Highway development in Wisconsin exhibit, photographs, 1948.

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Highway development in Wisconsin exhibit, photographs, 1948.

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Photographs of a display at the Wisconsin Centennial, Wisconsin State Fair, 1948, concerning highway development in Wisconsin, 1848-1948. Included are images of models, mural paintings of various transportation situations, and photographs on walls.

Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project

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