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WPA Bridge

Date: 06 01 1936
Description: Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control.
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Employment Office

Date: 1933
Description: Men looking for a job during the Great Depression waiting their turn in the Employment Office waiting room, while another man is sitting with a clerk and f...
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River View of Alma

Date: 1930
Description: View of Alma from across the Mississippi River.
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Ingram House

Date: 1930
Description: Ingram house. In the foreground is a lawn, trees and outdoor furniture along a hedge border, with an arched trellis leading to the house on the left. The h...
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Johnson's Garage

Date: 1931
Description: Two men stand on either side of a truck in front of Johnson's Garage, operated by W.E. Johnson. Johnson's Garage was an International Harvester dealership ...
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California State Fair Exhibit

Date: 09 1932
Description: Exhibit-goers look at an International truck and a line of new crawler tractors (TracTracTors) arranged for International Harveser's display at the Califor...
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Summerfield United Methodist Church

Date: 1934
Description: Church on corner of E. Juneau Avenue and North Cass Street.
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Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tr...
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Street Corner in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1934
Description: Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road.
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Woman in Farmhouse Living Room

Date: 1931
Description: Miss Lielle Geddis sitting in a rocking chair while reading an issue of "Country Gentleman" magazine in the living room of her home.
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Viennese Coffee

Date: 1935
Description: Irene Steinkopf, wife of Associated Press foreign correspondent Alvin J. Steinkopf and a former Milwaukee journalist, tastes her first Viennese coffee with...
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Tourist Park

Date: 1937
Description: Three young children standing outside of a picnic shelter at Tourist Park with a picnic table and automobile.
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Interior of Cabin

Date: 1937
Description: Interior of a cabin showing a doorway, log stairway, the loft and a dresser or sideboard.
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Meskans on East Lake

Date: 1937
Description: View from water of a woman wearing a bathing suit sitting on the dock in front of a cabin. Five people stand on the porch of the cabin looking out over the...
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Andersen's on Clam Lake

Date: 1934
Description: View down hill of a tavern, with signs advertising "Budweiser" and "Beer," on the shores of Clam Lake. There are numerous outbuildings and two automobiles ...
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Norseman Lodge Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Exterior view of the Norseman Lodge with Lake Millicent visible in the background. The larger building on the right has a sign that says "Hotel." A bird ho...
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Specht's on Robinson Lake

Date: 1933
Description: Specht's on Robinson Lake, view showing a house or cabin with gabled roof and front porch. On the left is another building with an American Flag. Two autom...
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Mason State Bank

Date: 1931
Description: Exterior view of a one-story brick building with a brick chimney, the Mason State Bank. An automobile is parked nearby, and in the background are other bui...
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Reitan Farm in Mason

Date: 1933
Description: View of the Reitan Farm in showing the two-story farmhouse on the left, a large barn on the right, and three other wood farm storage buildings in the cente...
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Two Men Holding Two Large Fish

Date: 1937
Description: Two men wearing winter hats and coats holding up two large northern pike.

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