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| Description: | Elevated view across the Rubicon River towards the factory on the far shoreline. Caption reads: "West Bend Aluminum Co., Hartford Division, Hartford, Wis." |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Kissel auto plant in between the railroad and the river. A dirigible and bi-plane have been cut and pasted onto the image. Caption rea... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of the aftermath of a fire at a canning factory. Men are inspecting the charred ruins, which are smoking. Buildings and a church tow... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View of the railroad yards. Factories and warehouses are on the left. Caption reads: "R. R. Yards, Hartford, Wis." |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | View across railroad tracks towards the Hillsboro Condensed Milk Company factory, established 1914. Manufacturer of sterilized evaporated milk. The brick s... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view of a canning factory, with workers lined up out front, and a man standing in a wagon pulled by a team of horses. Railroad tracks are... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View across field toward the beet sugar factory. Caption reads: "Beet Sugar Factory, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across street towards the Parker Pen Factory, with a large, electric sign on the roof. Caption reads: "Parker Pen Company, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard view of the Chevrolet Motor Company headquarters and auto plant. Caption reads: "Chevrolet Motor Company, Janesville, Wis." |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of the condensory. A group of workers are gathered outdoors on the left. Caption reads: "Condensory — Johnson Creek, Wis." |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the expansive Kohler Plant and surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Kohler Plant, Kohler, Wis." |
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| Description: | View of the administrative building at the Kohler Plant. Caption reads: "General Office, Kohler Co., Kohler, Wis." |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the mills. Caption reads: "La Crosse Rubber Mills Co., Home Office and Factory, La Crosse, Wis." Text on reverse reads: "NOTE: This is an ae... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of The Trane Company, manufacturer of heating, cooling and air conditioning equipment. Caption reads: "Plant No. 2 — The Trane Company, L... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from the Court House of central La Crosse. The depot is in the foreground, and a Carriage and Buggy manufacturer is in the background. Captio... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a circular flower bed next to the river, with an interstate bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "One of the Many Pretty Flower Beds... |
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| Description: | Zeeland Mills on the Fox River. Little Chute is across the river on the hill. A bridge and a dam are in the river, with industrial buildings on the far sho... |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Oscar Mayer & Co. with Lake Mendota in the distance. Text on reverse reads: "Pictured here in aerial color view is the meat packing plan... |
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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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| Description: | View across field towards a sugar factory, with four smokestacks in the background. Railroad cars are on railroad tracks along the front of the building. |
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