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Chapman Home Exterior from Southeast after Fire

Date: 12 29 1932
Description: View from hill looking down at the Chandler B. and Frances Chapman home exterior from the southeast after the fire. There is a man near the porch entrance.
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Mendenhall House

Date: 04 13 1928
Description: Charles E. Mendenhall house, 205 N. Prospect Avenue.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rain shower.
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Ely Residence

Date: 1924
Description: Richard T. Ely residence, 205 North Prospect Street. This house is Georgian revival in style and was built by Richard & Anna Ely in 1896. The architect was...
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Gilmore-Weiss House

Date: 1939
Description: The Gilmore-Weiss home, 120 Ely Place (formerly Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Home of the University President

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Description: View of the University of Wisconsin president's home at 130 North Prospect.
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Yahara River Parkway

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Description: Landscaped area of Yahara River Parkway.
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Dorothy Opstedal Smith and Son

Date: 06 27 1949
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mrs William L. (Dorothy) Smith, St. Louis, Missouri, and her son Tony, visiting at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. A.J. Opostedal...
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Lake Mendota

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Description: A small dam and concrete barriers stand against the shore of Lake Mendota. Trees and shrubs grow on either side of the dam and a pier extends from the sho...
Postcard

Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of picnic grounds at a spring in Blue Mounds State Park. The spring is running out of a brick catch basin on the right. A woman weari...
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Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.
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Old Mill

Date: 1925
Description: View along shoreline of a mill on a river. There is a man loading bags onto a cart at the front. There is a wooded hill on the right.
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Blue Mounds at a Distance

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Description: View looking down hill of several buildings. More hills are in the far background. Caption reads: "Blue Mounds at a Distance, Altitude 1760 FT."
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Route 19

Date: 1925
Description: A view looking up a winding road with rows of utility lines on both sides. The road is partially fenced.
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Bird's-Eye View

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Description: Elevated view from hill of rural landscape.
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Scene on Highway 11

Date: 1929
Description: View down a commercial street, with an automobile coming down the street. There is a soda/ice cream shop which offers tobacco, cigars, and candy. The City ...
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New Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View of the newly constructed dam from across a reservoir. There is a building on stilts in the left foreground, and buildings in the background behind the...
Print

E.L. Burwell Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of E.L. Burrell, mill and factory sale agent in Madison, Wisconsin, with a center halftone image of Wisconsin Dells with a drawn-in group of men...
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Ro-Mi-Hoco Park

Date: 1927
Description: View from the dock looking at a beached canoe and two housing structures at Ro-Mi-Moco Park.
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Madison Skyline from Olin Park

Date: 1925
Description: View from Olin Park looking at the Madison skyline.

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