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Date: | 1928 |
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Description: | The "Spirit of St. Louis," flown by Charles Lindbergh, was the first airplane to fly non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. Lindbergh returned to Madison... |
Date: | 1946 |
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Description: | Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice. |
Date: | 05 10 1855 |
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Description: | A poster advertising a $100 reward to be issued by Marcus Du Val for his runaway "servant" Matthew Turner. The poster includes a physical description of th... |
Date: | 1915 |
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Description: | House, "Camp Stella," a.k.a. "Sevona Memorial Cottage," on Sand Island. The structure was orignally built by Sam S. Fifield, ex-Lieutenant Governor of Wisc... |
Date: | 1917 |
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Description: | Elizabeth Lathrop, Post Mistress, stands with a dog and other people in front of the Post Office. There is a shoreline on the left. |
Date: | 1915 |
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Description: | Tile fireplace inside the Hull cottage on Madeline Island. Display of Native American artifacts and other items are on the mantel. The Hull cottage, a.k.a.... |
Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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Description: | View of the ferry "Gar-How" taken from on board the ferry "Island Queen" while both were docked at Madeline Island. The "Gar-How" was named after Howard Ru... |
Date: | 05 16 1973 |
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Description: | Steel-hulled ferry "Nichevo II" at the city dock in La Pointe. The "Nichevo II" began service in 1962. It was built by Fraser Shipyards of Superior for Har... |
Date: | 1918 |
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Description: | Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi... |
Date: | 03 22 1948 |
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Description: | A driver for Dairy Distributors, Inc. cooperative of Watertown, Wisconsin delivering milk to strikers' soup kitchen. "Several dairies have volunteered to... |
Date: | 12 1856 |
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Description: | Handbill and order form advertising reaper and mower manufactured by Cyrus Hall McCormick. This describes the gold medal awarded at the "Great French Exhib... |
Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
Date: | 1895 |
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Description: | Members of the Frautschi family pose at the Christian Frautschi Furniture Store. From left to right are Alice, Irving, Christian and Arthur Frautschi. |
Date: | 07 24 1933 |
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Description: | A man in a car poses in front of A. Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed at 653 West Washington Avenue. |
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Description: | View of the steamboat the "Lion" on the Mississippi River, at sunset. |
Date: | 1923 |
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Description: | Buddy L toy model S truck hauling California Sun-Maid Seedless Raisins. |
Date: | 05 25 1944 |
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Description: | Group of McCormick Works employees holding up Army-Navy "E" banner with torpedo in foreground. The McCormick Works was built by Cyrus McCormick in 1873 and... |
Date: | 1922 |
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Description: | International Harvester Model S truck with delivery body, Pacifico and Petlovany Bakery. |
Date: | 10 06 1946 |
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Description: | Branch managers tour Melrose Park Works. |
Date: | 1986 |
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Description: | Poster introducing the "Navistar" brand name. Features illustrations of logos and/or trademarks that preceded the change, including the "triple diamond." |
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