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Horse Barn

Date: 1903
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) from Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1898
Description: Winter scene looking down snow-covered Wisconsin Avenue to the third Wisconsin State Capitol. There are two horse-drawn sleighs, each with one passenger, o...
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Horse and Rider Take a Jump

Date: 1940
Description: Patricia Ferneding of Hartland, Wisconsin takes her Lightweight Hunter named Just So over a jump at the Wisconsin State Fair. Miss Ferneding won the Ladies...
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Harness Racing at the Wisconsin State Fair

Date: 1953
Description: Harness racers are shown in action at the Wisconsin State Fair Park, with an audience watching from the grandstand.
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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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Wisconsin Hoofers Horse Show

Date: 05 08 1952
Description: Four University of Wisconsin students who will participate in the horse show sponsored by the Wisconsin Hoofers. Left to right are Joan Adler, Unionville, ...
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Wisconsin Creamery

Date: 1910
Description: Farmers and horse-drawn wagons loaded with milk cans pose in front of a Wisconsin creamery.
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Homecoming at the University of Wisconsin

Date: 11 07 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin cheerleaders riding in a convertible during the UW-Madison homecoming parade.
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Harness Racers Neck and Neck

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Description: Five harness racing horses, sulkies, and drivers race around the Wisconsin State Fair track as an audience watches from the grandstand.
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Horse Barn at the State Fair

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Description: View of some of the stalls in the Horse Barn at the Wisconsin State Fairgrounds. The horses that can be seen are all pure bred Belgians from Minnesota.
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First Streetcars in Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: First electric street railway service in Wisconsin.
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Hoofers' Club Horse Show

Date: 04 08 1947
Description: Four University of Wisconsin students on their horses at the Hoofers' Club horse show at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Stock Pavilion. From left are ...
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State Prison

Date: 1865
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Village Blacksmith

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Description: Village Blacksmith at work with horse in Pioneer Village.
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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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New Science Hall, Chemical Laboratory & Machine Shop

Date: 1887
Description: Engraving of an elevated view of Science Hall, Chemical Laboratory and Machine Shop on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Kilbourn City Railroad Depot

Date: 1875
Description: View towards a train at the Kilbourn City (now known as Wisconsin Dells) railroad depot, with a crowd of people on the platform.
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Wisconsin Central Railway Construction

Date: 12 11 1895
Description: View of the construction area of the Wisconsin Central Railway, looking southeast at Shipyard Point with workers and a team of horses.
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Horse and Carriage on Road near Wisconsin River

Date: 1900
Description: Horse and carriage traveling on dirt road along the Wisconsin River.

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