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Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee in 1853

Date: 1937
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee in 1853 details building features and city layout from southwest. Important buildings are numbered in a silhouette drawing bel...
Photograph

Copper Falls

Date: 1937
Description: Elevated view of the waterfall where the Bad River tumbles over the Keweenawan Trap Ledge.
Photograph

Lighthouse

Date: 1937
Description: Lighthouse built by State Senator William Bray of Oshkosh, on a point where the Fox River empties into Lake Winnebago.
Photograph

Dam Dedication Ceremony

Date: 07 06 1937
Description: Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project...
Map or Atlas

Official Wisconsin Highway Map

Date: 1937
Description: Official state highway map, with insets of cities.
Photograph

Bureau of Sewers Dump Truck

Date: 12 01 1937
Description: A man parking an International D-30 dump truck used by the Bureau of Sewers near a river or harbor. On the opposite shore in the background are buildings, ...
Photograph

Copper Falls

Date: 09 1937
Description: Elevated view of Copper Falls at Copper Falls State Park.
Photograph

Rapids above Tyler Falls

Date: 09 1937
Description: View upriver of the rapids above Tyler Falls at Copper Falls State Park. In the distance you can see a bridge across the river.
Photograph

Chippewa River

Date: 1937
Description: Chippewa River from bridge near Glidden.
Book or Pamphlet

International's New Manhattan Branch

Date: 1937
Description: Cover of a brochure celebrating a new International Harvester Manhattan branch, featuring an aerial photograph of Manhattan, including the corner of West 4...
Print

Pioneer Beer, Label

Date: 1937
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Pioneer Beer, G. Weber Brewing Co." Under this in the center is a leaf with the lett...
Map or Atlas

Forest Protection Activity Map as of January

Date: 1937
Description: This map shows the Wisconsin Conservation Department forest protection divisions and the locations of state forests, national forests, Indian reservations,...
Map or Atlas

Fish and Game Activity Map as of November 1937 : [Wisconsin]

Date: 1937
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Department map shows the locations of game refuges, fish hatcheries, canning factories, fish camps, and fish refuges in the sta...
Map or Atlas

Forest and Park Activity Map as of December 15, 1937 : [Wisconsin]

Date: 1937
Description: This Wisconsin Conservation Department map shows the locations of state forests, national forests, county forests, state nurseries, Indian reservations, st...
Map or Atlas

Forest Protection District No. 3, West Portion, Iron County

Date: 1937
Description: "Prepared ... March 1937." Includes location map. "State of Wisconsin, Conservation Department, Map Division"--upper left. From the E.P. Sherry papers rela...
Print

The New Cabin

Date: 1937
Description: Linoleum cut engraved view of men building a log cabin. One man carries a log in the background near a lake or river, while another man nails a log held in...
Map or Atlas

Map of Milwaukee County Showing System of State & County Trunk Highways

Date: 1937
Description: Color coded map in pink, yellow, blue, and brown of Milwaukee County State and County trunk highways. The map includes a legend of symbols: "STEAM RAIL ROA...
Map or Atlas

Maps from Atlas of Kewaunee County: Algoma

Date: 1937
Description: This is map 1 from a set of 4 taken from an atlas. The map shows streets, neighborhoods and proposed subdivision. Lake Michigan, Algoma Outer Harbor, the A...
Map or Atlas

Maps from Atlas of Kewaunee County: Kewaunee

Date: 1937
Description: This is map 3 from a set of 4 taken from an atlas. The map shows streets, neighborhoods, lots, and railroad tracks. Lake Michigan, the Kewaunee River, and ...
Map or Atlas

Maps from Atlas of Kewaunee County

Date: 1937
Description: This is map 4 from a set of 4 taken from an atlas. The map includes a legend in the lower left corner of roads, trails, county lines, town lines, section l...

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