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| 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: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Engraving of an elevated view of Science Hall, Chemical Laboratory and Machine Shop on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| 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: | 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: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Sturgeon Bay. County Seat of Door County. |
| Date: | 02 26 1887 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye map of Ashland, and the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Ashland and the Apostle Islands." |
| 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: | 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: | Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds. |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | This is the H.W. Tenney house built by Charles Patten in the late 1870's, bought by Mr. Tenney in the spring of 1881. The people are, (left to right): Eva ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A man is posing in front of the corner entrance to the E.M. Maurer Bookstore. Above the corner entrance is a turret, and a small child is looking out of on... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the ore dock of the Milwaukee, Lake Shore, and Western Railroad. Large logs, buildings and a railroad bridge are in the foreground. |
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