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Actress Florence Lawrence in a head and shoulders studio portrait

Date: 1908
Description: Head and shoulders studio portrait of Florence Lawrence from about the time she joined the Mutoscope and Biograph Company in 1908. She looks up to the left...
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Judisch Brothers' Drug Company Exterior

Date: 04 24 1941
Description: Exterior view of Judisch Brothers' Drug Company.
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Adelman's Drugstore

Date: 09 02 1949
Description: Customers wait for their prescriptions to be filled at Morris Adelman's Drugstore.
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Wisconsin Avenue in Milwaukee

Date: 1870
Description: Buildings along Wisconsin Avenue lining a wide dirt road.
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WWI Ace

Date: 1918
Description: Rodney Williams, a World War I pilot from Delafield, Wisconsin, posed wearing his U.S. Air Service uniform. With five enemy aircraft downed in July 1918, ...
Book or Pamphlet

Bremen Flyers

Date: 04 28 1928
Description: Graphic design from a souvenir publication that welcomed the three heroic pilots who crossed the Atlantic from east to west in the Bremen, a Junkers W33 ai...
Photograph

Peeking Under the Circus Tent

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Description: Local boys peek under the tent to avoid paying the 25 cent admission fee to see the circus.
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Window Display of Common Medications

Date: 07 25 1940
Description: Artfullly arranged window display at Stine's Prescription Pharmacy, featuring "The Romantic History of Commonly Used Medicines". Cinchona is featured promi...
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Ken Ohst

Date: 06 10 1959
Description: Ken Ohst stands at WHA-FM microphone with hands in pockets.
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Shaubena

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Description: A formal portrait of the Potowatomie chief Shaubena or (Shabona) made at Hennepin, Illinois shortly before his death in 1859. Shaubena was a grandnephew o...
Postcard

City Hall in Columbus

Date: 1910
Description: View across street toward City Hall, with clocktower. Caption reads: "City Hall, Columbus, Wis."
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St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church in Cornucopia

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of St. Mary's Russian Orthodox Church.
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Rock Studio in Durwards Glen

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Description: Rock Studio across a field, surrounded by trees.
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Marquette and Joliet Historical Marker

Date: 1923
Description: This historical marker was erected in commemoration of the French explorers Father Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet in the Wyalusing State Park. The two ...
Photograph

Jefferson Prairie Marker

Date: 1952
Description: The Jefferson Prairie Marker, a monument marking the settlement of Jefferson Prairie in 1838. A young girl is standing on the right. The text on the marker...
Postcard

New Hotel Dayton

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of the hotel on a street corner. Caption reads: "New Hotel Dayton, Kenosha, Wisc."
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First Congregational Church Interior

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated interior view of the First Congregational Church, 222 West Washington Avenue.
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the First Congregational Church.
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Masonic Temple Interior

Date: 1915
Description: An interior view of the Masonic Temple main stairway.
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Men on Motorcycles

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Description: Two men posed with motorcycles.

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