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Schlitz Train Celebrating End of Prohibition

Date: 04 07 1933
Description: Schlitz train and group of revelers, celebrating the end of prohibition in Milwaukee. Schlitz Engine #8027 departs to deliver the first Schlitz beer at 12:...
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Mendota Beach School Group

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Mendota Beach School group in front of a school building.
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Steamer Minnieta

Date: 1870
Description: The sternwheel excursion, Minnieta, on the Chippewa River, Wisconsin, in the 1870's.
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Exterior view of the State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. This Art Deco building was designed by Kirchoff and Rose for the office of the state arch...
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Dane County Courthouse

Date: 11 17 1956
Description: View of the Dane County Courthouse, 207 West Main Street, erected in 1885, the second on this site, just prior to being razed and replaced by a parking ram...
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International Scout Armored Truck

Date: 1971
Description: International Scout armored 4x4 truck on the job in the downtown area. The truck was owned and operated by Brinks, Inc.
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Anti-Civil Rights Protester

Date: 
Description: American Nazi protesting the rights of African Americans.
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International Harvester Building

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of the International Harvester building, as seen from the northwest. Lake Michigan is in the background.
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International Harvester Manager with Iowa Governor Herring

Date: 11 04 1935
Description: International Harvester assistant manager W.A. Riggs pointing out the features of an International truck to Iowa Governor Clyde Herring, possibly in the di...
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Delegates Talk Trade at Regular Common Carrier Conference

Date: 1970
Description: View of delegates talking trade in front of International trucks at the Regular Common Carrier Conference in Memphis, TN.
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Corben Christening

Date: 08 12 1932
Description: RKO motion picture actress Raquel Torres christening the new model airplane manufactured in Madison by Orland Corben. Corben had flown the airplane that br...
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Zimmerman and Brayton

Date: 05 27 1941
Description: Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front...
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State Office Building

Date: 06 16 1941
Description: Wisconsin State Office Building, 1 West Wilson Street. Lake Monona is in the background.
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Governor Heil and Nash Automobile

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil is standing with his foot on the running board of a 1939 Nash Lafayette automobile, which is parked in front of the steps of the Wi...
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Governor Heil and Nash

Date: 04 25 1939
Description: Governor Julius P. Heil in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol, standing next to his official car, a Nash manufactured in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Governor Hei...
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Levitan Receives Tax Vouchers

Date: 06 15 1932
Description: Sol Levitan, Wisconsin State Treasurer, receives $750,000 in tax vouchers from a Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad executive.
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Secretary of Interior and Mrs. Ray Wilbur

Date: 10 07 1930
Description: United States Secretary of the Interior Ray Lyman Wilbur and his wife at the Northwest railroad station, with an unidentified man isolated by a masked back...
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State Office Building Construction

Date: 11 02 1930
Description: View of the State Office Building, 1 W. Wilson Street, under construction, from Lake Monona. The photographer's shadow and railroad tracks are in the foreg...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Advertising Catalog Cover

Date: 1903
Description: Front cover of a Canadian advertising catalog for International Harvester's Deering line of farm implements. Features a chromolithograph illustration of a ...
Book or Pamphlet

Deering Harvesting Machines Catalog Cover

Date: 1905
Description: Front cover of a Canadian advertising catalog for International Harvester's Deering line of harvesting machines, tillage and seeding implements. Features a...

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