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Octagon House Model

Date: 1948
Description: A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches.
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Cigar Maker Ad

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Description: Trade card of H. Rolfs Cigar Manufacturing Co. of Milwaukee advertising their Golden Horn cigars. The card depicts a cartoon-like drummer with the caption:...
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President & Mrs. Cleveland Trade Card

Date: 1886
Description: The marriage of bachelor President Grover Cleveland to Frances Folsom, his 21-year old ward, in 1886 captured the nation's romantic imagination, a sentimen...
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Kehl's Dancing Academy

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Description: Kehl's Dancing Academy, later used as the Labor Temple. A roofed entrance is over the sidewalk.
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Levitan Building

Date: 1973
Description: The Levitan Building, 15 West Main, demolished in 1974 by the Affiliated Bank of Madison, property owner, and replaced by a parking lot and sidewalk alcove...
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Main Hall of Milton College

Date: 1915
Description: The Main Hall at Milton College.
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Salter Gravemarker

Date: 1940
Description: Salter marker between Necedah and New Lisbon, marks spot where some Indians killed a Mrs. George Salter on June 13, 1863. Mr. salter had a log tavern here ...
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Baby in Diaper with Rickets

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Description: Portrait of Norine Durham, 1 year 3 months, child of Mrs. Alan Durham Humbird, undernourished with rickets.
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Muskego Church

Date: 1921
Description: View from cemetery towards the front of the Muskego Church. People are standing near the entrance.
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Totem Pole in Peninsula State Park

Date: 1930
Description: A totem pole erected in 1927 in honor of the aboriginal inhabitants of Wisconsin. Potawatomi chief Simon Onanguisse Kahquados (1851-November 27, 1930), an ...
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Philleo Nash

Date: 1951
Description: Philleo Nash, Wisconsin Rapids cranberry grower, Democratic Party leader, and lieutenant governor, 1959-1961. From 1946 to 1952 he was a special assistant ...
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Madeline Island History Museum Sign

Date: 08 1959
Description: Madeline Island Sign (Wisconsin Official Marker) depicting the history of the island and how it recieved its name. This sign was erected in 1956.
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St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.
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J.J. Stoner House

Date: 1965
Description: View of the J.J. Stoner house, located at 321 South Hamilton Street.
Postcard

Wells Building

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Description: View of building. Text in English and German reads: "A Happy New Year" and "Glueckliches Neujahr." Caption at bottom reads: "The Wells Building." and "Well...
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Anti War Veterans at Hiroshima

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Description: Members of Vietnam Veterans Against the War parade near the Atomic Dome in Hiroshima, Japan.
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Wisconsin State Dept. of Natural Resources

Date: 1969
Description: Wisconsin State Department of Natural Resources Building, 4610 University Avenue.
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Railroad Mail Delivery

Date: 1876
Description: Railroad advertising card showing a mail carrier on horseback on a plank road in 1776, and mail being delivered by train in 1876. A woman with two children...
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Tank Xing

Date: 1980
Description: Tank crossing sign at Camp McCoy.

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