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Milwaukee Road Station Christmas Tree

Date: 12 21 1945
Description: Large Christmas tree in the waiting room of the Milwaukee Road Railroad Station, 644 West Washington Avenue, with passengers and the sign: "Give War Bonds,...
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International M-5 High Speed Prime Mover

Date: 1943
Description: Army personnel pulling a 155mm howitzer with a International M-5 High Speed Prime Mover during a test or demonstration. Original caption reads: "This high ...
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U.S. Marines Using International Crawler Tractor

Date: 1944
Description: Marines ride through a creek on a trailer pulled by an International crawler tractor (TracTracTor).
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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Death Whoop

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Description: "Death Whoop" an engraving after a drawing by Seth Eastman from the American Aboriginal Portfolio.
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Patriotic Letterhead

Date: 10 13 1864
Description: Colorfully decorated letter received in the office of Wisconsin Governor James Lewis from Isaac Joiner of the Veterans Reserve Corps stationed in Alexandri...
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Robert Doyle Standing on Tank

Date: 1944
Description: Robert Doyle standing on a tank. A soldier is peering out of a hatch behind him on the right. A power pole and trees are in the background.
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Norway Spruce

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Picea abies, judged to be the largest of its type in Wisconsin, standing in Basswood Cemetery. Peony bushes are planted among the head...
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Durand Lynch Tree

Date: 1962
Description: A tall oak with two main trunks frames the Civil War monument on the lawn of the Pepin County Courthouse. Removed in 1977, the tree was the site of the lyn...
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Joseph L. Julius

Date: 07 15 1962
Description: A man holding a cane is sitting on a felled tree near the stump. Caption reads: "A huge willow tree is among the trees that have been cut down to make way ...

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