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| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | President Calvin Coolidge fishing at Cedar Island Lodge, rustic lodge of Henry C. Pierce, 35 miles from Superior, Wisconsin, on the Brule River. This lodge... |
| Date: | 06 01 1936 |
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| Description: | Bridge and truck trail constructed by Works Progress Administration (WPA) workmen to facilitate forest fire prevention and control. |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River near Lansing, Iowa. Later named the Senator. Small boats are line up on a pier ... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | The sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, underway. Sign on wheel reads: "St. Louis, Dubuque, St. Paul, Diamond Jo Line." Later named the Senator. |
| Date: | 1919 |
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| Description: | Deering Works factory seen across the waterfront from Diversey Avenue. In the foreground is a street and sidewalk with the sign "horse vehicles keep to rig... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Suffragists sitting aboard the Mary E. at dockside on the Wolf River. The boat sports a banner reading: "Votes for Women." |
| Date: | 07 05 1927 |
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| Description: | Driver in an International delivery truck parked along the waterfront with the Queensboro Bridge in the background. The truck was owned by Joseph Victori &... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | McCormick Reaper Works and rail yard as seen from across a canal. The factory was owned by the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company until 1902 when it beca... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Southwest panorama of the McCormick Reaper Works factory and rail yard as seen across a canal. Workers can be seen unloading wood. |
| Date: | 09 19 1928 |
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| Description: | Marling Lumber Company, 1801 East Washington Avenue. The Yahara River is to the right, with a bridge in the background. |
| Date: | 1933 |
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| Description: | Chicago's Wacker Drive at Clark Street, looking north. Buildings, water towers and railroad boxcars are along the Chicago River waterfront, as well as a Co... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Sign for the toll road at Big Smoky Falls on the Wolf River. The sign reads: "Big Smoky Falls of the Wolf River. Many years ago before 1925 there was no ro... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Southwest view of a covered bridge over Cedar Creek, with a man walking in the snow nearby. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Covered bridge over Cedar Creek in Ozaukee County on highway, about one mile north of Cedarburg. The last remaining covered bridge in Wisconsin. Snow is on... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Hoberg Paper and Fibre Company buildings along the East River. Ice is on the river in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | A small cruise ship is anchored in front of Northern Transportation Company's office building along the Fox River. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the commercial area along the east side of the Fox River. |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | Section 1 of a Sanborn map of Osceola. |
| Date: | 05 1926 |
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| Description: | Section 2 of a Sanborn map of Osceola. |
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