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Milwaukee Railroad Yards

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee rail yards.
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Bridge Over Mississippi River

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view of the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
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Bridge and Mississippi River

Date: 1940
Description: The bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse.
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Arrowhead Bridge

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Arrowhead Bridge at the Duluth-Superior Harbor.
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Bridge Over Crawfish River

Date: 1940
Description: The bridge over Crawfish River. Buildings are on the other side of the bridge.
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Buildings Along Milwaukee River

Date: 1940
Description: View from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A building on the left has a large sign for Gimbel's on its roof. Beyond the river in the background are two large s...
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Milwaukee River

Date: 1940
Description: A view north of Wells Street with a bridge on the right. Two large smokestacks, and a tall building with a clock break up the skyline. On the left is a bil...
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Piggsville

Date: 1940
Description: Small neighborhood of the city at the west end of the Menomonee River Valley. Overhead is the second Wisconsin Avenue Viaduct, demolished in 1992. Cars a...
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Sarajevo Street Scene

Date: 1940
Description: Wood carts and drivers on a street in Sarajevo, about a year before the city fell to the Germans.
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Mullet River

Date: 1940
Description: A young boy wearing knickers, high stockings and a jacket is watching two swans on the Mullet River. A bridge and the rear of commercial buildings are in t...
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The Dam, on the Apple River

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of a dam, bridge over the river and part of the town with many trees. Caption reads: "The Dam, on the Apple River - Somerset, Wis."

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