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Date: | 1874 |
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Description: | Halvor Nerison Hauge (1830-1906) had much to be proud of in 1874: an imposing brick house, modern harvesting equipment and a growing family. When Dahl publ... |
Date: | 1873 |
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Description: | Elevated view of railroad tracks and several houses. Several railroad employees are doing repair work on the tracks, and one man is riding on a handcar. Be... |
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Description: | Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair. |
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Description: | View down dirt road towards the Lappley Bros. Lumber Yard. There are houses on the right and in the far background. There are horses and carriages parked a... |
Date: | 1879 |
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Description: | Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings... |
Date: | 1895 |
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Description: | Interior view of the Hausmann Brewery Bar with spittoons on the floor. A sign behind the bar reads: "No intoxicating drinks sold to minors." The patrons an... |
Date: | 09 11 1937 |
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Description: | A male soda jerk is standing behind the semi-circular counter in the Bancroft Dairy fountain room, with seven customers eating ice cream. |
Date: | 09 02 1928 |
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Description: | Group portrait of the Orpheum Theatre's staff of ushers. |
Date: | 08 1916 |
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Description: | Richard Lloyd Jones, editor and publisher (1911-1919) of the Wisconsin State Journal, at his desk. |
Date: | 01 28 1932 |
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Description: | Governor Philip La Follette signing Wisconsin's pioneer unemployment compensation law. From left to right are Henry Ohl, Elizabeth Brandeis, Paul A. Raushe... |
Date: | 07 23 1931 |
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Description: | Capital Times model home under construction at 2318 Monroe Street. |
Date: | 12 23 1920 |
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Description: | Members of the Department of State in the Governor's office at the Wisconsin State Capitol. Seated, in the middle, is Secretary Fred R. Zimmerman. |
Date: | 02 04 1943 |
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Description: | Six Chevrolet automobiles (possibly taxies) and 10 drivers holding pledge cards outside the side entrance to Friede Storage Garage (previously known as Pur... |
Date: | 1936 |
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Description: | Orpheum Theatre usher, Rolland W. Hamelin, who had recently received an appointment to West Point. 216 State Street. |
Date: | 1970 |
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Description: | Historic home on University Avenue being demolished. The home was replaced by Burger King, a fast-food, drive-in restaurant. |
Date: | 05 20 1931 |
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Description: | Interior of Joe's Place with bartender, possibly Joseph Puccio. The bar was located at 786 W. Washington Avenue in what was known as the Greenbush neighbor... |
Date: | 09 15 1933 |
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Description: | Interior of Urso's West Side Palm Tavern with two bartenders, cigar display, tin ceiling and palms. The tavern was located at 734 West Washington Avenue in... |
Date: | 1926 |
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Description: | A businessman and his secretary at the desk in his office. |
Date: | 1921 |
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Description: | Man behind the wheel of an International model F truck loaded with furniture in front of a residential home. The truck was owned by E.A. Ringland, Internat... |
Date: | 06 03 1935 |
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Description: | Three Klein-Dickert Co. painters with two ladders are painting a house located at 2315 Rugby Row. |
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