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Man in Driver's Seat of Delivery Truck

Date: 06 18 1927
Description: View across street towards a man sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck for Red Line Transfer Co. In the background is the Red Line Transfer & St...
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Parts Storage at a Dealership

Date: 07 21 1925
Description: Floor to ceiling storage shelving for parts at a dealership. There is a ladder on wheels attached to the ceiling in front of the shelving.
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Fur Storage Vault

Date: 03 18 1933
Description: Kessnich's Department Store fur storage vault, 201-203 State Street.
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Funeral Procession on Main Street

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Description: View from board sidewalk of a line of wagons, including a hearse, moving down an unpaved street in town. Location identified as Main Street, and a funeral ...
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Elva Grain Elevator

Date: 03 2014
Description: View across snow-covered ground towards a large grain elevator. Railroad tracks run diagonally in the foreground. Three arched storage sheds spaced slightl...
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Before It Was the Historymobile

Date: 04 1954
Description: Rollohome mobile home as received from the factory and parked at Reynolds Transfer and Storage Co. on E. Main Street prior to being moved to the State Hist...
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Germania Statue

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Description: A statue of a woman is shown in storage after being removed from the Germania Building.
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Windsor Fire

Date: 06 11 1948
Description: The lumber and appliance building of the Central Wisconsin Supply Company is engulfed in flames, which totally destroyed the building.
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Nutrena Feeds Factory

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Description: Elevated view over a freight train of the Nutrena Feeds factory.
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Storage Building

Date: 05 05 1962
Description: Exterior view of a storage building with warped metal siding.
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Feed Mill at Night

Date: 08 18 1961
Description: A nighttime view of a feed mill and storage area.
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MEC&MC Gantry Crane with Dual Hooks

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Description: A Milwaukee Electric Crane & Manufacturing Company gantry crane with dual hooks, one standard, and the other a magnetic unit, used for unloading train cars...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist

Date: 1912
Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist with lumber handling unit operated by a man. There is a small shed in the background. The I-beam is stamped "P...
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P&H 3-Ton Monorail Hoist in Lumber Storage Racks

Date: 1911
Description: A Pawling & Harnischfeger 3-ton monorail hoist in lumber storage racks. There's a man in the cab, and another man standing at the bottom of one of the stac...
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Lumber Storage Yard

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from three monorail hoist crane tracks at the Pacific Lumber Co. lumber storage yard. Three smokestacks are in the background.
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Steam Riverboats

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Description: Steam-powered riverboats docked along the shoreline of a river.
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Worksheds at Walden

Date: 1941
Description: Worksheds filled with stacked logs and wagons at "Walden", the estate of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.
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Union Transfer Fireproof Storage and other Businesses

Date: 09 17 1931
Description: View down East Wilson Street from the corner of King Street. The Union Transfer Building is on the right hand side at 155-303 East Wilson Street, Rubin's F...
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IHC Milwaukee Works Engine Assembly and Storage Warehouse

Date: 1916
Description: Stationary engines inside a warehouse at International Harvester's Milwaukee Works. The factory was owned by the Milwaukee Harvester Company before 1902.
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Cheese in Storage

Date: 1952
Description: Cheesemaker standing on ladder putting cheese on storage shelf, along with rows of other cheeses.

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