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| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View of a two-story octagonal structure amongst trees. Caption reads: "Possibly Wisconsin's most unusual bit of 'octagonda' is just outside of Fond du Lac.... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin Power and Light Company generating plant and dam. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The bridge spanning the Mississippi River in La Crosse. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Front exterior view of the Sun Prairie Public Library with a police car parked in front of it. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Whitford Memorial Hall, in which is housed the library of Milton College, including many books on biology and evolution. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of courthouse in center foreground with snow on the ground. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of city, river and harbor. Two smokestacks are on either side of the river mouth. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the college. Several buildings make up the college, surrounded by paths, roads, fields and trees. Caption reads: "Mount Mary College." |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from street of the porch of the house at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A group of women are gathered on the fron porch. Snow covers the ground. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin General Hospital and the University Medical School. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from across street of a crowd sitting on the porch, lawn and street in front of the Elks Lodge (Al. Ringling house) listening to a speaker standing at... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the west side of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus looking towards Bascom Hill. Lake Mendota is in the background on the right. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Birdseye, Business Center, Richland Center, Wis." An aerial view, looking north, of the town situated between tree covered hills. The... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "We invite you to attend Waukesha County Dairy Show. March 12-15, 1940. Sales Pavilion, Waukesha, Wis. Judging days, March 13-14. Fo... |
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