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| Information on over 7,000 photographers who were active in Wisconsin from about 1840 to 1976. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Franklin D. Roosevelt, Wisconsin Governor Julius P. Heil, and other officials touring the Allis-Chalmers plant. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | A USO volunteer challenges an enthusiastic soldier to a friendly bowling match. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | The 600 block of Williamson Street ("Machinery Row") with the old Fauerbach Brewery in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over trees of village. In the background is a water tower on a hill with trees. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Commercial building with road (Broad Street) in foreground. Cars are parked in the lot, with Village Hall and residences in the background. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of north walkway of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on the left, and a car... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Georgia O'Keeffe's birthplace on the corner of Townhall and County T. The original building was burned down sometime in the 1970's. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Caption on negative sleeve: "Aldo Leopold and son Luna (standing); Mrs. Leopold and two daughters Nina and Estella (kneeling). 'Shack' in background." The ... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting construction of the first Fort Crawford at Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin in 1816. In the painting, several o... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the surrender of Black Hawk at Fort Crawford in 1832. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting by Cal Peters depicting the Winnebago attack on the Gagnier homestead in 1827 and the killing of Registre Gagnier. The homestead w... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for International trucks. Features a color illustration of a D-line truck hauling a large section of aqueduct with a reservoir in the ba... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for International trucks. Features a color illustration of a D-400 truck and includes the text: "Now a Full Line of cab-over-engine Inte... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Advertising poster for the International delivery trucks. Features a color illustration of a De Luxe delivery trucks "with All-Steel . . . Streamlined Metr... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company, 17 South Fairchild Street. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the last covered bridge in Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Covered Bridge Near Cedarburg, Wis." |
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