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Prof. John W. Sterling House

Date: 1900
Description: View of Prof. John W. & Harriet Dean Sterling House and its large yard located at the southeast corner of 811 State Street and Sterling Court. Built in 18...
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The Porter House

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the Porter House and its surroundings at the corner of State and Park Streets. In 1925, the house was used as the Universit...
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Turville's Point

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Turville's Point and its shoreline on Lake Monona.
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Madison Countryside

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Description: View from the western countryside towards Lake Wingra, looking east. In the foreground is a dirt road and fence.
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Yahara River

Date: 1897
Description: View along shoreline of the Yahara River, a small building along the shoreline near a road on the left. The Malt House is in the far background, prior to t...
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State Historical Society Building During Construction

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Elevated view over Langdon Street towards the State Historical Society building, which is near completion. Written across the bottom (in reverse): "Mar. 27...
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Battalion Marching up Langdon Street

Date: 1900
Description: A military Battalion marching up Langdon Street. The Memorial Union is on the left behind trees.
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Unknown Woman in Bathing Cloak

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown women standing barefoot in the grass near a tree on the shore of a lake. She is wearing a bathing cloak and a straw hat. There is a...
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Footbridge Over Lagoon at Tenney Park

Date: 1900
Description: View from path of a footbridge over the lagoon in Tenney Park. A man is walking along the path on the right. Trees are along the shoreline.
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West Shore of Turville Bay

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the west shore of Turville Bay. Two men sit in a rowboat near the shore surrounded by water lilies. There is a fence in the foreg...
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Portrait of Kent Wood

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor portrait of Kent Wood sitting on a wooden wheelbarrow against a wall holding a pipe. He has his right arm resting on a wooden box. A dog (at the ed...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1901
Description: Original caption reads, "A scene in Tenney Park." View along shoreline towards a woman sitting in the grass along the shore of the lagoon. She is wearing a...
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Turvill's New Sailboat

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View from rocky shoreline of Turvill's new sailboat tied to a dock. A women is standing on the narrow wooden dock. A man is standing in the sailboat, with ...
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Group Portrait of the Turvill Brothers

Date: 09 25 1897
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Turvill brothers. All three men have beards. They are posing sitting on the ground in front of the family home. The man on th...
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Outdoor Portrait of Mr. Olin and Horse

Date: 07 28 1896
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mr. Olin sitting on a horse on a lawn near the shoreline of a lake. The far shoreline is in the background. Near the shoreline on the r...
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Group Portrait of Thomas and William Turvill and Anna McConnell

Date: 09 25 1897
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Thomas Turvill, William Turvill and Anna McConnell. They are sitting on the ground with a dog in front of the Turvill family home...
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Turvill Marsh

Date: 1899
Description: View over section of Turvill Marsh towards trees. On the far right in the background are what may be railroad tracks.
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Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...
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Northeast View of University Pier

Date: 12 1895
Description: A northeast view of Madison from University Pier.
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Swimmers in Lake Monona

Date: 1897
Description: Original title reads, "Bathers assemble [swimmers in Lake Monona]." Women and men, wearing suits, hats, and long dresses, are standing near the lake shorel...

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