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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Elevated view of the third Wisconsin State Capitol ablaze.
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Guppey Guard

Date: 06 1877
Description: The Guppey Guard, a Wisconsin state militia unit, in formation on a street in Portage.
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Farwell's Madison Mills

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Description: Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota.
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Lucien Stanley Hanks Residence

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Description: Hanks house, the residence of Lucien Stanley Hanks, 201 (216?) Langdon Street.
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Weaver Barn

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Weaver barn in which the first Episcopal church services were held between about 1842 - 1845.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1859
Description: Madison's Pinckney Street, with the Capitol Park in the foreground and Farwell's octagon house and Lake Monona in the distance. This view has been various...
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Lake Wood Cottage

Date: 1867
Description: Lake Wood Cottage.
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Indian School

Date: 1890
Description: Indian School in Shawano.
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Panoramic View of Rochester and the Beaver Valley

Date: 1894
Description: Panoramic view of Rochester and the Beaver Valley. Junction of the Beaver River and the Ohio River. Settlements and multiple bridges are in the background.
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Battle of Gettysburg Camp, 50th Anniversary

Date: 07 1913
Description: Panoramic view of encampment for the Battle of Gettysburg 50th Anniversary, with hundreds of tents.
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Kilbourn Park Reservoir

Date: 1900
Description: Reservoir, looking South, with pedestrians walking along the edge of the empty reservoir. A team of horses with a cart or wagon can also be seen in the bac...
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Kilbourn Park Reservoir

Date: 1900
Description: Looking down into the reservoir partially filled with water. A group of men stand at various levels; some with the carriage and horses at top, four on a le...
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Libourn Park Reservoir

Date: 1900
Description: Several men are standing on top of a square ledge over the reservoir. Other men are working in the reservoir. On the right is a wooden walkway.
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Miller House

Date: 1875
Description: The brick home of Judge Andrew Galbraith Miller at 174 Wisconsin Street. There are steps up to the front entrance, a fence, and a fire hydrant on the sidew...
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Red Star Yeast & Products Co.

Date: 1882
Description: First building of the 27th Street plant.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior of west facade of original Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Josephine (Crane) Bradley

Date: 1908
Description: Portrait of Josephine Crane of Chicago, Illinois in her wedding dress and veil. She married Harold Cornelius Bradley, a professor of physiological chemistr...
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Beekeepers and Hives

Date: 1919
Description: Hand-colored photographic print. Two beekeepers, one standing, one crouching near hives in an apiary. "Herman Roebel's Apiary 1919" written on back of prin...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin Exterior

Date: 1955
Description: Exterior view of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin, State Street Entrance, taken at an angle. Bascom Hill is in the background. It is most likely s...
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Dazzling Display

Date: 05 1955
Description: Apple blossoms in an orchard in the spring. Stacked logs are in the foreground.

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