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Wisconsin Four Lane Highway

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view of a newly opened divided four lane highway.
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McDonald's Billboard

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Description: A billboard advertising the opening of a particular McDonald's restaurant. Express highways promoted the emergence of large signs that could be read at a d...
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World Series Traffic Jam

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of city traffic of bumper-to-bumper cars leaving Milwaukee County Stadium after the 1957 World Series.
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Brule River Monument

Date: 1930
Description: View of bridge and Brule River monument. Placed where the Brule River is crossed by the Memorial Highway from Superior to Brule and Ashland (Highway 2).
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Aerial View of Town and Highway

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of town and Highway 66.
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Highway through Iron River

Date: 1935
Description: View of Iron River along the highway.
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Bridge in Lake Delton

Date: 1930
Description: Bridge on U.S. highway 12.
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Interstate Highway Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge.
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Workers at Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: View from below looking up towards workers constructing and reinforcing the forms for the footings of the interstate highway bridge at Mirror Lake.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the construction of the interstate highway near Mirror Lake, showing only the early stages of the bridge construction.
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Mirror Lake Bridge Construction

Date: 11 16 1960
Description: Elevated view of the interstate highway bridge construction at Mirror Lake showing the concrete footings halfway down the embankment.
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Interstate at Camp Douglas

Date: 1979
Description: Aerial view of Interstate I-90/94 at Camp Douglas, looking northwest.
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Aerial View of Arboretum and Isthmus

Date: 1961
Description: View over beltline of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum along Lake Wingra. Lake Mendota is on upper left, and Lake Monona is on the right, with the...
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Henry Hudson Parkway

Date: 1968
Description: Elevated view from steep hill of vehicles traveling on the tree-lined Henry Hudson Parkway.
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A.C.E. Freight Truck

Date: 1961
Description: Three-quarter front view of an International model DCO-405 truck owned by A.C.E. Freight Incorporated as it drives along a highway.
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Men in Travelette Pickup

Date: 1963
Description: View from side of road of four men riding in an International Travelette pickup truck on a divided highway. They are carrying a ladder in the back.
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International Truck Operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc.

Date: 1944
Description: International highway truck operated by Mistletoe Express Service, Inc. Original caption reads: "The truck shown was traveling on a busy highway leading ou...
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International Truck on the Ohio River Boulevard

Date: 1944
Description: Continental Transportation Lines, Inc. operating an International semi-truck on a highway with an industrial area in the background. Original caption reads...
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International Truck

Date: 1944
Description: Continental Transportation Lines, Inc. operating an International semi-truck (tractor-trailer) on a road with a hazy view of a bridge, a body of water and ...
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International KS-11 Truck

Date: 1944
Description: International KS-11 truck and trailer (semi-truck) traveling the highway leading out of Altoona. The truck was operated by Ward Trucking. Original caption ...

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