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| Date: | 02 21 1882 |
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| Description: | Chromolithograph poster advertising a Milwaukee Mardi Gras celebration, arranged by the Turnverein and Milwaukee Musical Societies, and held at the Exposit... |
| Date: | 1832 |
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| Description: | Engraving of Indians on horseback along river with Indian grave on hill in background. |
| Date: | 06 18 1849 |
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| Description: | An Indian Burial in a tree; Sketched by Wilkins on his 151-day journey from Missouri to California on the Overland Trail (also known as the Oregon Trail). ... |
| Date: | 07 06 1937 |
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| Description: | Dedication ceremony for the dam on the St. Croix River that is now part of the Gordon Dam County Park. Construction on this dam was begun as a WPA project... |
| Date: | 05 17 |
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| Description: | A crowd of people gather on the banks of a river. Behind them, a band plays on a boat in the river. |
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| Description: | Christmas greeting card depicting the Benton-Franklin Inter-county bridge over the Columbia River connecting Kennewick and Pasco, Washington. A riverboat a... |
| Date: | 04 04 1901 |
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| Description: | Syl and his father on Easter morning stand outdoors near trees in front of a small blanket set with eggs, candy, and a toy bunny and pig. In the background... |
| Date: | 06 15 1901 |
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| Description: | View from across lawn of Mrs. Woshbun with other women sitting around a table on a deck built on the edge of a hill overlooking a river. There are also roc... |
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| Description: | A Christmas greeting card featuring a view of the city, including a bridge over the Clark Fork river, numerous industrial-style buildings, and telephone po... |
| Date: | 02 16 1978 |
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| Description: | "The long lens compresses this view from the frozen Rock River in the foreground, the Catholic cemetery, and the Haag farm buildings in the distance." |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | "American Legion Post 270 celebrates Memorial Day." |
| Date: | 1966 |
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| Description: | American Legion Post 270 celebrates Memorial Day. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | U.S.S. Wisconsin docked on the Hudson River at Norfolk, during decommissioning ceremonies. |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | "American Legion Post 270 members assemble on the bridge on Memorial Day." |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | Shows lot and block numbers, 28 points of interest in the upper left that correspond to numbers on the map, and landownership with acreages. "Erickson Brot... |
| Date: | 09 1957 |
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| Description: | Loehrke/Zastrow wedding. The Mayville Park Pavilion is reflected in the Rock River. |
| Date: | 1976 |
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| Description: | On Memorial Day American Legion Member Oliver Krueger drops a wreath into the Rock River. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | This map of Beaver Dam pictorially shows the history of the town. The map was made for the 100th anniversary celebration of Beaver Dam in 1941. The map inc... |
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