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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The desi...
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Washburn and Woodman Bank

Date: 1932
Description: View from across street of the Washburn and Woodman Bank building, erected by C.C. Washburn and Cyrus Woodman. The bank was established in 1846 and operate...
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Monroe Street

Date: 1935
Description: Monroe Street during construction.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Rathskellar

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of the Memorial Union Rathskellar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The Harrison House

Date: 1930
Description: "Gen." Wooster Harrison house, built in 1835. It was reported to have housed Abraham Lincoln overnight.
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Great Hall in the Memorial Union

Date: 1930
Description: Interior view of Great Hall with skylight in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union. A piano is onstage on the left.
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Nebraska Row

Date: 1930
Description: View from water of cottages along the shoreline in Nebraska Row, La Pointe, Madeline Island. Caption reads: "Nebraska Row — La Pointe, Wis."
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Downtown Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view down Wisconsin Avenue looking west, with the RKO Riverside Theatre on the right, and a large Christmas sign on the corner of a building on th...
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Eastern View of Milwaukee

Date: 1930
Description: View down Wisconsin Avenue looking east.
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Supreme Court Entrance

Date: 1930
Description: Door to the Supreme Court room in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Looking East down Main Street in Platteville

Date: 1930
Description: View looking east down Main Street at the intersection with Court Street. Coyle's Drugstore is on the right.
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Heating Plant and Shops

Date: 1930
Description: View of heating plants and shops on the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Yard

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway yard and roundhouse (left) on South Oakland Avenue.
Postcard

Deleglise Cabin

Date: 1930
Description: The first house in Antigo, the Deleglise cabin, built in 1878. Caption reads: "Deleglise Club, First House in Antigo, Built in 1877, Antigo, Wis." Handwrit...
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Aerial View of City Along River

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the city and the river.
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Underwood Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Underwood Observatory at Lawrence College.
Postcard

Alexander Gymnasium

Date: 1934
Description: View down drive toward the gymnasium. Caption reads: "Alexander Gymnasium, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wis."
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Memorial Chapel

Date: 1930
Description: View along columned entrance of Memorial Chapel at Lawrence College.
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Bascom Hall Exterior

Date: 1935
Description: View looking up Bascom Hill to Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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University Hall, Lawrence College

Date: 1930
Description: University Hall, Lawrence College.

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