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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 ...
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.
Photograph

Waukesha Street Railroad

Date: 05 1950
Description: View across street of street railroad car #63. The car was built by the Cincinnati Car Co., and purchased from the Shaker Heights Rapid Transit Co. by Milw...
Photograph

Waukesha Motor Works

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the Waukesha Motor Works.
Photograph

Waukesha Co. Newspaper's First Home

Date: 
Description: View of the Waukesha County newspaper's first home.
Photograph

Waukesha Freeman Building

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

National Hotel

Date: 1900
Description: View of National Hotel on Main Street.
Postcard

Spring City Hotel

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Spring City Hotel. Caption reads: "Spring City Hotel, Waukesha, Wis."
Postcard

Five Points, Waukesha

Date: 1907
Description: View towards an intersection in downtown Waukesha. Caption reads: "Five Points, Waukesha, Wis, on Waukesha Line, T.M.E.R. & L. Co."
Postcard

View from Five Points

Date: 1910
Description: View looking east from Five Points, with a bank and dentist's office in the foreground. Caption reads: "East from Five Points, Waukesha, Wis."
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1905
Description: View down Main Street from Five Points. Caption reads: "Looking down Main St. from Five Points, Waukesha, Wis."
Postcard

Grand Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: View of Grand Avenue. Caption reads: "Grand Avenue, Waukesha, Wis".
Photograph

Fountain Spring House

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain Spring House.
Photograph

Cooper House

Date: 
Description: View of the "Old Cooper House" from the street.
Photograph

Clark Station

Date: 1962
Description: Clark gasoline station near Brookfield, Wisconsin, which sold gasoline but not service work.
Postcard

Hotel Majestic

Date: 1927
Description: Hotel Majestic. Caption reads: "Hotel Majestic, Oconomowoc, Wis." An advertisement on the back reads: "Located on intersection of Highways 19 and 67. Situa...
Postcard

Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul Depot

Date: 
Description: Exterior of depot. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. Paul Depot, Oconomowoc, Wis."
Postcard

Draper Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of Draper Hall. Caption reads: "Draper Hall, Oconomowoc, Wis."
Photograph

Draper Hall

Date: 1880
Description: Side view of Draper Hall on Lake Road. Tree-lined street with two men sitting on chairs in front of Draper Hall.
Print

Square on Street Corner

Date: 1915
Description: View of street corner includes shops, cars parked on street, and two people.

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