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Town View near Bridge

Date: 1907
Description: Buildings and storefronts in town near bridge and river.
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Costume Parade

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a costume parade on State Street, at the corner of State Street and Gilman Street. On both sides of the street are drugstores. The one on ...
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Construction on Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Construction gang at work on the Wisconsin River Bridge.
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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
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Taliesin

Date: 1913
Description: Exterior of Taliesin designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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King Street

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of King Street, looking east, with a streetcar. Lake Monona is in the background. Caption reads: "King Street, looking East, Madison, Wis."
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Caught Without A Spare

Date: 06 1932
Description: World War I veterans seated on the ground around a car with slogans painted on it such as "We Want Our Bonus" and "Bonus Seekers V.F.W. 796". They are prot...
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: A view down Main Street with horses and wagons tied at hitching posts.
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Last Covered Bridge

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the last covered bridge in Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Covered Bridge Near Cedarburg, Wis."
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City Hall in Milwaukee

Date: 1905
Description: Slightly elevated view of Milwaukee City Hall. Caption reads: "City Hall, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Main St. Looking South

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Description: View looking south down Main Street, which is lined with commercial business. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the street. Caption reads...
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The Azov of Hamilton

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Description: The schooner "Azov of Hamilton" on the River St. Clair. The "Azov of Hamilton" was a 108 foot, 195 ton Canadian schooner built in 1866.
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The Pere Marquette 18

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Description: The screw rail ferry, Pere Marquette 18, entering the harbor. Caption reads: "Pere Marquette Steamer Entering, Milwaukee, Wis."
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The Gypsy at the La Crosse Levee

Date: 1900
Description: Riverboats tied at the levee in La Crosse with the Gypsy in the foreground. Caption reads: "The Levee, La Crosse, Wis."
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Whaleback Steamer "Christopher Columbus"

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Description: Colorized view depicting the passenger excursion vessel, "Christopher Columbus," approaching the East Water Street Bridge. Caption reads: "Whaleback Steame...
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Scott Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of Scott Street, looking westward. A horse-drawn carriage is parked near a large sign for a drugstore. Caption reads: "Looking West on Scott Street, W...
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Main Street Streetcar

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a streetcar going down North Main Street. Raiche Drugstore sits on the right corner.
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Third Street in Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1950
Description: View of cars parked alongside businesses on Third Street. Bassett's Drugstore is on the left side of the street.
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Milwaukee's Flying Machine

Date: 1912
Description: Dr. A. Rudolph Silverston's vacu-aerial flying machine, as seen from the rear. Handwritten at top: "Rear View." Caption at bottom reads: "Silverston's Milw...
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Milwaukee Flying School

Date: 1912
Description: An unidentified student among a group of men getting a lesson in a Curtiss plane at Rudolph Silverston's Milwaukee School and College of Aviation. Caption ...

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