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| Date: | 1958 |
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| Description: | An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 06 29 1937 |
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| Description: | An International D-40 truck used by the Brennan Paving Company is parked in a paved lot in Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada, while a group of men work in the... |
| Date: | 1901 |
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| Description: | Lithographed poster depicting an elevated view of the Warder, Bushnell, and Glessner factory and surrounding area. Text in the upper left corner reads, "Ch... |
| Date: | 06 18 1952 |
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| Description: | William F. Guethlein, Sauk City, resting on a scaffold on the Belmont Hotel, 31 North Pinckney Street. He has been repairing and painting the hotel windows... |
| Date: | 1972 |
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| Description: | Political scientist Samuel L. Popkin and his wife. This photograph was taken about the time Wisconsin-born Popkin was jailed for his refusal to testify abo... |
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| Description: | Memohead of the Buckstaff-Edwards Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, manufacturers of coffins and caskets and wholesale dealers in caskets and undertaking supp... |
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| Description: | Memohead of the J.I. Case Plow Works of Racine, Wisconsin, with an elevated view of the company plant and a smaller scene set on a scroll of a man driving ... |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | Ink on paper. Shows local streets and Pekatonika River. "John M. Keep, proprietor. "Original plat of Darlington as surveyed by Richardson on June 14, 1850.... |
| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of an International Harvester model MA-1500 Metro delivery truck is parked on a bridge overlooking a body of water and a city skyline, likely... |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | A building site with "O'Dea and Shafer, Engineers and Contractors" construction crew, crane and other equipment. On the photograph album binding on the lef... |
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| Description: | Some towering hand-made genius had fighting words to sell |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map of Beaver Dam pictorially shows the history of the town. The map was made for the 100th anniversary celebration of Beaver Dam in 1941. The map inc... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A detail of a Sanborn map showing the lake Mendota shore area, including Madison Manufacturing Company. |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | This street map was given out by Mound City Bank and features a legend of points of interest and a street index. Streets are labeled as is the Roundtree Br... |
| Date: | 1960 |
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| Description: | This street map was likely given out by Mound City Bank and features a legend of points of interest and a street index. Streets are labeled as is the Round... |
| Date: | 1965 |
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| Description: | This series of 17 maps show boundaries and changes in city limits from 1846 to 1965. The base of all of the maps are the same, Milwaukee and suburbs. All m... |
| Date: | 10 07 1927 |
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| Description: | A man is operating an industrial tractor, which has a shovel on the front for moving earth. Men are in the background standing near a pile of sandbags. Tal... |
| Date: | 09 26 1957 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the West Tower of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street while it is under construction. Steel vertical and horizontal members,... |
| Date: | 05 18 1959 |
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| Description: | Model Marlyn Sachtjen paddling around in the 16 by 32 foot pool which was constructed on the Capitol Park overlooking State Street. Ruth Andres sits at the... |
| Date: | 07 29 1983 |
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| Description: | A man is using a hose to wash a street. Behind him, a man is driving by in a car. A sign for Doc's Coin Mart is on the building behind the car. Caption rea... |
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