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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
Photograph

Flooded Park Street Viaduct

Date: 05 19 1933
Description: Flooded Park Street viaduct, with a railroad train on tracks above the viaduct. There is a car in the water under the viaduct, and a man is standing on the...
Photograph

Capitol Park and Circus Parade

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of a man leading a circus elephant on Main Street. On the opposite side of the street is a crowd watching from behind the iron fence on the C...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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Group by Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square

Date: 1878
Description: Group in front of the Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square. View of the capitol from Monona Avenue. The fountain is a replica of the Centennial Fountain...
Print

Tonyawatha Spring Hotel Grounds

Date: 1889
Description: From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov...
Photograph

Crawford County Historical Pageant

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Crawford County Historical pageant participants depict various early citizens. Back row: Russell Kieser, card sharper; Ray Burgess, Irishman; Lawrence Geis...
Photograph

State Eagles Convention Parade

Date: 06 26 1948
Description: Sun Prairie Chamber of Commerce float (horse-drawn, covered wagon) in the Eagles annual parade, on East Mifflin Street. Manchester's store, at the corner ...
Photograph

Wisconsin Central Airlines Dedication

Date: 08 03 1948
Description: Margaret McGuire, Alice in Dairyland, at left, christens the "Northliner Alice in Dairyland" with a bottle of milk at the Madison municipal airport, with N...
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Monona Bay Bathers

Date: 1918
Description: People swimming and diving in Monona Bay near the Brittingham Park bath house. The railroad causeway is in the background.
Photograph

Sidewalk Sale in front of Deutschkron Family's Store

Date: 12 1968
Description: Sidewalk sale in front of Deutschkron family's store, Martin's, 427 State Street.
Photograph

Women and Child at the Edge of Lake Mendota

Date: 1894
Description: Elevated view of three women and a young girl standing at the edge of a small cliff on the shores of Lake Mendota. Various shrubs and small trees grow on t...
Photograph

Westmorland Fourth of July Parade

Date: 07 04 1952
Description: Four girls costumed as Chinese 'coolies' carry a fifth girl seated up in a sedan chair. They are, left to right: Jean Verthein, Darlene Conner, Cindy Wheel...
Photograph

Demolition of Wisconsin State Journal Building

Date: 07 13 1909
Description: Elevated view of horses and buggies lining the street in front of the Wisconsin State Journal building during its demolition. There are dark clouds in the ...
Photograph

300 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: Montgomery Ward (on North Henry Street), Colonial Shoppe E...
Photograph

Syttende Mai Parade

Date: 05 16 1954
Description: Mrs. Walter Eggleson and her three children, Gudron, Jo Ellen, and Sally dressed in Norwegian costumes for the annual Syttende Mai parade in Stoughton.
Photograph

Sun Prairie City Hall

Date: 1912
Description: View across street of the Sun Prairie City Hall, a large brick building with two balconies in the tower and arched windows on the ground floor. A person dr...
Photograph

West Main Street

Date: 1913
Description: View from intersection down center of West Main Street. On the corner on the left is a brick bank building. A paint store, a shoe store and other businesse...
Postcard

Wreck of No. 33 on May 28, 1913

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a train wreck. Survivors and onlookers are gathered on and around the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Wreck...
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Eastmorland Bike Parade

Date: 08 29 1959
Description: Four children pose on their tricycles during the Eastmorland bike parade. One of them is pulling a wagon designed to look like a pioneer covered wagon. Chi...

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