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Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of crowds strolling through the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. In the background is a Ferris wheel, and a banner encouraging fair goers to "tal...
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Washing Machines in Industry Building

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Description: Display of Maytag wringer-type washing machines in the Industry Building at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background is a display for Miller Beer, 5 cen...
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Wisconsin State Capitol and East Washington Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Automobiles are parked along the street, and a building on the right has advertisements for st...
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"Wisconsin State Journal" Staff

Date: 01 28 1949
Description: The Advertising Department of the "Wisconsin State Journal" has artists, copy writers, and technical experts to "help you shop."
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Wienermobile at the Fair

Date: 1952
Description: The driver of the wienermobile finds the entrance to the Oscar Mayer tent at the Wisconsin State Fair too low for it to get in.
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Field of Potatoes on the Farm of Oswald Scheller

Date: 09 04 1895
Description: A promotional card depicting Oswald Scheller and his family on their farm in northern Wisconsin.

The caption below the image reads: "Field of potatoes on...

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The Result of Thrift and Energy

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional cards created to attract farmers to the agricultural land in northern Wisconsin. The image depicts Conrad Flicker and his family standing in ...
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Rainbow Cottages

Date: 1950
Description: Entrance sign and rainbow between two trees in front of several cabins at the Rainbow Cabins. The cabins were located on Route 16 on Vine Street.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Museum Pharmacy

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Description: View of the pharmacy display at the Wisconsin Historical Society Museum. This installation with furnishings, equipment, and other stock supplies found in a...
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Rib Lake, Taylor County, Wis.

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card displaying a populated village street near a lake in Northern Wisconsin.

The caption bellow the photography reads: "RIB LAKE, TAYLOR C...

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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: Close-up of replica chandelier in Stoughton Opera House.
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Lorraine Gray and Frank Gray

Date: 01 11 1945
Description: Lorraine Gray, and her younger brother Frank are reading an RMR "help wanted" advertisement in the "Wisconsin State Journal." The RMR (Ruben-Mallory-Ray-O-...
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Race at Road America

Date: 07 1983
Description: View from the stands of an automobile race at Road America near Elkhart Lake. Large striped tents are in the background on the right.
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Temporary Quarters for New Comers From Indiana

Date: 1895
Description: A promotional card advertising farming land in northern Wisconsin. The image depicts four settler men, their two horses, and their dog outside a temporary ...
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Sawyer House

Date: 1914
Description: Advertisement reads: "Castle-Pierce Printing Company" and "Sept. 1915". At bottom it reads: "Oshkosh, Wisconsin". Text on right reads: "Beautiful Homes in ...
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Stoughton Opera House

Date: 2009
Description: View of Stoughton Opera House stage, advertising curtain and boxes from front of auditorium.
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Werner Opera House

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Description: Two men on a scaffold inside the Werner Opera House. Advertisements for local merchants are on the stage curtain, and there is an upright piano in the fore...
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Winnebago Indian Village Sign

Date: 08 1957
Description: View from street of a sign hanging at 211 Broadway, advertising the Winnebago Indian Village, which was managed by Pipe Dyer.
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Interior of Schulz Garage

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Description: A DeSoto Fluid Drive automobile is parked on the left, and has a Wisconsin license plate mounted on the front with a date of 1946. On the right is a servic...
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Genoa Junction Free Public Library

Date: 10 07 1905
Description: Interior view of the Genoa Junction Free Public Library. Reverse of cardboard mounting reads: "Genoa Junction Free Public Library, Genoa Junction, Wisconsi...

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