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A.C. Bennett in Automobile at Kilbourn Bridge

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Description: A.C. Bennett posing in a car, which is parked in front of Kilbourn Bridge, with three other men. A man is standing at the front of the car and another is s...
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1908 Ford Touring Car

Date: 05 02 1935
Description: Man with bushy moustache standing next to a 1908 Ford Touring Car in a farm yard.
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Christmas Greetings

Date: 1910
Description: Holiday postcard with a young woman driving an open automobile with Santa Claus in the back, who is holding gifts in his left hand. He is wearing a red sui...
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Thomas B. Jeffery

Date: 1897
Description: Thomas B. Jeffery, founder of the Thomas B. Jeffery Company of Kenosha in 1902. Before that Jeffery produced several experimental automobiles, including th...
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Wisconsin's First Coupe

Date: 1905
Description: Automobile alleged to be the first coupe built in Wisconsin. The vehicle was built by Gus Wilkie of Sheboygan from the body of a carriage and the chassis f...
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First Four-Wheel Drive

Date: 1909
Description: Five men pose with the first successful four-wheel drive vehicle, which was made in Clintonville in 1909. The inventor, Otto Zachow, is the man seated at t...
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Crawford County Historical Pageant

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Crawford County Historical pageant participants depict various early citizens. Back row: Russell Kieser, card sharper; Ray Burgess, Irishman; Lawrence Geis...
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Eagle Regiment Car

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Description: Dr. James A Jackson, Sr., who was a hospital steward for the 8th Wisconsin Regiment during the Civil War, riding in an open car during a GAR parade in Madi...
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E.W. "Gramps" Brandel

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, standing in a road. Known as Gramps by Mary Brandel, he is posing holding a bag, a bundle of sticks on his back, and a long stick over his sh...
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Group of Bikers near Stage

Date: 04 25 1970
Description: A group of bikers wearing leather jackets representing their gang affiliations sit and stand on the ground. In the background is a crowd of people near the...
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Man and Women in International J-30 Passenger Car

Date: 07 14 1910
Description: Man driving two women in an International J-30 automobile. In the background is a park or cemetery.
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Grand Army of the Republic, Men at Encampment

Date: 1914
Description: Outdoor view of Union veterans standing near a war memorial in a square downtown.
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Man and Women with Red Baby Truck

Date: 10 23 1923
Description: A group of women, and one man, are standing beside a McCormick-Deering Red Baby Speed Truck. The truck had a 1,500 pound capacity and was also known as the...
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Kemp Tractor

Date: 2004
Description: Randy Kemp shows off this fine, old WD 1951 Allis-Chalmers tractor.
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Adams Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Jeff Adams is in the car repair and restoration business, as is evidenced by the many cars on the property. This property was formerly owned by the Ted Eck...
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Kemp Barn — Alternate View

Date: 2004
Description: Randy and Sherry Kemp and son, Nick, live at N8642 Hwy P (Section 15).
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Luhn Barn — Exterior

Date: 2004
Description: Gordon and Gayle Luhn, and son, Derek, live at N8499 Bancroft Rd (Section 16). They purchased the property in 1978.
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Urban Garden

Date: 1918
Description: A man is using a garden plow to cultivate an urban garden located near a row of commercial brick buildings.
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Ideal Body Company Workers and Car

Date: 1934
Description: Employees of the Ideal Body Company sitting in and around a car.
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Cart and Automobile

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Description: View of an man standing with an ox-drawn cart near a man sitting in an automobile.

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