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Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map showing a panoramic view of Madison in great detail. The Wisconsin State Capitol is located at the center, with Lake Mendota in the background ...
Photograph

Railroad Handcar

Date: 1908
Description: An early gasoline-powered handcar being used on the Minneapolis, St. Paul, & Sault Ste. Marie line for an inspection tour. The employees are (left to right...
Photograph

Locomotive Engine No. 186

Date: 1908
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway locomotive no. 186, a class G-5 built by the Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1892, on service on the La Crosse Division...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of East Central Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map in perspective indicates railroad routes. Lake Winnebago and Oshkosh in center, area extends to Shawano (top right corner), Green Bay (bottom r...
Postcard

Elevated View of Rice Lake

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the city of Rice Lake with a lumber yard in the foreground, a railroad and Rice Lake at left. Caption reads: "Rice Lake, Wisconsin."
Map or Atlas

Business Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: A business map of Wisconsin, showing railroads, counties, cities, villages, rivers, and lakes. Additional areas shown in the map include the western portio...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: A map of Wisconsin showing cities and towns, rivers, lakes, and railroads. Other areas included in the map are the western portion of Michigan's Upper Pen...
Map or Atlas

Map of Langlade County, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: A map of Langlade County, Wisconsin that shows the townships and ranges, towns, cities and villages, wagon roads, churches, schools, lakes, rivers, railroa...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oneida County, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This early 20th century map shows the township and range system, sections, state-owned land, selected buildings and landownership, railroads, bridges, and ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Oneida County : on the "Soo Line," One of the Garden Spots in the State of Wisconsin.

Date: 1908
Description: This 1908 map shows the township and range grid, sections, towns, villages, railroads, bridges, lakes, streams, rapids, and state-owned lands in Oneida Cou...
Map or Atlas

Eagle River Land Company, Dealer in Farming Lands, Eagle River, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This 1908 map shows the town and range grid, sections, cities and villages, acreages, settlers, schools, wagon roads, railroads, saw mills, and lakes, stre...
Map or Atlas

Map of Forest County, Wis.

Date: 1908
Description: Map shows swamps, windfalls, roads and railroads. Status of some land marked (O, S, X) but lacks explanation.
Map or Atlas

Chart of Lake Winnebago, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This 1908 chart from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers shows contour and spot depths in Lake Winnebago. Cities and villages, roads, railroads, institutions ...
Map or Atlas

Map of Price County, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: Shows townships and sections, roads, and railroads. Includes list of towns, villages, and cities with organization dates.
Map or Atlas

Map of the County of Langlade State of Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: Map shows townships and sections, landownership and acreages, rural routes, roads, railroads, creameries, churches, schools, and town halls. Sections appea...
Map or Atlas

Timber and Farming Lands Map

Date: 1908
Description: Title at top: "G.F. Sanborn Company Timber and Farming Lands." Map shows acreages, roads, railroads, and swamps in parts of Vilas and Oneida counties.
Map or Atlas

Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: This map shows counties, roads, Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and portions of surrounding states. Also included is a list of railroads showing miles and g...
Map or Atlas

Ninth L.H. District

Date: 1908
Description: This map shows railroads, towns, lights, lights to be established, fog signals, light-vessels, lighted buoys, light-house depots, and light-house reservati...
Photograph

Crowd Waiting for the "Red Special"

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of a crowd waiting for the "Red Special," Socialist special train. Eugene V. Debs and others were speakers.
Photograph

Railroad Engine Entering Plant Yard

Date: 1908
Description: Railroad engine entering plant yard. A man is standing near the tracks.

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