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| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | A car drives on a main street in a downtown business district. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A tree-lined, rural road in the Kickapoo Valley of southwestern Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of... |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | View of the Grand Avenue viaduct and surrounding establishments. A line of automobiles are parked outside a tavern under the viaduct. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from inside arch of building looking out to City Hall. A street is below, along with a parking lot full of cars, and several other buildings. |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Well-dressed relatives leave a house where they attended a family gathering. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | A view across State Street from the east terrace of the Wisconsin Historical Society building. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison entrance to Arboretum. Two stone walls flank the road. Two informational signs, including the speed limit, are past the e... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Exterior from road of the women's dormitory, Elizabeth Waters Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Built in 1940 as the campus home for fou... |
| Date: | 07 26 1947 |
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| Description: | Crowd and officials watch Soap Box Derby contestants at the finish line on East Gorham Street. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a farm in mid-winter. Snow blankets the ground and some of the buildings. An orchard is in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of terraced farm land with shocks of harvested corn. A farm is in the valley and trees cover much of the hills. |
| Date: | 09 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of two Lake Michigan ferries tied up at harbor slips. The eastern terminus of the Green Bay Route was the Lake Michigan port city of Kewaunee. ... |
| Date: | 10 05 1948 |
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| Description: | Aerial photograph of the Baumgartner Dairy Farm, one half mile east of Three Lakes, WI. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | View down center of a road in winter after a fresh snow. Pine trees are along the right, and deciduous trees are on the left. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Highway 21 bridge and Petenwell Dam on the Wisconsin River. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of a snow-covered hillside with a farm below. |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Northernaire Resort, on Deer Lake. The resort is in the foreground. Many lakes, surrounded by trees, are in the background, including Big St... |
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