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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of St. Nicholas Hospital. An automobile is parked at the corner. Caption reads: "St. Nicholas Hospital, Sheboygan, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Comic actor Fred Stone holding the tiller of an early two-seat runabout. The automobile may be a Woods Electric or Woods Dual Power. Stone had been a circu... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Automobile alleged to be the first coupe built in Wisconsin. The vehicle was built by Gus Wilkie of Sheboygan from the body of a carriage and the chassis f... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A double exposure featuring an early runabout automobile in front of the summer home of George Brumder at Pine Lake. Brumder, with cap and beard, is seated... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Alice M. Tilleson, member of the Menomonie High School class of 1905, depicted as a prominent socialite. Pictured being escorted in the back of an automobi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Travelers stop by a spring in the woods for water with their early-model automobile. Two boys are standing at the spring, and a young girl stands above the... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | A view of the business district. Signs read: "Ford authorized sales and service" and "Kodaks." |
| Automobiles in Wisconsin History |
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| Read about the evolution of the automotive industry and the drastic changes in manufacturing work, road infrastructure, the economy and American culture. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Four individuals sit in four-seat runabout parked in a wooded area. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | South entrance; an open car with two people is crossing the bridge. Stone lions flank the bridge on each corner. A lighthouse is in the background. Caption... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Front view of the Block House, built in 1880, at the Pennsylvania Soldiers' and Sailors' Home. The United States flag waves on a pole atop the Block House.... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Busy street with automobiles, pedestrians and a horse-drawn cart. Streetcar tracks are in the center of the street. Business signs read: "W.A. Gill Co.," "... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the Bethesda Spring. Caption reads: "Bethesda Spring, Waukesha, Wis." |
| Milwaukee's First Photojournalist |
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| Read about the life and career of photojournalist John Robert Taylor, who captured the spirit of Milwaukee through photographs in the early 20th century. |
| Promotions on Paper, 1850s-1975 |
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| Custom-designed letterheads were a universal way of proclaiming who you were. Historical letterheads are prime examples of early branding. |
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