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Interstate Dedication
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Dedication ceremony for a section of Interstate Highway I-90 near the Wisconsin Dells, with a group of Native Americans watching from above. A Dells Fargo Express Wagon is parked near the speakers' stand.
October 6, 1961
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
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WHi 44766
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Governor Nelson at Interstate Dedication
October 17, 1961
Governor Gaylord Nelson with local civic leaders at the dedication of a portion of Interstate Highway I-90. Congressman Robert Kastenmeier is standing at the right edge of the photograph.
Interstate Highway Sign
October 1961
An Interstate I-90/94 sign near Portage taken by the Division of Tourism.
Wagon Train
June 1982
"Bill Zahn of Juneau organized this wagon train as it traveled on Y near Knowles."
Interstate Highway Construction Sign
July 1968
Interstate Highway I-90 sign erected to point out to motorists the use of tax dollars in highway improvements.
The Triangle Filling Station
1930
Exterior view of the Triangle filling station on Highway 12, which sold gasoline, ice, and other items. A man stands in front by the gas pump, and a map of Wisconsin on a board is displayed under t...
