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Wisconsin's First Aviation Fatality

Date: 09 05 1913
Description: Wisconsin's first air fatality was P.C. Davis, an exhibition pilot from Chicago, who died as a result of injuries sustained during an aerial performance in...
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Rail Crossing at Elroy

Date: 09 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad train crossing the Elroy-New Lisbon Road (Highway 80).
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Castle Rock in Camp Douglas

Date: 1937
Description: Castle Rock. Castle Rock is an example of a monadnock or inselberg, a geological formation common in northern and central Wisconsin.
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Range Camp in Camp Douglas

Date: 1915
Description: Entrance to Range Camp. Caption reads: "Entrance to Range Camp, Camp Douglas, Wis."
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Road through Camp Douglas

Date: 1905
Description: Unpaved road in downtown Camp Douglas. There is a bluff in the background on the right. Caption reads: "Camp Douglas, Wisconsin."
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Camp Williams Town

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Camp Williams Town, with many houses. In the background are bluffs.
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: Panoramic view looking down Main Street, with horses and carriages parked outside the storefronts on the street.
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Main Street

Date: 1907
Description: View across Main Street towards the left side of the street. Horse-drawn vehicles are along the curbs. Caption reads: "Elroy, Wisconsin."
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Elroy from a Train

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view above railroad cars towards downtown Elroy. Caption reads: "Partial View Elroy Wis."
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Elroy Alley

Date: 08 03 1973
Description: View of an Elroy alley from Cedar Street. The deteriorating garage in the foreground is of an unusual design.
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Mauston Service Station

Date: 1957
Description: Skelly service station, restaurant, and motel located along STH 12 in Mauston, Wisconsin.
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Lone Rock Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: View across street and railroad tracks toward the railroad depot in Lone Rock. A man is standing on the platform. Caption reads: "Depot at Lone Rock, Wis."
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Street Scene in Lone Rock

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved street in Lone Rock. A building on the right has a sign painted on the side that reads: "Monona House". Caption reads: "St. Scene Lone Ro...
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Armistice Day Celebration

Date: 11 11 1918
Description: Armistice Day celebration (mock funeral of Kaiser Wilhelm II). Soldier identified is William Carlson, who was disabled by the chemical agent mustard gas an...
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Elevated View of Union Center

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Union Center, with fields and bluffs in the background. Caption reads: "Union Center, Wis."
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Elevated View of Union Center

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of Union Center.
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U.S. Highway 12 and 16

Date: 1926
Description: Car on a dirt highway west of Hustler. The highway is U.S. 12 and 16.
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State Street

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of town. There is an unusual automobile parking pattern in the center of State Street. There is a sign for "Billiards" on a building in the r...
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Juneau Hotel

Date: 1919
Description: View across street towards the front and right side of the Juneau Hotel.
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Crossroads

Date: 1904
Description: View of crossroads where the street meets the railroad tracks. Adults and children are standing to the left next to a train.

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