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Kenosha Trolley Station

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Description: View across tracks toward the Chicago & Milwaukee Electric Station. Caption reads: "C. & M. Electric Station, Kenosha, Wis."
Photograph

Alfalfa Field "The Manx"

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Description: Photographic postcard view across harvested field towards a man holding a rake and standing next to a horse-drawn wagon, and two women in the wagon sitting...
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International G/61 Fire Truck

Date: 1923
Description: Firefighters handle a fire hose connected to an International Model G or 61 fire truck operated by the "Canadian Fire Department."
Postcard

Country Club

Date: 1904
Description: View down drive toward the building which has a wraparound porch on two levels. In front is a man driving a horse-drawn carriage. Caption reads: "Country C...
Photograph

Eagle Regiment Car

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Description: Dr. James A Jackson, Sr., who was a hospital steward for the 8th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, riding in an open car during a GAR parade in Madi...
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Crowd on Street Corner

Date: 1912
Description: A large crowd of women, children, and men standing on sidewalk and curb. They are probably waiting for the trolley. Many of the people are carrying package...
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Women and Girls in front of Church

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Description: A group of women and girls wearing white dresses and waving American flags are standing at the curb in front of a church. Three police officers are standin...
Photograph

Roosevelt Parade

Date: 1912
Description: A group of men are sitting in a car among a crowd of people. Standing on the right are two photographers. Theodore Roosevelt is in the backseat of the car ...
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Crowd Standing on Curb

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Description: A crowd of spectators standing and sitting on a curb waiting for a parade.
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Men Walking in Parade

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of a group of men marching down the center of the road with two cars decorated with flags following close behind. Both sidewalks are full of ...
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Men Talking at Bridge

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Description: Two men standing on a wooden bridge holding rifles, with a horse-drawn carriage in the background.
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Nguyen Family Outdoors

Date: 1984
Description: The Nguyen family pose for a family snapshot outdoors. A real estate sign that says "For Sale" is visible in the background in a front yard. The parents, ...
Photograph

Men with Walking Plow

Date: 1915
Description: Men are gathered under a tree near several walking plows.
Postcard

C. & N.W.R.R. Depot

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Description: View of a depot and freight cars. A group of passengers is standing in a row in front. Caption reads: "C. & N.W.R.R. Depot, Campbellsport, Wis."
Photograph

Razing of Manchester's Department Store

Date: 06 1985
Description: View up Wisconsin Avenue at West Dayton Street towards the razing of Manchester's Department Store. There are construction workers working near two cranes ...
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Lawson Air Liner with Crew

Date: 1919
Description: Three men in work uniforms stand next to a Lawson Air Liner, which is parked in a field. A fourth man is seated in the cockpit.
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Bystanders in Front of Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Six people are standing in the foreground, with a Lawson Air Liner behind them. One of the men has his back to the camera, but might be Alfred Lawson. The ...
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Group Portrait Near Lawson Air Liner

Date: 1919
Description: Several people, including Alfred Lawson, posing in front of a Lawson Air Liner. Some of the men are wearing suits, others are wearing work clothes.
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Worel, Zeman & Stangel Co.

Date: 1906
Description: Albert Worel, Frank Zeman and Jacob Stangel are standing in front of the brick and wood-frame buildings of their York St. hardware store. The company's del...
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Farmers' Market Vegetables

Date: 09 1984
Description: A display of vegetables for sale at the Dane County Farmers' Market. People are standing in the background, and trucks are parked along the curb.

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