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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Burton House, (also referred to as the Ridge House by Edna Ferber in her novel, "Come and Get It") with horse-drawn carriages in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | View of the Waukesha Woolen Mills buildings. Caption reads: "The picture above shows the Waukesha Woolen Mills buildings as they looked around 1880. At lef... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a mill, with several figures and horse-drawn vehicles located around it. Caption reads: "Sauk City Mills." |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of city traffic in front of the Park Hote. From a map in the manuscripts division. |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) |
| Date: | 1883 |
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| Description: | Etched print of factory with inset of Bay State Works in lower right corner. Lake with ships in background, with busy, buggy covered roads in foreground. ... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Souvenir Booklet made for the opening night of August 19, 1889. Half of the image is the opera house, and the other half is a brief summary and descriptio... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | Souvenir Booklet for the opening night of August 19. Interior view showing part of the stage, floor seating, stairs, and the three levels of balcony seati... |
| Date: | 01 09 1883 |
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| Description: | A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group... |
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