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Proxmire Walking Through Wisconsin in Winter

Date: 12 22 1972
Description: Senator William Proxmire walked thousands of miles in Wisconsin to meet constituents. Here he is, in a snowmobile suit, shaking hands with a woman outside ...
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Aram Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of the library. Caption reads: "Aram Public Library, Delavan Wis."
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Wisconsin Avenue from the Capitol

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Avenue looking toward the northwest from the top of the Capitol. The elevated perspective provides an unusual view of the old City Hall (left) an...
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Post Office

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a large building on a street corner. There is a small "Post Office" sign on the right side of the building, and a larger "FURNITURE" sign ...
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Eau Claire Public Library

Date: 1931
Description: Interior view of the Eau Claire Public Library. Women and staff at the circulation desk.
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Eau Claire Public Library

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior view of the Eau Claire Public Library. Caption reads: "Public Library, Eau Claire, Wis."
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Rahr Civic Center

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of the Rahr Civic Center where the museum of the Manitowoc Historical Society is housed.
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Post Office

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Post Office. Caption reads: "Post Office, Fond du Lac, Wis."
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Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard)

Date: 03 21 1949
Description: Elevated view from Wisconsin State Capitol, showing Main Street side of square, looking down Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard). Buildings i...
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City Hall, Jail and Amusement Park

Date: 1905
Description: Jail, City Hall, and an amusement park. The Jail was later used as a School and Library. Caption reads: "Jail, City Hall & Amusement Park, Grand Rapids, Wi...
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Grand Rapids Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Grand Rapids Public Library with trees and landscaping. The library was named the T. B. Scott Free Public Library T. B. Scott who donated $...
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Public Servants Week Sign

Date: 06 10 1949
Description: Public Servants Week sign "The City Water Dept. invites you to open house" on the lawn in front of main water pumping station, 311 North Hancock at East Go...
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Brittingham Park Bathhouse

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Description: A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Sun Prairie Freshman Class

Date: 1914
Description: Group portrait of the 1914 Sun Prairie freshman class. Included in the group is Bill Droster, grandfather of the donor of this image.
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Grandstand Entrance

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Description: Elevated view of crowd outside the entrance to the Grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair.
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4-H Band

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Description: 4-H Club band playing near the Police Station at the Wisconsin State Fair. In the background is the Agriculture Department's Milk House.
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Education Building at the Fair

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Description: Crowd of people in front of the Education Building at the State Fair. Caption reads: "Education Building, Wisconsin State Fair, Milwaukee."
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Conservation Exhibit

Date: 08 1948
Description: Aerial view of the grounds of the Wisconsin Conservation Department exhibit at the Wisconsin Centennial Exposition.
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Industry Building at the Fair

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Description: Interior view of the crowds in the Wisconsin Industry Building and the building's unusual art deco decoration. Few photographs depict African Americans at ...
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Madison Shoreline from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in line with South Pinckney Street. Includes 1 West Wilson Street state office building, the Wisconsin St...

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