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Postcard

Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
Photograph

Hand Engine of Volunteer Fire Department

Date: 1887
Description: Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch...
Photograph

Fire Truck on Country Road

Date: 1918
Description: Four men dressed in fire fighting gear driving a fire truck on State Highway 47 near Appleton. The Wisconsin Highway Commission which published this photo...
Photograph

Highway Department Garage

Date: 1930
Description: Shawano County Highway Department garage.
Photograph

Power House

Date: 1906
Description: Power house during construction.
Photograph

Highway Weed Control

Date: 
Description: Weed control unit of the Rock County Highway Department showing the equipment used to spray weeds along the highways.
Photograph

Aerial View of Harbor Area

Date: 1950
Description: Harbor area of Jones Island and garbage disposal plant, Stratton Grain Co., and more.
Photograph

Kilbourn Park Reservoir

Date: 1900
Description: Reservoir, looking South, with pedestrians walking along the edge of the empty reservoir. A team of horses with a cart or wagon can also be seen in the bac...
Photograph

Kilbourn Park Reservoir

Date: 1900
Description: Looking down into the reservoir partially filled with water. A group of men stand at various levels; some with the carriage and horses at top, four on a le...
Photograph

Street Lighting

Date: 1934
Description: View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th...
Photograph

Street Corner in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1934
Description: Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road.
Photograph

Street Lighting System

Date: 
Description: View down road of lighting system using steel poles and modern fixtures on the terrace near sidewalks. Three cars are parked along the road, and houses are...
Photograph

Lighting Plant

Date: 
Description: A man stands in front of the small building with a bicycle parked behind him, and a house in the background.
Photograph

Water Department/Water Street

Date: 11 16 1989
Description: View from the Water Street Bridge over the Waupaca River toward the Waupaca Water Department.
Photograph

Whiteface Mountain Highway Toll Station

Date: 
Description: View of the Whiteface Mountain Highway Toll Station, and three cars parked nearby.
Postcard

Chippewa Falls City Hall

Date: 1920
Description: View from street of Chippewa Falls city hall. On the left are garage doors for fire engine storage, and a watch tower is at upper right. Another building ...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Milwaukee Showing Water Pipe Distribution

Date: 1892
Description: This map shows water pipes, hydrants, stop cocks, check valves, fire cysterns, and manholes. Also shown are block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemet...
Map or Atlas

Map of the city of Milwaukee Showing Completed Sewers Up to Dec. 31st, 1894

Date: 1894
Description: This map shows sewers, intercepting sewers, manholes, block numbers, streets, railroads, parks, cemeteries, and Lake Michigan. The right margin reads: "Tot...
Photograph

Women Dump Truck Drivers

Date: 1916
Description: Women drivers of light dump trucks for the highway department in Ashland County during the first World War. The truck in the foreground has a service flag ...

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