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Aerial View of New Butler

Date: 01 1934
Description: Aerial view of New Butler, in Waukesha County.
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"Indian Guides"

Date: 01 27 1963
Description: Young Caucasian boys dressed like Native Americans as part of their YMCA "Indian Guides" program. They are being directed by the "All Nations Chief" Henry ...
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Child at Library

Date: 10 09 1961
Description: A girl enjoys a book at the library.
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Transportation Safety for Children

Date: 06 17 1986
Description: A group of children on "hot cycles," a form of young children's transportation, are being instructed on the rules of pedestrian and bicycle transportation ...
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School Project

Date: 04 22 1967
Description: Two junior high students work on a project that requires making a vocal recording.
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Air Show Crowd

Date: 09 11 1955
Description: The crowd at "Air Progress Day," an air show sponsored by the Waukesha Aviation Club.
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Air Show at Waukesha

Date: 07 19 1931
Description: The crowd at a free air show sponsored by the recently organized Waukesha Aviation Club in order to dedicate their new airport. In actuality, the club's ai...
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Aerial Photography Business Card

Date: 1925
Description: The business card of Waukesha photographer Warren O'Brien, a pioneer in aerial photography in Wisconsin. The illustration shows him sitting on the wing of ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Oconomowoc, Wis. Waukesha County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc.
Map or Atlas

Menomonee Falls, Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1886
Description: Bird's-eye map of Menomonee Falls.
Map or Atlas

Waukesha, Wis.

Date: 1857
Description: Elevated view of Waukesha with two women wearing dresses with a boy in long pants and tam o'shanter hat in foreground against a split-rail fence. Beyond th...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of Waukesha, county seat of Waukesha County.
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Picking Up Steam

Date: 07 07 1984
Description: Steam locomotive No. 1385 moves along the tracks as part of the Butler Railroad Days.
Map or Atlas

Oconomowoc, Wis.

Date: 1870
Description: Birds-eye drawing of Oconomowoc depicts street names and street layouts, houses, trees, Oconomowoc River, Fowler Lake, and La Belle Lake. A reference key a...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Waukesha

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Waukesha, looking southwest, with insets of State Industrial School, Court House, and Fountain Spring House.
Map or Atlas

Lake Region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: Colored bird's-eye map of Oconomowoc and the Lake Region, Waukesha County. Looking North from Government Hill. Location key below image identifies 24 Hotel...
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Waukesha Motor Works

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Waukesha Motor Works.
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Waukesha Co. Newspaper's First Home

Date: 
Description: View of the Waukesha County newspaper's first home.
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Waukesha Freeman Newspaper Office

Date: 1912
Description: Front exterior view of the H.W. Youmans Waukesha Freeman newspaper office.
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Waukesha Freeman Building

Date: 1919
Description: Front view of the Waukesha Freeman building, where an abolition paper was published in the 1850's.

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