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Sons of the American Legion

Date: 1935
Description: Sons of the American Legion in formation outside the Witt Studio. Two of them hold flags. Names are (left to right), Don Frank, Jerry Zander, Ralph Meyer, ...
Drawing

Tonyawatha House

Date: 1885
Description: Illustration of people standing in front of the popular tourist resort Tonyawatha House from a book of two-tone lithograph views of Madison. About 1885 the...
Print

Iceboating at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 09 1878
Description: Illustration by N.A. Greenback of ice-skaters and iceboats featuring the new Poughkeepsie design of pivoting runners. A key at the bottom of the image iden...
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Musicians on Stage at Smitty's Hall

Date: 03 26 1946
Description: Three adult and two child musicians on stage with xylophone, harp, saxophone, accordion and piano at Smitty's Hall, for the grand opening program sponsored...
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Entertainers on Stage at Smitty's Hall

Date: 03 26 1946
Description: Group of fifteen entertainers, including Don Simon, announcer, three sets of girl twins (Arline and Irene Ripp, Jean and Janette Heinz and Julia and Elizab...
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Bethel Lutheran Church

Date: 05 27 1945
Description: Bethel Lutheran Church, located at 318 Wisconsin Avenue. Confirmation class standing in the chancel area congregation, with the choir and ministers visible...
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Frank Family Banquet

Date: 03 15 1936
Description: Frank family banquet at the Morris L. Frank restaurant, located at 611 Chapman Street. The family were Greenbush residents.
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Rebekah Play Cast

Date: 02 27 1934
Description: Eight women and three children in colonial costumes on stage at the I.O.O.F. Hall. Rebekah is the women's branch of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
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Henry Vilas Zoo Award Presented to Boy

Date: 10 05 1931
Description: Two men are presenting a radio to a boy, Phillip Harris, as an award for naming the Vilas Zoo lion cubs. The names were "Thor" and "Yama." Left to right in...
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New Drinking Fountain at Vilas Park

Date: 07 13 1931
Description: Children with Fred Winkelmann around the John L. Bourke drinking fountain, designed by Fred Winkelmann, Director of the Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo). T...
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Burned Automobile Interior

Date: 06 08 1931
Description: Burned out automobile interior, with people looking on, where Enos Williams died.
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Capitol Theatre

Date: 06 07 1930
Description: A man and children are standing under the Capitol Theatre marquee that is promoting the movie "Journey's End," with two men dressed as World War I soldier ...
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Madison Water Works

Date: 1900
Description: The Madison City Water Works pumping station at the intersection of Gorham and Livingston which provided pressure to the city's mains. A group of people st...
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Bradley Memorial and University Infirmary

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Description: View of Bradley Memorial and University Infirmary on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The building is now the School of Social Work. On the left...
Postcard

Farm Family

Date: 1915
Description: Photographic postcard of a farm couple and their daughter posing outdoors in front of a barn.
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View of 100 Block of State Street

Date: 1929
Description: 100 Block of State Street with people shopping along the storefronts under awnings and automobiles parked curbside. The triangular building on the corner ...
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Touching Hands

Date: 1964
Description: Governor Warren P. Knowles reaches up to touch the hand of a girl at the Lincoln Memorial on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The girl seated, c...
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Pasture with Brick House and Barns

Date: 1870
Description: A pasture is in the foreground with a brick house, barn and connected outbuildings behind it.
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Man and Boy in G. Larsen's Barnyard

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Description: A man and a boy are in the barnyard of the G. Larsen farm with cows and dogs. A haystack with a temporary roof and a drive-through corn crib are evident.
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John Theodore Parman and Family

Date: 1873
Description: John Theodore Parman and his wife Louise stand second and third from the left behind their home's fence. Their daughters can be seen in the windows and the...

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