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Map of Water Street

Date: 1950
Description: Map showing buildings formerly used as Ringling Brothers Circus winter quarters, along with adjoining buildings.
Photograph

Street Scene, Ellison Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Street scene in Ellison Bay. On the far left is a building with a bell tower on the roof. Caption reads: "St. Scene, Ellison Bay, Wis."
Print

Burton House

Date: 1885
Description: Burton House, (also referred to as the Ridge House by Edna Ferber in her novel, "Come and Get It") with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground.
Postcard

Opera House and Eagle's Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the opera house and the Eagle's Hall. Caption reads: "Opera House, Sheboygan, Wis. Eagles Hall."
Postcard

Calumet Club

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Description: View across street towards a red brick building with a flag pole in the yard on the left. A small stone block that reads "Calumet" is on the sidewalk. Capt...
Postcard

Young Men's Christian Association

Date: 1905
Description: View across street toward the Young Men's Christian Association building (YMCA). Caption reads: "Y. M. C. A., Milwaukee, Wis."
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1891
Description: This maps has an index of depots, hotels, prominent institutions and buildings, churches, and places of amusement. The map was removed from an unidentified...
Map or Atlas

Business Guide Map of Madison

Date: 1929
Description: This map is oriented with north to the upper right. Includes index of retailers and buildings, with some advertisements in margins.
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Color postcard of an elevated view of Stonefield Village with the Mississippi River in the background and railroad tracks in the foreground.
Postcard

Stonefield

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Description: Elevated color postcard view of Stonefield Village from across the churchyard.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1973
Description: Color postcard of Main Street from porch on building at Stonefield Village. A horse bus with tourists is in the street.
Map or Atlas

Map of the Village of Waukesha, Wisconsin

Date: 1871
Description: This map of Waukesha shows lot owners, buildings, and various plat additions. The margins of the maps include street reference, a Waukesha business directo...
Map or Atlas

Official Map Wisconsin Centennial Exposition August 7-29

Date: 1948
Description: This map of the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition is oriented with north to the right. The right hand margin includes "Outstanding Events of the Grandstand P...
Map or Atlas

Map of City of Cedarburg, Wisconsin

Date: 1967
Description: This map of Cedarburg includes a list of historic buildings in the left margin. The map was created by the Ozaukee County Historical Society for Cedarburg'...
Map or Atlas

Madison, Site of the University of Wisconsin and Capital of the State

Date: 1889
Description: This map shows a plat of city, city limits, numbered blocks, numbered lots, wards, local streets, roads, railroads, street railways, fire limits, hydrants,...
Map or Atlas

Greendale, Wisconsin

Date: 1938
Description: This map shows buildings, lots, parks, schools, pumping stations, sites reserved for churches, and water towers.
Map or Atlas

Plan of Farwell's Eastern Addition to the City of Madison, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1856
Description: This map is ink and watercolor on tracing paper and shows plat of city, local streets, block numbers, topography, several buildings, and includes an explan...
Map or Atlas

Bird’s Eye View of Lake Geneva, Walworth Co., Wis.

Date: 1882
Description: This pictorial bird's-eye-view map shows buildings, streets, and railroads. Included are illustrations and an index to points of interest. The bottom of th...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin

Date: 1857
Description: This map shows land ownership by name, local streets, wards, buildings, parks, a cemetery, and part of Lake Michigan. Depths are shown by soundings and nor...
Map or Atlas

Index to Color Photography, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1975
Description: This bird’s-eye-view map is a series of photographs compiled to show local streets and buildings.

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