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Skywriting Advertisement for Cigarettes

Date: 1923
Description: Advertisement for Lucky Strike cigarettes that shows the product name being written as a smoke trail above New York City. The campaign was devised for the...
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Stand Pipe in Burlington

Date: 1930
Description: Text reads: "Stand Pipe, Burlington, Wis."
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Lake Mendota Sunset

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Description: Sunset over Lake Mendota. A rocky shoreline is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Sunset on Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis."
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River View at Night

Date: 1920
Description: View down the river at night. Caption reads: "River View at Night, Menasha, Wis."
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College Avenue

Date: 1915
Description: Colorized view of automobiles parked on College Avenue, the brick-paved main street. Caption reads: "College Avenue, Appleton, Wis."
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior of main entrance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Drawing

Night Cityscape

Date: 1941
Description: Woodcut illustration of a nighttime cityscape and a crescent moon.
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State Historical Library

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. The text at the ...
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Historical Library, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Colorized postcard of an exterior view of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Text at top read...
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Community Church of Boulder Junction

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Description: Color postcard of the Community Church with many trees surrounding it.
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Exchange Square, Main Street

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Description: Colorized postcard of Exchange Square on Main Street. The elevated view shows a drug store on the corner and a bank to the right. Most buildings have awnin...
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Sunset on Chequamegon Bay

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Description: Sunset view of a steamer on Chequamegon Bay.
Print

Milwaukee Malting Company Logo

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Description: Logo of the Milwaukee Malting Company from a memohead printed by the Wisconsin Bank Note Company, Milwaukee, with a golden sun emerging from grey clouds, a...
Painting

Little Chute Painting

Date: 1856
Description: "Three views in a short space show the peaceful appearance of what is now a busy paper mills center . . . [One of them] is Little Chute, one of the pleasan...
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Paper Mills

Date: 1900
Description: Colorized view of the paper mills on the Eau Claire River at night, with the moon in the cloudy sky in the background. There is a dam on the river in the f...
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Dells of the Chippewa River by Moonlight

Date: 1910
Description: View of the dells on the Chippewa river. The night view shows a wooden walkway along the base of the cliff leading toward a railroad bridge across the rive...
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First Baptist Church

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Description: View toward the front of the church. The background has been replaced with a blue sky and clouds. Caption reads: "First Baptist Church, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Moon over Madison

Date: 1980
Description: View of the Madison skyline from Lake Monona in the moonlight.
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Madison, Wisconsin at 37° Below Zero

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ...
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Moonlight On Lake Mendota, Foot of Park Street

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Description: Night view of Lake Mendota with moonlight reflected in the water. There is a building and a pavilion in the foreground. Caption reads: "Moonlight On Lake M...

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