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Iron Works

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Description: Elevated view of York Iron works. Large group of men posing in yard. The boardinghouse is on a hill in the far background. Early iron was mined at Mayville...
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Chippewa Falls from the South Side

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Description: Elevated view from south side of the Chippewa River, with a bridge crossing it and buildings on both sides of the river. A bluff rises on the far side of t...
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Unloading Coal

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Description: A man unloads coal from a boat by walking a wheelbarrow across wooden platforms raised on scaffolds. In the background a man stands with an empty wheelbarr...
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McCormick Grain and Corn Binders at Dealership

Date: 07 20 1935
Description: Elevated view of a group of men posing outdoors with McCormick-Deering grain binders and corn binders outside Kilborne Bros., Inc., an International Harves...
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IHC McCormick Works' Dentist's Office

Date: 02 26 1919
Description: Dentist chair, table, and other equipment inside the dentist's office at International Harvester's McCormick Works. The factory was owned by the McCormick ...
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Riders on an Excelsior-Henderson Motorcycle

Date: 04 09 1917
Description: Two riders on an early Excelsior-Henderson motorcycle near a community garden at Harrison and Jefferson streets in Chicago. An International Harvester trac...
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First to Fly — Almost Flying

Date: 1901
Description: Wilbur Wright (standing, second from the right) with Edward C. Huffaker, Octave Chanute, and George Spratt in the workshed. Chanute was a special visitor f...
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Observation Balloon

Date: 08 1917
Description: A training ascension of a captive observation balloon. During their training, soldiers learned how to correctly estimate the effectiveness of artillery on ...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Chilton, Wisconsin

Date: 1878
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chilton with insets of points of interest, including P.H. Becker's Brewery, Chilton House, and Gutheil's Block.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the City of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Chippewa Falls.
Map or Atlas

Eau Claire, Wisconsin, Looking West

Date: 1891
Description: Bird's-eye view of Eau Claire.
Postcard

Fairbanks-Morse & Company in Beloit

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized image of the Fairbanks-Morse & Company buildings.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of the Village of Kaukauna, Wisconsin

Date: 12 21 1882
Description: Bird's-eye map of Kaukauna, from the Appleton Post Annual Review.
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The Texas Co. Bulk Plant

Date: 07 06 1935
Description: The Texas Co. bulk plant, 919 E. Main Street. Office and garage from the rear.
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Backyard

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: Dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee amd N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply.
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Backyard

Date: 09 02 1930
Description: View of a dilapidated backyard at Milwaukee and N. Bryan Street next to Madison Builders Supply.
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Men Greasing Cars

Date: 07 01 1927
Description: Men greasing cars in the Klean Rite Auto Laundry, located at 739 East Mifflin Street.
Map or Atlas

The City of Chicago

Date: 1892
Description: Bird's-eye view of Chicago, with ships in the Lake Michigan harbor.
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Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1895
Description: Buildings and grounds of the Leinenkugel Brewery. There are beer wagons in the yard, chickens along a wooden walkway, and men on a horse-drawn wagon near a...

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