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| Description: | View across lawn towards the Governor's Mansion in Maple Bluff. |
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| Description: | Interior of the drawing room at the Governor's Mansion. The room is furnished with antique furniture, draperies and chandeliers. A woman's portrait is hang... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the reception room at the Governor's Mansion. A U.S. Flag and a Wisconsin flag are flanking the doorway. The state seal of Wisconsin is on... |
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| Description: | Interior view of the library at the Governor's mansion. The walls are covered with wood paneling, draperies are on an arched window on the left, and a mirr... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Sacred Heart Academy on the Edgewood College campus. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Academy, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of West High School. There is a bell tower over the entrance. Regent Street is in the foreground. Caption reads: "West High School . . . Madi... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of East High School, with a flagpole in front. Caption reads: "East High School, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a three-story brick high school building. Caption reads: "High School, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a school with a cross above the entrance. Caption reads: "Blessed Sacrament Church-School Building, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Reproduction of a charcoal drawing of a school building. Caption reads: "Little Red Brick School, Madison, Wis." Noted on back in pencil: "First Third war... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Madison public library, a brick building with an arched entrance. Caption reads: "Public Library, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the public library on the corner of Mifflin Street and Fairchild Street. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | View across Bascom Hill towards Library Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. Caption reads: "Library Hall, Uni. Wis., Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Oscar Mayer & Co. with Lake Mendota in the distance. Text on reverse reads: "Pictured here in aerial color view is the meat packing plan... |
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| Description: | Text on reverse reads: "Oscar Mayer & Co., established in 1883, is one of the largest meat processors in the U.S. The Oscar F. Mayer memorial fountain, in ... |
| Date: | 1980 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the near east side dominated by the smokestacks of Madison Gas & Electric. Snow is on the rooftops of buildings, and chimneys are spewing ... |
| Date: | 1951 |
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| Description: | Illustrated postcard view of the exterior of Bancroft Dairy, and an inset at top left of Charmany Farms. Near the entrance of the dairy are chairs set arou... |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of a tree-lined dirt road along the south shore of Lake Mendota. A horse and buggy are traveling down the road. Caption reads: "Universit... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Historical Library, with a grassy lawn in front of the main entrance. Caption reads: "Wisconsin State Historical Library, Madiso... |
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| Description: | View of the steps of the Langdon Street entrance to the Historical Society building. The armory (red gym) is across the street in the background. Caption r... |
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