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Camp Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Camp Randall looking southwest. In April 1861, Governor Alexander Randall asked that the State Agricultural Society fairgrounds be converted into a militar...
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1857
Description: Illustration of an early design for the 3rd Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison. Caption reads: "State Capitol at Madison — Donnel & Kutzbock, A...
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Capital City Mills

Date: 1895
Description: A Capital City Mills advertisement from the 1894-1895 Madison City Directory.
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Capital House Hotel

Date: 1859
Description: An illustration of the Capital House, from the 1858-1859 Madison City Directory. The first-class hotel opened in 1853, was later bought by L.B. Vilas and c...
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Views on Ethelwyn Farm

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Description: Ethelwyn Farm (The Teachers' Country Club), on Lake Monona.
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Jones Hardware Advertisement

Date: 1873
Description: An advertisement for John N. Jones, Dealer in Hardware, which appeared in the 1873 Madison City Directory.
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A.H. Kayser Lumber Yard Advertisement

Date: 1901
Description: An advertisement for the A.H. Kayser lumberyard at 204 East Washington Avenue.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Park Hotel, from the 1873 Madison City Directory.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: Card advertising the Park Hotel on the Capitol Square. Includes a drawing of the hotel, and a fish on a fishhook at the end of a fishing line. Text reads: ...
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The State Historical Society of Wisconsin

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Description: An artist's rendition of the Wisconsin State Historical Society as seen from Bascom Hill.
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Wisconsin Memorial Hospital Grounds

Date: 1928
Description: An aerial view of the buildings and grounds of the Wisconsin Memorial Hospital, located at Farwell's Point.
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane. Near Madison

Date: 1876
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1908
Description: Illustration of Bascom Hall on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Formerly called "University" or "Main" hall, the building in 1920 was renamed for J...
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1871
Description: Hall, built in 1870, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Below the image is the caption "Female College of Wisconsin."
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Langdon Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Women's dormitory at University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, located at the corner of Langdon and Lake Streets.

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