Avenue. The building was originally owned by H.V. Teckam, and built in 1899. For man...
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Market Square

Date: 1890
Description: Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background.
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Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.
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Downtown State Office Building

Date: 1955
Description: View of the State Office Building looking up at the open windows.
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Children Sitting Outdoors

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Description: A group of four young children sitting in a circle on the grass. Several buildings are in the background, and a few bare trees are on the right. The buildi...
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Company Agency

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of McCormick Harvesting Machine Company dealership building. Large windows on ground floor of window reflect surrounding landscape. A raised ...
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Two Men with Model F International Trucks

Date: 1915
Description: Two drivers for "Southern Star Products" out of Louisville Provision Company pose next to International model F, or 31 trucks. The trucks are parked outsid...
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International Model M Truck Outside Betsy Ross House

Date: 1914
Description: Man in driver's seat of an International model M truck parked outside the historic Betsy Ross house. The truck was operated by "White Star Blue" under Geor...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1911
Description: View down railroad tracks of a depot and yards in Ableman. The depot is in the background, among other industrial and commercial buildings.
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Business Block

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of a business block in Ableman. There is a storefront with umbrellas displayed in the show window, and what appears to be a hammock is han...
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Depot

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Description: View across railroad tracks of the depot, which is a two-story building with a covered platform. There appears to be a commercial building next door on the...

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