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Historical Essay

Four-Wheel Drive Auto Company

Brief history of the Four-Wheel Drive Auto Company.
Historical Essay

Brown Wedding Dress

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Golden-brown silk gown worn by Miss Mary Dittberner at her 1887 wedding to Bernhard Stieg in Clintonville, Wisconsin. (Museum object #2008.129.1A-B)
Historical Essay

Space Age Brassiere

Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story
Strapless bra worn by Clara Kuester of Clintonville, Wisconsin and made by Jantzen, Inc. in the early 1950s. (Museum object #2000.74.28)
Historical Essay

Letterheads - Image Gallery Essay

Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975
Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding.
Historical Essay

Horses to Horsepower - Image Gallery Essay

Automobiles in Wisconsin History
Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture.
Historical Essay

Automobile Culture

Wisconsin and the Invention of the Car
Discover how Wisconsin's influence on the automobile and tourist culture.
Postcard

Finney Library

Date: 
Description: View from street towards the Finney Library, with cars parked at an angle in front. The firm of H.T. Liebert of Milwaukee and Wausau was the architect. Cap...
Postcard

Bird's Eye View of Clintonville

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white elevated view of town. Caption reads: "Bird's [sic] Eye View of Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

Street Scene of Clintonville

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized photographic view looking down center of street. Caption reads: "Street Scene, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

North Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white photograph looking across unpaved North Main Street towards commercial buildings. Two horse-drawn carriages and one horse-drawn freight wag...
Postcard

Main Street, Clintonville

Date: 1920
Description: Looking down center of Main Street. Printed in the message section on the back: "A view of one of the Two-Course Reinforced Concrete Pavements in the City ...
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View looking across unpaved Main Street towards commercial buildings, including a meat market and the First National Bank. There are horse-drawn vehicles p...
Postcard

Million Dollar Labor Day Parade

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a Labor Day parade with more than thirty identical automobiles in a long line. Crowds are watching from the sidewalk. Caption reads: "Mill...
Postcard

High School

Date: 1911
Description: View from street of the high school. Three girls are standing on the sidewalk in front of the school. Caption reads: "High School, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

High School

Date: 1907
Description: View from street towards the high school. Caption reads: "High School, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

High School

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the high school. There are children on the sidewalks in front of the building. Caption reads: "High School, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

High School

Date: 1914
Description: Black and white photographic postcard of the high school. Children are standing outdoors in front. Caption reads: "High School, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

City Hall and State Bank Building

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized photographic view from street towards the City Hall and State Bank Building on a corner. Caption reads: "City Hall and State Bank Building, Clint...
Postcard

State Bank Building

Date: 1909
Description: Colorized photographic view from street towards the State Bank building on a corner. Caption reads: "State Bank, Clintonville, Wis."
Postcard

Ward House

Date: 1910
Description: Black and white postcard view looking up unpaved road and sidewalk towards the Ward House. Caption reads: "Ward House, Clintonville, Wis."

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