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Publication Information
| Creator | Wisconsin. State Highway Commission |
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| Date Created | 1948 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Extent | 1 drawing |
| Dimensions | 41 x 26 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Development of transportation in Wisconsin drawings, circa 1948 |
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| Call Number | PH 1586.9 (3) |
| Catalog Record | https://search.library.wisc.edu/catalog/9911126250602121 |
| Finding Aid | https://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ph01586 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Building Corderoy Road
1948
Pencil drawing of men building a corderoy road in the 1860's. Used for historical display for the Wisconsin State Highway Department.
Train Spooking Horses
1948
Drawing of a passenger train approaching a small town where two teams of horses on a plank road appear to be startled by the noise of the locomotive. One team of horses pulls a stage coach and the ...
Stage Coach
1948
Drawing of a Madison to Prairie du Chien stage coach in 1848. The coach is driven by two men and drawn by four horses as it passes a farm field separated from the road by a split-rail fence.
Automobile Race
1948
Pencil drawing depicting the first automobile race held in Wisconsin. The two vehicles each carry two men on a rural road. A handful of spectators, including a family with two dogs, watch from fen...
City Hall
1948
City Hall in the background of a bustling street, with pedestrians, horses, carriages, and wagons. A stagecoach is parked across the street on the left.
Men Building a Plank Road
circa 1948
A pencil drawing of men building a road with wooden planks.
