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| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | The Opera House at the corner of Washington (now Main) and North Mill Streets. A sign at the back of the building reads: "Printing." A barber pole is in fr... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | A man posing in the open doorway of Julius Schadauer's tobacco shop at 101 State Street. The sign above the doorway reads: "Schadauer of Cigars Fact. No 62... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View of the Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central railroad interests and opened in 1877. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leadin... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Artesian Well, located near the intersection of Wisconsin Street and South Minnesota Street (since renamed Wacouta). It was dubbed by some... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the back of ... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of downtown businesses, on the courthouse square. On the right corner is a drugstore and shoe store. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | 2504 Forest Home Avenue. This hotel was situated on what was originally a plank road between Milwaukee and Muskego. It was designed after the Federal style... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of elevated view of Newhall House which was destroyed by fire in 1883. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | The Milwaukee Thermo Therapae building at Fourth and Sycamore Streets. It was also known as Dr. Hanson's Thermo Water Cure. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad, with a pile of logs in the foreground and docked ships in the background. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A view of what is now known as Bascom Hill including Main Hall (Bascom Hall), North Hall, Music Hall, Science Hall, South Hall, Washburn Observatory and Wo... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of the Artesian Well near the intersection of Wisconsin and Minnesota (later renamed Wacouta) Streets. The following is printed on the backside... |
| Date: | 1888 |
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| Description: | View of shoreline along Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the home of Professor William Daniels, head of the Chemistry Dep... |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | View of Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus from the southwest. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View across Park Street of Science Hall at the base of Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | View of the Mississippi River from Alma. Caption reads: "Mississippi River. Ice Palace and Cyclone Views." |
| Date: | 1882 |
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| Description: | Caption reads: "5th Ave Antigo Wis Looking West Photo taken in 1882". View down road with felled trees lining both sides. Two men are posing further down t... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | The first electric street railway in Wisconsin. |
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