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Public Servants Week Sign

Date: 06 10 1949
Description: Public Servants Week sign "The City Water Dept. invites you to open house" on the lawn in front of main water pumping station, 311 North Hancock at East Go...
Photograph

Baraboo Campground

Date: 1925
Description: Free public campground at Baraboo, one of 200 such facilities then made available to the traveling public by Wisconsin municipalities.
Photograph

Public Works Department

Date: 12 1954
Description: Department of Public Works workers look over signs to be posted on city streets.
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

Beaver Dam Lake

Date: 1961
Description: This map shows the lake, clubs, resorts, motels, school house, public approaches, and public parks. The back of map includes advertisements and text.
Photograph

Stark County Court House and Public Square

Date: 1910
Description: A corner view of the Courthouse and public square. Utility lines are visible. Baers Stationers.
Photograph

Theresa Firemen

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Description: "Theresa firemen pose for a picture at the Theresa Public School."
Postcard

Telephone Company and Monroe Public Library

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of the Public Library and Telephone Company buildings in Monroe. Caption reads: "Library and Telephone Building, Monroe, Wis."
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

Map & Guide, Discover Downtown Madison

Date: 2004
Description: This map shows ATMs, houses of worship, hotels, parking ramps, public parking, union cab stands, bus stops, business district, parks and public areas, gove...
Photograph

Lawsonia Country Club Veranda

Date: 
Description: View of the veranda at Lawsonia Country Club, which opened to the public in 1930.
Map or Atlas

Cable Area Recreation Map: Cable, Clam Lake, Drummond, Grand View, Namakagon

Date: 1990
Description: This map shows various types of trails, boat landings, canoe areas, public beaches, picnic areas, campgrounds, golf courses, public tennis courts, and othe...
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.
Photograph

Garbage Truck

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Description: The Greendale Department of Public Works used this truck to collect trash.
Photograph

Lawsonia Country Club Hotel

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Description: View of Lawsonia Country Club Hotel from the opposite bank of Green Lake. The hotel opened to the public in 1930.
Photograph

Tower of Lawsonia Country Club

Date: 
Description: Trees and flowers surround the rectangular tower at Lawsonia Country Club. The country club opened to the public in 1930.
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

Sewage Disposal Plant's Sprinkling Filters

Date: 1916
Description: The sprinkling filters under construction at the sewage disposal plant.
Photograph

Wausaukee Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Wausaukee Public Library. Above the windows on the second floor is painted: "Free Library" in large letters. Two signs advertise: "Boo...
Photograph

Public Outdoor Drinking Fountain

Date: 06 16 1952
Description: Gail Habermann is shown in front of city hall using a new type of public drinking fountain called an 'angle jet' which replaces the old 'bubbler' type. The...

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