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Power Generators

Date: 08 30 1925
Description: Power generators inside a factory. The ceiling is exposed, and rows of windows are letting in natural light.
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Hebrew Brotherhood Synagogue Side Room

Date: 02 1977
Description: A side room in the synagogue, with a bench and a chair in the foreground, and a cabinet with glass windows against the wall in the background.
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Bicycling Outing

Date: 10 04 1896
Description: View down sidewalk of a group of men and women standing near a large brick building. Bicycles are leaning against the curb and the side of the building. Th...
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Fur Trading Post

Date: 1833
Description: Illustration of the Solomon Juneau fur trading post at Milwaukee in 1833.
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Manure Spreader

Date: 01 23 1906
Description: Left side view of a manure spreader parked in a yard at McCormick Works. There is a fence in the background.
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View of Prairie du Chien

Date: 1836
Description: Woodcut of Prairie du Chien in 1836. Text at bottom reads: "Prairie du Chien in 1836. From an old cut."
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Loggery Cottage

Date: 1890
Description: The “loggery” cottage built for James Duane Doty.
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Display Room of Dealership

Date: 02 26 1920
Description: Agricultural machinery on display on the floor of a dealership. There is a Titan 10-20 on the left, and International trucks in the background.
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Wisconsin at the World's Fair

Date: 1904
Description: Seated at the table in front of the Wisconsin Building at the St. Louis World's Fair are Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Lieutenant Governor James...
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Resort on Geneva Lake

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Description: View across water towards what may be cottages on the shoreline of the lake. There are stone lined paths, and a pier on the far left. A sign near steps rea...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Fence and Church

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated wintertime view of the intersection of South Carroll and West Main Streets, showing the First Baptist Church constructed in 1854, the wooden fence...
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Christmas Display

Date: 12 1909
Description: Light from a dormer window illuminates a number of Christmas trees, including a tall and lavishly decorated tree, in the home of George Brumder on Grand Av...
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Camp Waucheta

Date: 06 1895
Description: View of Camp Waucheta, with a cabin on the left and a dog sitting in the grass in the foreground. There is a lake in the background on the right, with tree...
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Bruce Barton

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Description: Bruce Barton, board chairman of Batton, Barton, Durstine & Osborn (advertising firm) in his office. Behind him is a large illustration of a street scene. T...
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Delivery Truck

Date: 10 29 1927
Description: A delivery truck parked near the side of the building. A sign above the windshield of the truck reads: "Whittier." Lumber is stacked in the bed of the truc...
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Watt Children in Field with Lamb

Date: 1900
Description: Glendora and Russell Watt, the children of Ephraim and Adelaide Watt are standing with a lamb in an open field. Glendora is holding a bottle for feeding th...
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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 1901
Description: Wilbur Wright (standing, second from the right) with Edward C. Huffaker, Octave Chanute, and George Spratt in the workshed. Chanute was a special visitor f...
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Outdoor Portrait of Two Men with a Tandem Bicycle

Date: 1896
Description: An outdoor portrait of two men with a tandem bicycle. The men stand in a yard near a front walk leading up to a porch. In back of the men is the side of a ...
Drawing

Gisholt Brochure Dummy - Pages 8 and 9

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Description: Layout of pages 8 and 9 for a Gisholt Machine Company promotional brochure. The drawing is rendered on tissue paper in graphite and yellow and black pastel...
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Fir Trees

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Description: Autochrome photograph of fir trees in forest.

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