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Mississippi River Ferry

Date: 1938
Description: View from road leading down to shoreline of a Mississippi River ferry bringing several cars across the river.
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Canoe on Lake Mendota

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Description: View from shoreline of four individuals in a canoe on Lake Mendota, framed with branches from a tree on the left side of the image.
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Dam on Fox River

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Description: View towards far shoreline of dam on the Fox River at De Pere.
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Racine County Court House

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view from across street of the Racine County Court House.
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Contour Plowing

Date: 1936
Description: A view of two men on tractors, contour plowing a field. Two other men stand near a dirt road.
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Russell Street

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Description: View from street towards the left of the residential neighborhood on Russell Street. The original negative was used for the Works Progress Administration (...
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Sitting on a Sidewalk

Date: 1936
Description: Five people sitting on a sidewalk outside of a building. A woman stands on a stoop in the doorway.
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Old Brewery at Potosi

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Description: An exterior view of the old brewery at Potosi. A man is walking down the street toward the building.
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Lakefront Walkway

Date: 1939
Description: Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways.
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Power Dam

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of the power dam on the Wisconsin River at Prairie du Sac.
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Oneida Colony

Date: 1936
Description: View of Oneida Colony, a northern lake resort. Small boats are lined up along the shore, and birds are gathered near a large birdhouse. A man is lifting on...
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Milwaukee Brewery Grain Elevators

Date: 1938
Description: View across the Kinnickinnic River of the Pabst brewery grain elevator. A Schlitz building, possibly one of their grain elevators, stands behind the Pabst ...
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Dells of the Eau Claire River

Date: 1936
Description: Two women sitting on top of rocks in the Dells of the Eau Claire River. There is a bridge in the background on the left.
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Horse Pulling Contest

Date: 1936
Description: Horse pulling contest at an unidentified Wisconsin county fair. At the time, farmers were making the transition from horse-drawn equipment to tractors and ...
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Commercial Fishermen

Date: 1936
Description: Three commercial fishermen in a boat lifting a trap net. In the bottom right foreground are the hands of another man holding the opposite side of the net f...
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Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
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Lead and Zinc Mines

Date: 1936
Description: View from road of lead and zinc mines and surrounding buildings.
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St. Josephat's Basilica

Date: 1936
Description: View down street of St. Josephat's Basilica and the surrounding streets.
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Villa Louis

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of the Villa Louis, built by H. Louis Dousman in 1870.
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View of The Tenney Building

Date: 1939
Description: A group of pedestrians crossing the street outside of Liggetts Drugstore, located in the Tenney Building on Capitol Square.

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