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Lakefront Walkway

Date: 1939
Description: Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways.
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Dam on Fox River

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Description: View towards far shoreline of dam on the Fox River at De Pere.
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Racine County Court House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view from across street of the Racine County Court House.
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Horse Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view over crowd of a horse pulling contest at a county fair. A man is sitting on the back of a truck bed driving two horses on what appears to be ...
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Farm Scene

Date: 1938
Description: A view of a farm in the "Coulee Country" near La Crosse during the spring. There is a long ditch in the foreground.
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Canoe on Lake Mendota

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Description: View from shoreline of four individuals in a canoe on Lake Mendota, framed with branches from a tree on the left side of the image.
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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Russell Street

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Description: View from street towards the left of the residential neighborhood on Russell Street. The original negative was used for the Works Progress Administration (...
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Mississippi River Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from 200 Block of State Street

Date: 1939
Description: A view from the 200 block of State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. This urban scene includes marquees for the Orpheum Theatre and the Ca...
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West Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Gesu Church, with automobiles and pedestrians on West Wisconsin Avenue. There is a sign on the left for the Abbot Crest Hotel located at 1226 West Wiscons...
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Old Brewery at Potosi

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Description: An exterior view of the old brewery at Potosi. A man is walking down the street toward the building.
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Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
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Milwaukee Brewery Grain Elevators

Date: 1938
Description: View across the Kinnickinnic River of the Pabst brewery grain elevator. A Schlitz building, possibly one of their grain elevators, stands behind the Pabst ...
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Lead and Zinc Mines

Date: 1936
Description: View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings.
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Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Quisling Towers

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Description: Quisling Towers apartment building, 1 East Gilman Street at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. Built in the Art Moderne style by the Quisling brothers and des...
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Beach on Lake Michigan

Date: 1939
Description: A beach on Lake Michigan near the Milwaukee Yacht Club. Men, women, and children relax on the beach. In the background many boats are on the water.
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Dells of the Eau Claire River

Date: 1936
Description: Two women sitting on top of rocks in the Dells of the Eau Claire River. There is a bridge in the background on the left.
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St. Josephat's Basilica

Date: 1936
Description: View down street of St. Josephat's Basilica and the surrounding streets.

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