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Patrolman on Wisconsin Road

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Description: Wisconsin highway patrolman grading with a team of horses. Image taken for the Wisconsin Good Roads Association.
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Rablin House

Date: 1875
Description: The Rablin House built by John Rablin.
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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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State Capitol Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol under construction, with men and a horse-drawn buggy in the foreground.
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Winter Street Scene

Date: 1899
Description: Winter scene of two men standing on a snowy street with the Wisconsin State Capitol visible in the background. They are holding snow shovels.
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Southeast Corner of the University of Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: A southwest corner view of the University of Wisconsin campus, from University Avenue just east of Park Street. A group of men are working in the road amon...
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Akron Soap Box Derby

Date: 08 11 1940
Description: Thirteen year-old James Borden (standing in the middle) of Madison, Wisconsin, the 1940 Madison, Wisconsin soap box derby champion, waiting for his turn to...
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Loyalty Day Parade

Date: 03 31 1917
Description: Elevated view of men carrying flags marching down State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol in a Loyalty Day Parade.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Building

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Description: A group of men with a horse-drawn vehicle are standing outside of the Wisconsin Telephone Company Building, located at 16-18 S. Carroll Street.
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Henry J. McCormick

Date: 03 01 1954
Description: Henry J. McCormick, Wisconsin State Journal Sports Editor, stands beside an automobile before his departure for Bradenton, Florida to report on the M...
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Lyle Lilly in Badger Ordnance Motorcyle Police Uniform

Date: 1944
Description: Lyle Lilly (1916-2011) stands in front of his home at 838 Woodrow Street in Madison, Wisconsin. He is wearing his motorcyle police uniform that he wore whi...
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Three Young People

Date: 1896
Description: Snapshot of a young man with two young women chatting on Wisconsin Street. The scene is near the Grand Avenue bridge which appears in the background.
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Wisconsin Telephone Co. Installation Wagon

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Telephone Company horse-drawn service and installation wagon in front of the Telephone Building. Two men sit in the wagon. A man stands in the do...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 28 1940
Description: Paul Johnson (left) and James Borden (right) racing down Gorham Street at Madison's (Wisconsin) 1940 soap box derby. They have just left the starting ramp....
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Wisconsin Ice and Coal Company Delivery Truck

Date: 07 05 1938
Description: View from street of man carrying ice out of the rear bumper of an International D-300 truck owned by the Wisconsin Ice & Coal Company. The text on the truc...
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Fire in the Wisconsin Building

Date: 01 13 1914
Description: Smoke billowing from windows on the State Street (left) and Carroll Street (right) sides of the Wisconsin Building. Fire fighters on ladders are working fr...
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Parade in Black River Falls

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Description: Slightly elevated view of a parade on a town street. Identified as a parade in Black River Falls, taking place for the Wisconsin State Fair.
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Winter Snow Storm

Date: 12 07 1950
Description: A winter scene of a man clearing his car windshield of snow at the corner of South Carroll Street and West Wilson Street, Madison, Wisconsin, after a winte...
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Crowds Welcome Soldiers Home

Date: 05 21 1919
Description: Elevated view of street entertainment, with crowds, dancing and band concert to welcome home Wisconsin National Guard, 3d Regiment, Company H, after servic...

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