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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
Photograph

Refueling, Wisconsin Air National Guard

Date: 1963
Description: A KC-97 of the 126th Refueling Squadron, Wisconsin Air National Guard, refueling an F-84 fighter over eastern Wisconsin.
Photograph

Clark Station

Date: 1962
Description: Clark gasoline station near Brookfield, Wisconsin, which sold gasoline but not service work.
Postcard

Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 
Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
Photograph

Safehouse Motel

Date: 1959
Description: Motel that was formerly a clandestine safe-house for the 26th of July Movement during the Cuban Revolution. Parking lot with a blue car in front of a pink,...
Photograph

Santiago Veranda at Night

Date: 1959
Description: Veranda in Santiago, Cuba at night with tables and chairs lit by a hanging lamp. The veranda looks down onto city lights and the bay at sunset.
Postcard

The Motel Viking

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Description: Color postcard of the new Motel Viking. Text on back reads: "New Motel Viking, Junction 53 & 8, Cameron, Wisconsin. TV, AAA, 20 Units - Air-Conditioned - C...
Photograph

Lakewoods Resort on Namagakon Lake

Date: 1931
Description: Scenic view from shoreline over Namakagon Lake towards the opposite shoreline. There are two large buildings nestled among trees with a pergola on the lawn...
Print

The Mail Plane

Date: 
Description: Engraved print depicting two people harvesting grain along a fence line in a field. One person holds a scythe while the other carries a bucket, possibly th...
Postcard

Moonlight Over Everett's Resort on Catfish Lake

Date: 1905
Description: Moonlight over Everett's Resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. Caption reads: "Moonlight Over Everett's Resort on Catfish Lake, Eagle ...
Photograph

The Sun Will Shine Today

Date: 11 2013
Description: Silhouettes of evergreen trees, and trees almost bare of their leaves against a sky with clouds. The sun is shining through clouds, branches and power line...
Photograph

Heating Plant

Date: 01 2014
Description: Two smokestacks of a power plant with clouds of exhaust being released into the sky on a cold day.
Photograph

At the Bottom of Odana Road

Date: 10 07 2014
Description: View looking up at the sky through the trees, and a utility pole in the center.
Photograph

Madison Gas & Electric at Sunrise

Date: 01 1977
Description: Silhouetted view of the smokestacks, buildings, and parking lot of Madison Gas & Electric at sunrise. Smoke is rising out of the smokestacks, and cars are ...
Photograph

Delivery Truck

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: A man is sitting in the driver's seat of a delivery truck with an exposed truck bed. In the background are industrial buildings and oil wells.
Postcard

Madison, Wisconsin at 37° Below Zero

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ...
Photograph

Rural Free Delivery

Date: 03 1955
Description: Four mailboxes and a tree are silhouetted against the sky with low clouds on South River Road.
Photograph

Halo

Date: 1960
Description: A circular contrail forming a halo behind a silhouetted church steeple. Power lines are in the background.
Poster

Fast Film Finishing at Trumble's Dell Photography

Date: 
Description: Advertisement for John Trumble's photography studio which, at the time, also included an art gallery and a store for camera supplies and antiques. The post...

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