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Kleinstueber Machine Shop

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Description: Elevated view of Kleinstueber's Machine Shop, where Christopher Latham Sholes perfected his typewriter. The sign on the top of the building reads: "Brass F...
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Martin Lein/Lien's Funeral

Date: 05 1911
Description: Panoramic view from street of Martin Lein/Lien's funeral procession, showing Main and Water Streets before the flood of 1911. The procession includes sever...
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Topeka Railroad Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Topeka Railroad Depot on the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway. To the left of the station stands the Wells Fargo & Company Express buil...
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African American Man with Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 10 01 1912
Description: An African American man dressed in work clothes, a long apron, and a hat is standing next to a cart drawn by two horses. The cart is loaded with goods and ...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down center of unpaved street in the central business district. On the left is a clothing store and school supply shop, and a drinking fountain and la...
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Monroe Street

Date: 1912
Description: View from intersection of businesses along the left side of Monroe Street. A group of men are standing at the door of the drugstore on the corner, which ha...
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Street Scene

Date: 1915
Description: View down street in the central business district. Automobiles and horse-drawn vehicles are parked along the curbs. Businesses line the street on both side...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 735-742

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Description: The disconnection sways,
rings out the moving targets racing with the mind in mathematic sound
that vanish in the distance and then appear again
a...

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