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| Description: | Waist-up portrait of Mary Davison Bradford. She was the first women in Wisconsin to serve as a superintendent of schools. She served in Kenosha from 1910-1... |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Women working in the N.R. Allen Sons tannery during World War I. The women are finishing leather. An older man is hauling a cart load of hides at center. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | A group of women employees of the N.R. Allen Tannery posing with a pile of tan bark. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | View across street towards a large group of women at the Nash Motor Company building. A few people are looking out from open windows in the building. Capti... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View up road towards the residence of L.S. Fowler. A man on the left is petting a dog that is sitting on some type of platform, and a woman is standing in ... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| Description: | A ticket collector for the Milwaukee Electric Railway is sitting at her station. |
| Date: | 1838 |
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| Description: | Ox-drawn cart in which Mr. and Mrs. Salmon Upson traveled from Connecticut in 1838. |
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| Description: | Interior view of the Gilbert M. Simmons Public Library. The library opened in 1900 and was funded with a gift of $150,000 from G.M. Simmons. Through a larg... |
| Date: | 04 26 1979 |
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| Description: | A man and a woman are dancing in a school gymnasium, while teenagers are watching from the bleachers. Caption reads: "The Mary D. Bradford Senior High Scho... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Front cover featuring ten inset color illustrations of refrigerating machinery, refrigerators and store fixtures in use in the home and in shops. |
| The History of Modern Immigration in Wisconsin |
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| Discover the economic and cultural changes that brought new immigrants to Wisconsin in the 20th century. |
| All-American Girls Baseball League Thrives During World War II |
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| The story of the All-American Girls Baseball League that thrilled fans for 12 seasons in cities and towns including Kenosha, Racine and Milwaukee. |
| Date: | 08 1975 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Kenosha Water Cure on the corner of N. Main and Grand Avenue. Several men and women are strolling on the grounds, and two people are sit... |
| Civil War Philanthropist, Wisconsin First Lady, Nurse, and Teacher |
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| A brief biography of Wisconsin’s Florence Nightingale, Cordelia Harvey who was a strong voice for innovatring Civil War Military hospitals. |
| World War II and it Effect on Blacks |
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| Discover the effects World War II had on Blacks in Wisconsin. |
| See a list of historical highlights from Wisconsin history |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Winther Motor and Truck Company factory with a row of trucks in front, and workers posing in front of the trucks. |
| Date: | 1921 |
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| Description: | Two unidentified workers in an office at Winther Motor and Truck Company. |
| Date: | 10 05 1921 |
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| Description: | Workers in the Sales Department of Winther Motor Company. Included are Mr. H.P. Lundskow, Mr. Harry Schneider and two female workers. |
| Date: | 10 05 1921 |
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| Description: | Office workers - Mr. Hagaman and Mr. Heinricks - in the General Office at the Winther Motor and Truck Company. |
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