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| Date: | 1970 |
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| Description: | Close-up detail of scene of historic Wisconsin in a hexagonal structure on a pedestal beneath the clock. The scene depicts an outdoor band concert in Milwa... |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Close-up of original lighting dimmer board backstage at the Al. Ringling Theatre. |
| Date: | 08 03 1957 |
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| Description: | A mother and her children looking up at the top of the Capitol dome as the statue "Wisconsin" gets painted. They are on a street corner by posts for traff... |
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| Description: | Exterior portrait of the Jackson County Courthouse, surrounded by snow. The courthouse was built in 1878 and is located on the northwest corner of Main and... |
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| Description: | Winter scene with a tractor outfitted with a rotating brush device clearing snow from a fenced-in ice rink with overhead lights. |
| Date: | 04 05 1961 |
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| Description: | One of the high-voltage towers that intersected Sherman Avenue between Roth Street and Aberg Avenue that was removed to make way for expansion of the North... |
| Date: | 04 22 1959 |
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| Description: | William H. Rietow, Jr. and Frank D. Hess stand in front of Electric City, a new appliance store at 4409 Monona Drive. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Tourists look on as a group of Ho-Chunk dressed in traditional regalia are walking down the street during the Homecoming Celebration. |
| Date: | 11 21 1958 |
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| Description: | A police officer instructs two cadets on the operation of radar equipment and the proper way to talk to violators. The officer is holding a tuning fork nea... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Ornamental street lighting system along a street in a local business district. House on corner is near a sign that says "Lot for Sale." |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Electrical overhead street light suspended above road. A truck is parked on the right, and houses and trees line both sides of the road. |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Ornamental street lighting system in a residential district. Street sign on corner reads "W. Hayes Ave." Newly planted young trees are along the terraces n... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | Overhead light suspended over a road, hanging from wires. A car is parked at the corner, and billboards are in the distance. Railroad cars and railroad tr... |
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| Description: | View down road of lighting system using steel poles and modern fixtures on the terrace near sidewalks. Three cars are parked along the road, and houses are... |
| Date: | 1934 |
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| Description: | View down road of overhead lighting equipment of the T.M.E.R. and L. Company, which, at the time had a proposal to be replaced by more modern lighting. Th... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A night view of the window display in the Hansch and Hill Electrical Store, 121 Fourth Avenue. Floor lamps and wall sconces are featured, as are displays o... |
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| Description: | Ho-Chunk woman, and three Ho-Chunk children wearing winter clothes, standing on a board sidewalk in town, probably Black River Falls. Two of the children a... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Ridgeway Lumber Store before the opening on May 15, 1948. Two cars are parked in front, and merchandise can be seen in the large show windo... |
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| Description: | Ho-Chunk man and two Ho-Chunk women in a wagon pulled by a two-horse team. They are probably about to cross the bridge toward the Mission at the intersecti... |
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