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| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of railroad tracks and several houses. Several railroad employees are doing repair work on the tracks, and one man is riding on a handcar. Be... |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | The monthly horse market on East Washington Avenue between Pinckney and Webster Streets. The 125-foot-high water tower (1890-1921) and Amerika, (1889-1922)... |
| Date: | 07 1838 |
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| Description: | A map diagram of Indian effigy mounds seven miles east of Blue Mounds in the Wisconsin Territory. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | College students at the University of Wisconsin having a fudge-making party around a small gas burner. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | William Thomas Fish, who served as Madison's fire chief, 1867-1868. Although posed for a formal studio portrait, Fish is wearing his uniform and hat and h... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | The first ladder wagon of Capitol Hook and Ladder Company #1 posed at the corner of Pinckney and Main streets to show off the length of the wagon and the 4... |
| Date: | 1869 |
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| Description: | Diploma awarded to fire fighter James Richard Cummings for his service to Madison in 1869. The diploma is illustrated with scenes of fire fighting heroics,... |
| Date: | 09 18 1892 |
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| Description: | Four men sit on the balcony of Rocky Roost, the vacation home designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. Located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The men ar... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated exterior view of T.G. Mandt Wagons & Carriages. Several of the men are standing near or leaning on one of the many carriages displayed ar... |
| Date: | 08 27 1889 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a group of women from Stockholm on their first American Tour. |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | First and second grade children with their teacher, Miss Drinker, who was temporarily taking charge of Miss Ella Larkin's school. Taken in the front entran... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Class picture of the fourth ward pupils of Madison. 1. Caroline Young, 2. Belle Griffiths 3. Carrie Kohner 4. Irma Kleinpell 5. Annie McConnell 6. Matie Ja... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | 1. ? Rarnsdall 2. Florence Ketchem 3. Hattie Stephenson 4. ? Carver 5. Addie McConnell 6. Delia Lawerence 7. Madeline Slightam 8. Annie Kingston 9. Maud Va... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Portrait of a large group of mostly men in touring clothes posed outdoors with bicycles. |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | Poster advertising homesteads and village lots for sale. |
| Date: | 01 1892 |
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| Description: | George Goodvillage and his wife posing on King Street. In the background is a row of commercial buildings. The building on the left is a Saddlery. The tele... |
| Date: | 1881 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Perry Lutheran Evangelical Church, which is misspelled in the caption as "Parry Norw. Luth. Church." The photograph was taken some time between... |
| Date: | 02 1881 |
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| Description: | Group portrait in front of a painted backdrop of fifteen well-dressed men and women. Caption identifies them as members of the Pecan Club, attending the Su... |
| Date: | 08 30 1884 |
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| Description: | View along the Lake Monona shoreline towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel. A crowd of people are standing on the pier with several sailboats. On the shore i... |
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