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Letter to W.R. Taylor from Hinton

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter (without the envelope) from Mr. Hinton to W.R. (William Robert) Taylor.
Manuscript

Letter to W.R. Taylor in Cottage Grove, Second Page

Date: 03 15 1853
Description: The second page of a letter written to William Robert Taylor when he lived in Cottage Grove.
Manuscript

Letter to William R. Taylor from Hinton

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter to W.R. Taylor from Hinton.
Photograph

Railroad Yard Bridge

Date: 1895
Description: Men walking across a bridge over railroad tracks.
Manuscript

Letter to W.R. Taylor in Cottage Grove

Date: 03 15 1853
Description: The first page of a letter written to William Robert Taylor when he lived in Cottage Grove. It was authored by someone in Stevens Point whose name is not s...
Photograph

Postmen

Date: 1880
Description: Group portrait of postmen from the Milwaukee Area.
Manuscript

Letter with Envelope to W.R. Taylor

Date: 06 08 1853
Description: A letter to Colonel William Robert Talylor signed "Yours in Hast, —. Hinton". The envelope is included in the upper left hand corner of the letter.
Photograph

Child on Scale

Date: 1897
Description: A young girl wearing a coat and hat is standing on a scale that is chained to a post near a building.
Photograph

Bridge Over the Milwaukee River

Date: 1895
Description: A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower.
Photograph

Men Pulling Carts

Date: 1897
Description: Men pushing and pulling two carts, one with a barrel, around a street corner.
Photograph

East Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1893
Description: East Wisconsin Avenue showing men and women on the sidewalks and the Hotel Pfister in the background.
Photograph

Men Walking Away from Train

Date: 1897
Description: A group of men carrying lunch boxes are walking away from a steam engine train, which is near another train and power lines.
Photograph

Women and Children

Date: 1897
Description: Women of various ages are surrounded by babies and young children, as well as chairs and cribs. Each woman is holding a baby. Cribs are hanging on chains f...
Photograph

Men Escorting Woman on Railroad Platform

Date: 1897
Description: Two men escorting a fashionably dressed woman with a feathered boa obscuring part of her face. People are standing in the background near a train next to t...
Photograph

Fair Midway

Date: 1894
Description: People strolling on the midway and stopping to observe the booths and displays. In the background is a large building with flags.
Photograph

Manufacturer's Home Building

Date: 1895
Description: Building from across the river, with construction workers working nearby. Signs for the Boston Store and Diamond tires are on the roof, as well as lettered...
Photograph

Fire Boats Near Walkway

Date: 1897
Description: Boats used for fighting fires are docked near a walkway. On the left the walkway is full of men, some gathered near the boats and a fire hose stretched out...
Photograph

Robert C. Crowell

Date: 06 01 1864
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Major Robert C. Crowell, F & S, 26th Missouri Infantry. When Crowell was mustered into the regiment he held the posit...
Photograph

Resort and Harbor

Date: 1895
Description: View from across railroad tracks. Resort is on the water's edge, with a small inlet on the right. Land is mostly sand, though a small part on the left ha...
Photograph

Grand Avenue at 4th Street

Date: 1895
Description: Grand Avenue at 4th Street looking east. An electric sign for the Alhambra Theatre is in the center. Pedestrians are crossing the road and are on the sidew...

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