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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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State Street and Lake Street

Date: 1950
Description: Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end...
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Kiddie Train

Date: 1960
Description: View across water towards the kiddie train at Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). The train was donated by the Madison Lions Club and operated from 1953-1968...
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Monkey Island

Date: 1959
Description: Monkey Island, a popular attraction at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). It was built in the 1930s as a WPA project and modeled after one in the Hagen...
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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The Edgewater

Date: 1949
Description: Night view of the original Edgewater Hotel located on the corner of Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue on the south shore of Lake Mendota. Caption reads: ...
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Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 1963
Description: Exterior view of a VA Hospital from across a lawn with small trees.
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The Georgian, 216 Langdon Street

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Description: Exterior view of the Georgian style house. The entry is flanked by four columns. Caption reads: "The Georgian, 216 Langdon Street, Madison, Wis."
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Edgewood College

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Description: A Kodachrome postcard of the exterior of Edgewood College. Text on reverse reads: "Edgewood College - Madison, Wisconsin Edgewood is one of Madison's o...
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Bathing Beach on Lake Monona

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Description: View of a crowded bathing beach on Lake Monona. Blankets are spread out on the lawn.
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Capitol Square, Looking North on Pinckney St. at Main

Date: 1954
Description: A view across Pinckney Street at the corner of Main Street. The two blocks along the Square include storefronts for Stevens, Mangel's, and Richman's. The F...

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