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Railroad Yard near Factory

Date: 09 18 1916
Description: View down railroad tracks in a railroad yard. Factory buildings are in the distance. A man is sitting near a small building near the tracks.
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Boxcars on Railroad Tracks

Date: 04 23 1915
Description: View of loaded boxcars on railroad tracks outside plant.
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Railroad Yard Behind Plant

Date: 09 27 1913
Description: View across railroad tracks towards commercial buildings along a street. There is a wooden sided railroad car on the tracks in the foreground. A sign on th...
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Elevated View of McCormick Works

Date: 01 26 1914
Description: View from roof looking over factory buildings at McCormick Works. An addition on the top of one building has a sign near the roof that reads: "McCormick." ...
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Plant Wall Under Construction

Date: 09 29 1913
Description: Elevated view from flat rooftop towards a wall of a factory building under construction at McCormick Works. Below on the right are railroad cars on tracks ...
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Railroad Tracks Near Factory Buildings

Date: 1900
Description: View of factory yard, with two railroad tracks crossing each other in the center, and piled between the tracks are scrap metal and lumber. Railroad cars si...
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Heidelberg Central Parts Depot Inauguration

Date: 03 28 1968
Description: Exterior view of the depot in Germany. Men wearing suits are standing in front of the building looking towards the band on the right. Caption reads: "The b...
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Farmers with Two Cows

Date: 05 01 1928
Description: Two men are standing in a barnyard with two cows. Behind them on the left is a large barn, and in the background is a water tower and other buildings.
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Man at State Agricultural College

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Description: View of a man standing in a field holding a sheaf of grain. In the background is a water tower near a building and a smokestack.
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Riverside & Great Northern Railway

Date: 07 07 1970
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Riverside & Great Northern Railway. R. & G.N. Ry. afternoon local taking water south of Rockdale, at Wisconsin Dells, Wis." A minia...
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The Penitentiary

Date: 11 16 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "The Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." An elevated view of Gothic Revival buildings at the prison, built in 1854 of limestone, with ornate t...
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Wisconsin Veteran Home

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Waupaca, Wis. Wisconsin Veteran Home, Dock and Water Tower, Chain O'Lakes." Elevated view from hill of a man on a pier, walking towar...
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Architectural Rendering of Ft. Wayne Engineering Building

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Description: Architectural rendering of an aerial view of the Ft. Wayne Engineering building.
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Aerial View of Ft. Wayne Engineering Building

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Description: Caption reads: "Ft. Wayne Engineering Building."
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Aerial View of Engineering Department and Laboratories

Date: 1960
Description: Caption reads: "Engineering Department and Laboratories, Motor Truck Division, Fort Myers, Indiana."
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Aerial View of Construction Equipment Division

Date: 1960
Description: Construction Equipment Division.
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Canning Factory

Date: 05 25 1931
Description: Text on front reads: "Canning Factory, Saukville, Wis." Brick factory buildings with a tall chimney and a water tower. A man and an automobile can be seen ...
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Country House Motel

Date: 1963
Description: Text on front reads: "Country House Motel." On reverse: "Country House Motel. Northwest's Finest - Highways 53 and 63. Room Phones - Color TV - Air-Conditi...
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Wolf River Paper & Fiber Company

Date: 1904
Description: Text on the front reads: "Wolf River Paper & Fiber Co., Shawano, Wis." Industrial buildings with a millpond in the foreground. The mill was founded in 1894...
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Aerial View of Capitol Square

Date: 1923
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square and surrounding area from East Washington Avenue. The old water tower in the center. Lake Monona is on the left; Lake Mendota...

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