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Main Street

Date: 1873
Description: Main Street, with its dirt, ruts, cows (and presumably manure), but wide enough for easy hitching of wagons and teams.
Photograph

Aerial View of New Butler

Date: 01 1934
Description: Aerial view of New Butler, in Waukesha County.
Photograph

La Pointe from Big Bay Road

Date: 1910
Description: View of La Pointe taken from Big Bay Road on Madeline Island.
Map or Atlas

Panoramic View of Kewaskum, Washington Co., Wis. Looking to the North East

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kewaskum. Includes a list of hotels, churches, post office, railroad depot, etc.
Map or Atlas

Mayville, Wis. Dodge County

Date: 1885
Description: Bird's-eye map of Mayville.
Photograph

Damaged Automobiles at Accident Site

Date: 04 15 1934
Description: Damaged automobiles of Leo Maly and August Steinhagen at scene of accident at Middleton Junction Road. Leo Maly was killed, his wife, Edna, and son, Paul, ...
Photograph

Wrecked Ford

Date: 06 30 1931
Description: Wrecked Ford upside down on Fair Oaks Avenue.
Photograph

Rural Paved Highway

Date: 11 08 1928
Description: Stretch of paved rural highway featuring a proprietary centerline joint, looking towards Mount Horeb from the east.
Map or Atlas

Edgerton, Wisconsin

Date: 1871
Description: Like many southeastern Wisconsin villages, Edgerton was settled by Yankee immigrants in the 1830s. Though this view gives no indication of it, by 1871 toba...
Book or Pamphlet

Artesian Stock Farm

Date: 1884
Description: Bird's-eye view drawing of the grounds of Villa Louis, the estate of the fur trading Dousman family. After the death of H. Louis Dousman's mother in 1882, ...
Photograph

Farmhouses and Churches

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill across field towards farmhouses, dwellings and churches along a road. In the foreground are stumps. Caption reads: "Big Falls, Wis."
Photograph

Aerial View of Town

Date: 1905
Description: Aerial view of town, with several large buildings along railroad tracks in the foreground, and fields and trees in the distance. Pedestrians are walking al...
Photograph

Natesta Cabin Site

Date: 07 15 1925
Description: Natesta cabin site in Clinton. View down road, with a fence on the right, and fields on both sides.
Postcard

Crandon from Teachworth Hill

Date: 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Crandon—Wis. From Teachworth Hill".
Photograph

Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 05 10 1928
Description: The Lutheran Church and buildings, seen from Lutheran Church Hill.
Photograph

Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill

Date: 1860
Description: Elevated view of multiple buildings in Cross Plains from Lutheran Church Hill. Many roads and fences cross the fields. Wooded hills are in the background. ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Town and Highway

Date: 1965
Description: Aerial view of town and Highway 66.
Photograph

Winterble Property

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: Freda Winterble property, 901 University Bay Drive, looking north toward Lake Mendota, showing trees on right side of road and house on the left, 928 Unive...
Postcard

St. Vincent Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View across field toward the hospital. Caption reads: "St. Vincent Hospital, Green Bay, Wis."
Photograph

View

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of homes alongside a road in Hika (also known as Centerville). Handwritten on two of the buildings on the right are: "Ma's house." and "Louis...

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