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| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the segregated entrance for African-Americans at Malco Theater. There is a fire escape on the side of the building. Several cars are parke... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | A map of Lake Mendota that shows depths and the locations of various species of fish in lake. The maps also identifies a number of selected roads and stree... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This is a detailed map of Douglas County, Wisconsin, showing townships and township borders, numbered wards, roadways, and bodies of water. There are annot... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Map shows landownership and acreages, roads, and railroads in the Town of Waukesha and part of the city of Waukesha, Waukesha County, Wisconsin. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This mid 20th century map of Vilas County and northeastern Oneida County, Wisconsin, shows the township and range grid, sections, cities and villages, rail... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | "Compliments of the Douglas County Highway Department"--Top margin. Shows federal highways, state trunk highways, county highways, town roads, unimproved ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This map of Beloit shows existing platted streets or highways and proposed street right of way. The map reads: "I hereby certify that this is the official ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Winter scene of a Milwaukee residential street corner with snow at night. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This map is a blue line print and shows streets as well as some points of interest. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This map shows local streets, roads, highways, Middleton, Monona, Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, Lake Mendota, and an inset map that shows city parking areas. A... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from sidewalk of City Hall, located at the intersection of West Mifflin Street and Wisconsin Avenue. The Parkway Theatre, featuring the films... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Graffiti on wall which reads: “RUS GO HOME, US stay here for liberty.” In Europe, probably France or Germany. |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view from street of an R-120 truck with panel body parked at the curb. A man is walking from the truck down the front walk of a house. He... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view from front of driver's side of a RBA-140 Milk Delivery Truck. A man, wearing a white uniform with a hat and a bow tie, is sitting in the... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | This map shows the locations of many scenic areas in La Crosse, Vernon, Crawford, Richland, Grant, and Iowa Counties. On the front side of the map, there i... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Several children are gathered outdoors around a bushel basket filled with apples, taking as many apples as they can. Caption reads: "School children posed ... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard of an elevated view of Monona Bay, the Isthmus and Lake Mendota. A residential neighborhood is in the foreground. Caption reads: "Madi... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of 8th Street, looking north in a central business district. Cars are parked along the curb, and other cars are moving down the stre... |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of a factory near Marshfield. Railroad tracks are on the right. Caption reads: "Berg Equipment Co. Plant, Marshfield, Wisonsin." |
| Date: | 1953 |
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| Description: | Snow covered ice extends into the Wisconsin River from the shorelines. Trees line the river bank in the background. |
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