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Wagon Factories

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the wagon factories. Caption reads: "The Wagon Factories, Stoughton, Wis."
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Mill Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View of a mill pond with buildings in the background.
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Printing Office on Parmenter Street

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the printing office on Parmenter Street, north of Elmwood Avenue. The Proprietor of the printing office was Tom Everel at the time of the ...
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Panoramic View of Capitol Square, West Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the West corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Identifiable businesses include Haswell Furni...
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Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the train station of Dane, with three women and two men standing on the platform. Two sets of tracks stretch to the hor...
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Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...
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Filling an Ice House

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Description: Caption reads: "Filling an ice house on Lake Wingra--Wisconsin." A large scaffold holds up the conveyor into the ice house, and a group of men are standing...
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Oscar Mayer & Co. General Office

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Oscar Mayer & Co., established in 1883, is one of the largest meat processors in the U.S. The Oscar F. Mayer memorial fountain, in ...
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Madison, Wisconsin at 37° Below Zero

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ...
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Charmany Farms of Bancroft Dairy and Bancroft Dairy

Date: 1951
Description: Illustrated postcard view of the exterior of Bancroft Dairy, and an inset at top left of Charmany Farms. Near the entrance of the dairy are chairs set arou...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline across river towards an industrial building near the Yahara River. A bridge is behind trees and bushes on the right. Caption reads: "Te...
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United States Rubber Company

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "United States Rubber Company, Stoughton, Wis." A brick and metal factory building with many windows. Still manufacturing today, Uniro...
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New Power House and Gas Company

Date: 09 04 1913
Description: Text on the front reads: "New Power House & Gas Co, Stoughton, Wis." A brick building with a wooden addition, with a man standing in the doorway. Steam is ...
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View from South Page Street

Date: 03 10 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "View from South Page Street, Stoughton, Wis." An elevated view of the Yahara River as is flows through the town. Many buildings, larg...
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Oconomowoc Canning Company

Date: 1945
Description: Text on front reads: "Oconomowoc Canning Co. Sun Prairie, Wis." A group of buildings at a canning factory. A sign on the right reads: "Oconomowoc Canning C...

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