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Milwaukee City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of Milwaukee's City Hall. Signs on the building read "Sinfonietta" and "Concert Tonight."
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Capitol Park Fountain and Bjorgvin Singing Society

Date: 06 03 1932
Description: Group portrait of uniformed members of the Bjorgvin Singing Society of Chicago, most of whom were born in Bergen, Norway, taken in front the Centennial Fou...
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol Illustration

Date: 1889
Description: Illustration of the Wisconsin State Capitol with an American flag displayed on the dome.
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Student Protests, University of Wisconsin

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Description: Elevated view of a student protest on the Library Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Postcard

National Home for Disabled Veteran Soldiers

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of main building behind trees on the lawn. A fountain is in front of the entrance. A flag is on the top of the building. Caption reads: "Milwau...
Postcard

Lake Park and Drive

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Description: Elevated view with the lake on the right, with a number of boats near the shoreline. There is a long winding road through the park, including bridges, a fo...
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Dealers Looking at Farmall Cub Tractor

Date: 1947
Description: Two Minnesota dealers, Glidden Toldt and Myron Syverson of Ornsby, inspect a Farmall Cub Tractor. The men were likely attending an International Harvester ...
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Tractors at "100 Years in Chicago"

Date: 1947
Description: International and Farmall tractors on display at International Harvester's "100 Years in Chicago" celebration at Soldier Field. The large IH logo is in the...
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Playland

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Description: A view of Playland, an amusement center with a fountain, a plaza and a casino. Pedestrians stroll across the plaza and three flags fly above the sprawling...
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Monument Hotel Front Entrance

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Description: View of the Monument Hotel front entrance, featuring Greek columns, decorative foliage, and a fountain. An American flag flies from atop the building's cup...
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Kittatinny Hotel

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Description: View from sidewalk toward men and women standing near the entrance to the Kittatinny Hotel while a boy tends to a horse and carriage to their left. The fac...
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Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors Monument at Nathan Strong Park

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Description: View of Nathan Strong Park, a recreation area set aside in 1848. The park features a Volunteer Soldiers and Sailors Monument, topped with a soldier holding...
Postcard

Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
Postcard

Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

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Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. In the for...
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Court Square in Business District

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Description: Elevated view of a public square in a business district. Automobiles, pedestrians, and horses and carriages surround a large figural fountain which was ere...
Print

Sanatorium Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of The Sanatorium Company, with a three-quarter view of the sanatorium building set into a background of flowers and banners proclaiming the ben...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Headquarters Building

Date: 1971
Description: View of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin headquarters building from across Library Mall. A woman and child are sitting on the edge of the William ...
Postcard

Governor's Mansion

Date: 1960
Description: Exterior view from driveway of the Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. Flags are flying from a flagpole in the yard on the left. Columns frame the front ent...
Postcard

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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After: Drinking Fountain Put in by Oconto Women's Club

Date: 1916
Description: View of the new stone drinking fountain for horses at the junction of Chicago and Main Streets. Looking at the camera, two girls are standing to the right ...

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