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Kenosha Comets 1947 Program Cover

Date: 1947
Description: Front cover of a program for the Kenosha Comets 1947 baseball season. The cover features a photograph of Lake Front Stadium where the Comets played.
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Wisconsin Granite Company — Crushed Granite

Date: 1910
Description: View across open field toward a large group of men posing on a large pile of granite. There is a large industrial building in the background on the right. ...
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Seventh Step in Shocking. Breaking First Cap Sheaf

Date: 1920
Description: A man is building up a shock of wheat in a field.
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Fourth and Fifth Steps in Shocking Wheat

Date: 1920
Description: A man is building up a shock of wheat in a field.
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Tractor with Disk Harrow

Date: 04 13 1911
Description: Three-quarter view from right rear towards a Disk Harrow attached to a tractor in a field. There are farm and factory buildings in the distance.
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The Capitol

Date: 1864
Description: Engraving of the seconds Wisconsin State Capital building. This building burned down in 1904.
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WI Telephone Company

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin Telephone Co. building, 946 E. Main Street. In the background is a sign (reading backwards) for "Burgess Battery."
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Family Standing Outside of Tent

Date: 1935
Description: One of a group of images under the headline: "Matanuska Valley Colonists Wait for Mail, Carry Water, Haul Logs." Original caption reads: "Wisconsin colonis...
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Bird's Eye View of Cudahy

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Cudahy showing stock yards and the Cudahy packing houses. A train runs through the center of the image on the Chicago & Northwestern Rai...
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Boy Standing in Garden

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a boy standing in a backyard garden. Another boy is standing behind him on the other side of a fence. There is a chicken standing...
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"At Home Abroad" Brochure Back Cover

Date: 1938
Description: Back cover of "At Home Abroad" brochure featuring the continent of Australia.
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La Mejor del Mundo Catalog Cover

Date: 1900
Description: Front cover of catalog of McCormick Line of Haying & Harvesting Machines for Argentina. Features a photograph of a man on an oxen-drawn binder in a field w...
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Brittingham Bay Panorama

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic view of Brittingham Bay taken from the north west shore of Brittingham Park. The boathouse is on the left. On the right the railroad tracks cross...
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Baptism of Nakam

Date: 1855
Description: Illustration of Father Florimond Bonduel baptizing a Menominee woman named Nakam by pouring water from a clam shell onto her head. The woman is kneeling at...
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Henry Vilas Park Zoo Map

Date: 11 1964
Description: Fold-out map of the zoo inside a publication titled: "Henry Vilas Park Zoo: An Instructive Book on the Origin and Habits of Animals." Includes Lake Wingra,...
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Lake Geneva Scrapbook Page

Date: 
Description: A scrapbook page with six photographs and some captions. One image is captioned: "Was on the Oregon when Spanish fleet was destroyed."
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Old's Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1943
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Old's Seed Book featuring an illustration of varieties of larkspurs.
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Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1937
Description: The cover design of the Golden Jubilee issue of Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration feature...
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Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1934
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features the ...
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Olds' Seed Book Cover Design

Date: 1935
Description: The cover design of the gardening catalog Olds' Seed Book from the L.L. Olds Seed Co. The subtitle reads: "Tells the Truth." The illustration features an i...

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