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King Tarz, The Lion

Date: 11 06 1941
Description: King Tarz, The Seasonal Jungle Actor, (a lion) was brought to Madison to publicize "Tarzan's Secret Treasure" which stars Johnny Weissmuller, Maureen O'Sul...
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First Congregational Church and Parsonage

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Description: View from road towards the church. The church has a fence running along the front. There are a few people standing on the porch of the parsonage on the lef...
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Bandstand

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Bandstand surrounded by a lawn and trees.
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White House Inn

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of the White House Inn, a three-story wooden structure with a two-story wing in the rear. A road sign for Highway 23 is in the foreground on the c...
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Clerics File into St. Bernard's

Date: 04 26 1944
Description: Five clerics, (including Rt. Rev. Msgr. Bernard G. Traudt, Milwaukee, Rev. A.G. Schaeffer, of St. James Church and Rev. William Eggers), filing into St. Be...
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Eaton Home

Date: 1920
Description: The Eaton Home on Monroe Street near the corner of Warren Street.
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Air View, Wisconsin Dells

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Wisconsin Dells. The wing of the airplane is in the left foreground.
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Neighborhood House Exterior

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Neighborhood House, Madison's only settlement house.
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Andy Gump Statue

Date: 1925
Description: The Andy Gump statue on the grounds of the late Sidney Smith, cartoonist, estate. The statue represents Smith's popular cartoon figure, and at the time of ...
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Marathon County Asylum

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Marathon County Asylum, with a dirt road leading to the main entrance.
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Main Street During Reconstruction

Date: 09 18 1961
Description: Main street of the town, shown during reconstruction for use as a motion picture set.
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Deaf-mute School, Saint Francis, Wisconsin

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of a school for the deaf and mute.
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First Four-Wheel Drive

Date: 1909
Description: Five men pose with the first successful four-wheel drive vehicle, which was made in Clintonville in 1909. The inventor, Otto Zachow, is the man seated at t...
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Brisbois Fur Trading Post

Date: 1925
Description: Former building of the Astor Company, also known as the Brisbois Fur Trading Post. The American Fur Company, which had been organized by John Jacob Astor i...
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State Register Office

Date: 1880
Description: The State Register newspaper office. This paper was published by Andrew Jackson Turner, father of Frederick Jackson Turner noted historian. Andrew Jackson ...
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Schlitz Brewing Company

Date: 1940
Description: There is a sign painted on a building at right that reads "Schlitz". In the bottom right are railroad cars.
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Monroe Street Storefronts

Date: 1940
Description: Storefronts on Monroe Street, including Henry Esch Faville's Photography Shop at 1726 Monroe Street. Also shown is: George Burrowbridge, Barber, 1724 Monro...
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Sitting on the Porch

Date: 1920
Description: A woman and a child sit on a railing and look out from the porch of their house. A man is in the background approaching from a car parked in the street.
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Leaving the Family Gathering

Date: 1940
Description: Well-dressed relatives leave a house where they attended a family gathering.
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A Boy and Dog with Toy Tractor

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Description: A young boy and his little dog sit together on a toy tractor in a driveway behind a parked car.

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