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Levi Alden

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Description: Three-quarter profile carte-de-visite portrait of Levi Alden, founder of the Janesville Gazette and later an editor of the Madison State Journal<...
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Portrait of Frank Barnes as a Young Man

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Frank Barnes, perhaps in his mid-thirties. He has dark hair, a moustache and a full, long beard. He is wearing a suit and vest. ...
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Alice Russell Hobbins Porter

Date: 1873
Description: Mrs. Robert B. (Alice Russell Hobbins) Porter posing for a waist-up formal portrait. She is wearing a light-colored lace dress with a lace headpiece. She i...
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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Lyman Copeland Draper

Date: 1881
Description: Quarter-length portrait of Lyman Copeland Draper.
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Madison Capitol View Looking South

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of view from the Capitol looking southwest by south. In the foreground are the Capitol Park, the First Baptist Church on Carroll Street; and be...
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Irene Larkin

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Description: Cased albumen print of Irene Larkin, a school teacher. Bust figure facing right, wearing a choker, necklace, and a cross at her lace collar. She has a bow ...
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Mailman

Date: 07 11 1981
Description: A male mail carrier taking a break sitting in a mailbox on the sidewalk in a neighborhood.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared during the early 1870s. Close scrutiny of the entrance (whether it is the north or south entrance cannot b...
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Lake Mendota

Date: 1874
Description: View across Lake Mendota toward Bascom Hall from 2-16 Langdon Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from the south gate.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1880
Description: An elevated view of the Park Hotel on the Capitol Square.
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Capitol (Third)

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol (second in Madison), surrounded by trees. When construction on the capitol was completed in 1868, the structure measured ...
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First Unitarian Church

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the First Unitarian Church, which stood on Wisconsin Avenue near the Post Office.
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Vilas House

Date: 1874
Description: Vilas House from Capitol Park, East Main Street and Monona Avenue.
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Second Ward School House

Date: 03 09 1881
Description: Stereograph of a wintery view of the Second Ward School House. A student stands at the edge of the fence line surrounding the school house.
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Mrs. Roseline Peck

Date: 1874
Description: Waist-up portrait of Mrs. Roseline Peck, born 1808 - died 1898, the first white woman in Madison, Wisconsin. She was the wife of the first tavern keeper, E...
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Lake Monona and Atwood House

Date: 1874
Description: View towards Lake Monona (David Atwood House in foreground, Monona Avenue and Doty Street).
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St. Julien Billiard Rooms

Date: 1874
Description: Elevated view of Main Street from Pinckney Street. A sign on the top of the building reads: "Solders' Record Office."
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Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.

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