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Milwaukee Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Milwaukee Avenue showing D.A.R. Monument". Trees and houses are on both sides of the unpaved road.
Postcard

Holy Family Hospital

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the Holy Family Hospital.
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Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of various buildings with Sturgeon Bay in the background.
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Miners Pack Train

Date: 05 20 1905
Description: Elevated view of a group of miners on horseback crossing a bridge into Fairbanks, Alaska, May 20th, 1905. Houses are on the other side of the river. Captio...
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Christmas at Hall's Book Store

Date: 12 25 1907
Description: A crowd poses with Santa Claus in front of Hall's Book Store during a Christmas celebration. Business signs read, (partially obscured): "National Bank." Ca...
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Moving Boilers

Date: 06 13 1904
Description: View of men moving boilers on horse-drawn wagons from Fairbanks to Pedro Creek, June 13th, 1904. Caption reads: "Moving First Boilers From Fairbanks To Ped...
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College of Agriculture on Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. On the left is a large chimney and the Hiram Smith Hall.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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Birge Hall

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view from the Chemistry building area across lawn of Birge Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Home Economics and Extension Building

Date: 1916
Description: Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A brick-paved drive curves around in the front of the building.
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Lathrop Hall

Date: 1916
Description: View from across University Avenue of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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University Drive along Lake Mendota

Date: 1916
Description: University Drive along Lake Mendota. Picnic Point can be seen across the lake. Caption reads: "University Drive."
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The Carl Schurz House

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Carl Schurz home in Watertown, Wisconsin. Schurz was a German-American politician and statesman. There is a horse and a horse-drawn ve...
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Wisconsin State Normal School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. The view from an adjacent road features the brick building's two towers with additional...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1920
Description: North Hamilton walkway view of Wisconsin State Capitol, featuring the "Forward" statue. The North Pediment can be seen in the background.
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Lewis Memorial Monument

Date: 1910
Description: View of the monument to Civil War soldiers, located in what is now called the Watertown Veterans Memorial Park. A large eagle tops the monument. Above the ...
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View of a Residential Street

Date: 1910
Description: View down middle of a tree-lined residential street. Power lines run along the curb on both sides of the street. There are wide terraces, sidewalks, and la...
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Main Street

Date: 1921
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Street. Stevens Point, Wis. Asphaltic Concrete on old macadam base. W.F. Reichardt, C.E." The old macadam pavement was not holdi...

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