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Ice-Damaged Railroad Bridge

Date: 04 04 1913
Description: Elevated view of the Soo Line train crossing a bridge over the Black River near Withee. The three x's indicate places where the bridge had been damaged by ...
Photograph

Do You Want This: Apples

Date: 
Description: Highlander Chautauqua route traveling group that went to North Carolina and other places during the `40's. Myles and Zilphia Horton, far left. Posters re...
Photograph

Milk Cooler

Date: 11 16 1936
Description: A man places a milk can into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler on the farm of Mrs. Joe Schmidt.
Postcard

Rocks

Date: 
Description: Black and white postcard of a rock spire with four men posing in various places. Trees are in the background. Text at foot reads: "Rocks, Camp Douglas."
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison City : Showing Approaches, Streets, Lots, Blocks, Subdivisions, and General Plan

Date: 1906
Description: This map shows shows streets, subdivisions, railroads, places of interest including the State Capitol, the University of Wisconsin, Camp Randall, Henry Vil...
Map or Atlas

Ward, Boundary, and Street Map, City of Oconomowoc

Date: 1965
Description: This map shows wards, schools and public buildings, and polling places. The map includes a street index. Lac La Belle, Fowler Lake, and Oconomowoc Lake are...
Photograph

Electric Hair

Date: 01 10 1966
Description: Gail Lukas' hair stands on end when she places her hand on a Van de Graalf generator in a demonstration by the Atomic Energy Commission for junior high sch...
Photograph

James L. Clark, City Health Inspector

Date: 09 20 1947
Description: James L. Clark, Madison city health inspector, shown pointing to a map of Madison marked with X's signifying places with rat infestation.
Photograph

6-Can Milk Cooler

Date: 11 24 1936
Description: Clifford C. Ball places a milk can into a McCormick-Deering 6-can milk cooler. A cream separator stands against the wall to the left.
Photograph

Milk Cooler in Shed

Date: 11 03 1936
Description: A man places a milk can into a cooler housed in a shed. More milk cans and pails are stored on a wooden shelf outside the shed.
Photograph

AAA and Tourism

Date: 07 30 1948
Description: E.T. McQueen, AAA field reporter, who inspects sleeping accommodations and eating places for the AAA Accommodations Directory, issued annually.
Photograph

First Official Dial Telephone Call in Madison

Date: 09 30 1949
Description: Maple Bluff fire chief Lawrence Nielsen places the first official dial call on Madison's new 100 percent dial phone service.
Photograph

Tomac Plasma Bank

Date: 1944
Description: A woman in a white dress, probably a nurse or volunteer, places a container into a "Tomac Plasma Bank," a refrigeration unit developed by International Har...
Map or Atlas

Map of West Part of City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1907
Description: Shows public buildings, hotels, fraternity houses, and private houses. Index of fraternities and sororities, residences, public buildings, hotels, places o...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin : Ward Map

Date: 1945
Description: This map shows wards and precincts and includes a list of polling places by ward and precinct. The map reads: "Keep this Map . . . It Gives the Location of...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin : Ward Map

Date: 1948
Description: This map shows wards and precincts and includes a list of polling places by ward and precinct. The map reads: "Keep this Map . . . It Gives the Location of...
Map or Atlas

Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin

Date: 1976
Description: This map includes an index of streets, government and historic buildings, hospitals, schools, places of recreation, churches, cemeteries, and other miscell...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha (Wis.). City Engineer's Office

Date: 1948
Description: This map shows a list of polling places by ward and precinct in the left margin, a list of assembly districts, and additional handwritten notes. Lake Michi...
Map or Atlas

Kenosha, Wisconsin : 1961

Date: 1961
Description: This is a photocopy of a map in blue line print that shows streets and places of interest. Inscribed in pen, at the bottom of the map, reads: "Sen. Zaborsk...
Map or Atlas

Eagle Watcher's Guide for Sauk Prairie, Wisconsin

Date: 1999
Description: This map shows the best places to view bald eagles and areas to avoid when watching for eagles. The back of the map includes text and illustrations.

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