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Sanborn Map Detail of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: A detail of a Sanborn map showing the area around North Franklin, North Blair and North Hancock Streets.
Map or Atlas

Map of Polk County Wisconsin

Date: 1901
Description: Map shows townships, schools, creameries, post offices, and roads. The left side of the map features a legend with symbols for points of interest.
Postcard

The Ice House, Rock Lake

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Knickerbocker Ice Company building. Rock Lake in the foreground. There is a ramp leading from the lake to the ice house. Caption reads: "The Ic...
Map or Atlas

Map of Langlade County, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: A map of Langlade County, Wisconsin that shows townships and ranges, towns, cities and villages, wagon roads, churches, schools, sawmills, town halls, chee...
Map or Atlas

Map of Wisconsin : Showing the Approximate Distribution of the Clays and Shales and the Location of the Brick and Drain Tile Factories

Date: 06 01 1900
Description: This map shows the the locations of different kinds of clay and shales throughout the state of Wisconsin. Includes a colored legend of types of clay and sh...
Postcard

Montello Granite Works

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking west over the Montello Granite Company's works framed by an irregular mask. Two wooden derricks and irregular blocks of granite are i...
Photograph

Rice Lake Plant

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of a lumber plant, with large stacks of lumber stacked around it. A lake is behind the plant.
Photograph

Fauerbach Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: An architectural rendering of the Fauerbach Brewing Company.
Photograph

Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. The Deering Harvester Company is identified b...
Photograph

Kaye's Park Hotel

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior lakeside view of Kaye's Park Hotel.
Map or Atlas

Profile, Central Heating Plant Lake Mendota : Showing Location of Proposed Sewer, University of Wisconsin ; Surveyed by J.D. Hurley

Date: 1903
Description: This map is ink on printed paper reading: "standard profile plate." "Surveyed Oct. 15, platted Dec. 15, 1903 ; surveyed May 9, platted Dec. 9."
Map or Atlas

Map Showing Territory 4 Miles North, 8 miles East, 7 Miles South, and 6 Miles West of Harshaw, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: This map shows logging roads, railroads with spur lines, trails, rapids, lumber camps, Indian villages, summer resort, lakes, rivers, and ponds.
Map or Atlas

Map of Creameries and Cheese Factories in Wisconsin

Date: 1906
Description: A commercial map of Wisconsin showing the location of creameries and cheese factories in the state. In the lower portion of the map provides the number of ...
Photograph

Montello Granite Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Montello granite quarry with Montello Lake in the background. The sign in the foreground reads, "J.T. Barrett Pays Highest Prices for Furs, M...
Map or Atlas

Map of Polk County, Wisconsin

Date: 1902
Description: This map shows townships, land parcels, schools, rivers, lakes, creameries, churches, cemeteries, roads, post offices, town halls, saw mills, roads and sto...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Montello

Date: 09 19 1909
Description: Sanborn Map of Montello, Page 1.
Photograph

Che-ne-qua Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the Che-ne-qua Hotel on Pine Lake.
Photograph

Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow...
Postcard

Hotel Schwartz

Date: 1907
Description: Colorized view of Hotel Schwartz from across Elkhart Lake. Caption reads: "Hotel Schwartz, Elkhart Lake, Wis."
Photograph

Lake La Belle

Date: 06 1900
Description: View across Lake La Belle toward lakeside factories, residences, and churches.

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