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Map or Atlas

Public Playlands

Date: 06 1930
Description: A map of the western states showing "public playlands," mostly national parks.
Manuscript

May Day Rally Flyer

Date: 1974
Description: Flyer advertising a May Day rally in support of public workers to be held at Library Mall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Local public worke...
Map or Atlas

St. Germain - Heart of Vilas County Vacationland

Date: 1975
Description: This map shows nature trails, public attractions, public hunting and fishing grounds, dams, waysides, lakes, highways, and roads. The upper right corner in...
Map or Atlas

Public Lands Open to Hunting and Fishing

Date: 1958
Description: This map shows state public hunting and/or fishing grounds, national forests, state forests, county forests.The lower margin includes an index to these loc...
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison : Capitol of Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map oriented with north towards the upper right shows sewers, cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever, schools, and public buildings. Lake Wingra is lab...
Map or Atlas

Telephone Exchanges in Wisconsin

Date: 11 1973
Description: This map shows the cities, county boundaries and telephone exchange locations. The map includes a numbered list of telephone companies.
Map or Atlas

Gas Service in Wisconsin

Date: 1974
Description: This blue line map show gas services and county boundaries. Includes a legend of company names in lower left hand corner.
Photograph

Elroy Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the Elroy Public Library. The library opened in 1908 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie with $10,000. On the lower right the cardboard back...
Photograph

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...
Map or Atlas

Approximate Service Areas, Electric Utilities & Cooperatives in Wisconsin

Date: 06 1975
Description: This map shows electrical utilities and cooperatives throughout the state, as well as cities and county boundaries. The bottom left corner of the map inclu...
Photograph

Zimmerman and Brayton

Date: 05 27 1941
Description: Secretary of State Fred R. Zimmerman and Robert "Bob" Brayton, Public Relations Director or the American Automobile Association. They are standing in front...
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

State Highway Improvements Public Hearing

Date: 11 09 1960
Description: A display to illustrate proposed improvements to the Madison Beltline highway at a hearing in the City-County Building by the State Highway Commission.
Map or Atlas

Rural Electrification Survey Map

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Description: Rural electrification survey map of Marquette county in Westfield township.
Map or Atlas

Rural Electrification Survey Map

Date: 
Description: Rural electrification survey map of Waushara county in Springwater township.
Photograph

Flying Tea Party

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Description: A tea party on an airplane, a publicity stunt conceived by Harry Bruno to promote his Cleveland-area airline, Aeromarine Airlines. By taking local reporter...
Photograph

Committee Plans Madison Women's City Golf Tournament

Date: 01 25 1961
Description: A committee begins to plan Madison Women's 1961 City Golf Tournament at the Community Center. Shown (from left) are: Mrs. Jane Brandt, Public Links Courses...
Photograph

Art Exhibit at State Historical Society

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Description: Art exhibit on the first floor of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin Building.
Map or Atlas

Colton's Minnesota

Date: 1871
Description: This map shows the entire state, county boundaries, railroads, cities and towns, Lake Superior, and the extent of surveyed townships with Public Land Surve...
Photograph

Julius Kelly, County Treasurer

Date: 01 09 1948
Description: Portrait of Julius Kelly, newly elected County Treasurer by the Dane County Board.

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