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General Winfield Scott Hancock and Staff

Date: 06 1864
Description: Civil War General Winfield Scott Hancock and division commanders, (standing left to right) Generals Barlow, Birney, and Gibbon (previously commander of the...
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Winter Mail Delivery

Date: 02 15 1987
Description: A woman mail carrier pushes her cart with a full mailbag along a sidewalk edged by snowy lawns.
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Varsity Welcome

Date: 09 23 1927
Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin students on Bascom Hill, with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance.
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Milwaukee, Wisconsin

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye view of Milwaukee looking southwest toward the county courthouse under construction in the public square west of St. John's Cathedral.
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Card Game

Date: 08 22 1963
Description: Group plays cards underneath the shady trees in Mitchell park.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs...
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Proxmire Work Day

Date: 06 30 1975
Description: Senator William Proxmire taking a lunch break during a workday spent collecting trash. These events kept Proxmire in touch with his Wisconsin constituents,...
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John Muir Residence

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Description: A modern view of the former John Muir residence at Hickory Hill. Muir's father Daniel moved his family there in 1857 from their earlier farm on Fountain L...
Drawing

Benedict Goldenberger Shack

Date: 08 28 1885
Description: Sketch of the shack from which Benedict Goldenberger sold cider vinegar. Possibly on Murray Street.
Photograph

Ice Age Trail Hikers

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Description: U.S. Representative from Wisconsin, Henry Reuss, leading a fall hike along the Ice Age Trail near Holy Hill.
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Neighborhood House Album: Valentine Play

Date: 1925
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two views of a play performed for Valentine's Day. One side shows a person dressed in jester's attir...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: T.T. Club: A Swell Time

Date: 1932
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with two T.T. Club images, one of two girls tending to another girl who is in bed ("and a tray for Katie"...
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Album: Kiwalan Christmas

Date: 12 1935
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with Kiwalan Camp Fire girls with preschoolers, posing at a Christmas celebration near a tree decorated w...
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Outdoor Life Exhibits

Date: 1935
Description: Entrance to a building housing "Outdoor Life Exhibits" by the Wisconsin Conservation Department. A number of people are in front of the entrance, and more ...
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The Empire Strikes Back

Date: 06 18 1980
Description: View down street towards a large crowd gathering in a line outside the Orpheum Theatre on State Street for a free 10AM Madison premiere of The Empire St...
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A Gathering at Jolly Lodge

Date: 1896
Description: Group portrait of men and women at a gathering at Jolly Lodge. The men are wearing knickerbockers, and the women are wearing long skirts with puffy sleeved...
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Lake Monona Parking

Date: 03 28 1959
Description: Elevated view of a parking lot along John Nolen Drive on the shore of a partially frozen Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the right.
Postcard

The Famous Little Bohemia Lodge

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Description: Exterior view of the lodge. Cars are parked in front, and a man is standing among trees. Caption reads: "The Famous Little Bohemia Lodge, Manitowish, Wisco...
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Snowmobile Tracery

Date: 1972
Description: Snowmobile tracks form a pattern in the snow on a farm. Farm buildings are on the left and trees are along a ridge on the right.

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