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| Date: | 1862 |
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| Description: | Camp Randall looking southwest. In April 1861, Governor Alexander Randall asked that the State Agricultural Society fairgrounds be converted into a militar... |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Wisconsin State University, now the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Vignettes include Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, As... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | North Hall. Caption reads: "Academy North Hall". |
| Date: | 1850 |
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| Description: | The Grignon block house, "where the first Mass was said." |
| Date: | 1858 |
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| Description: | Lithograph view of river with a riverboat on the river, and a family on a hill above the river. There is a wagon or cart on the road below the hill. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View of the Vaughn Library building, built of brick in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was supported by retail, apartments and offices located on ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of the Berlin High School, with children playing and people walking in the foreground. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Mound known as the Hill of the Dead. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | View of the J.M. Bailey Jr. Marble Works storefront. From the "Combination Atlas-Map of Walworth Co." Chicago. |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Downtown East Troy with the Seymour Brooks residence. Caption reads: "Res. of Seymour brooks, Sec 4 Fast Troy TP Wis Breeder of Derham Cattle American Meri... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of a Baptist church, two small trees, and a man standing in front of the church, wearing a top hat. Baptist Church, 4th Avenue and Niagara Street, bui... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Elevated illustration of a farmhouse, with fences around it, a cowboy on horseback overseeing cattle, and a horse-drawn carriage on the street in front of ... |
| Date: | 1837 |
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| Description: | Fond du Lac Company House, built in 1836 and operated as an inn by Colwert Pier and his wife. Groups of Indians are in the yard outside the inn, and severa... |
| Date: | 1857 |
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| 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... |
| 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: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A Capital City Mills advertisement from the 1894-1895 Madison City Directory. |
| Date: | 1859 |
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| 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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