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Wisconsin State Capitol's East Gallery

Date: 1920
Description: Interior of the east gallery of the Wisconsin State Capitol. By 1911, the commission learned that the quarry that supplied the red granite for the piers on...
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609 North Lake Street

Date: 1910
Description: 609 North Lake Street, built in 1896 for J. Morgan Clements. From 1904-1909 it served as the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity house. The Alpha Sigma Phi frater...
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State Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of a State Street sidewalk and its surrounding environment. Along the left are trees and a lawn, and along the sidewalk is a stone wall. Trees are alo...
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Tripp Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Entrance to Tripp Hall, a men's dormitory, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Candy Cane

Date: 1909
Description: William Elwell Middleton stands beside the giant candy cane which he won on Christmas Day, 1909. There is a bookcase in the background.
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William Middleton

Date: 1910
Description: A seated portrait of William Elwell Middleton, wearing a suit.
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Clara Middleton and Tootsie

Date: 1905
Description: Clara Middleton, well-dressed and wearing a large hat, holding her pet fox terrier's chin as the two share a gaze.
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Forest Middleton and Tootsie

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton, with a pensive expression with hand on his chin, sits with his dog in his lap.
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Group Portrait

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Forest Middleton sitting on a chair behind an unidentified man, woman, and boy. A heavy drape with tassels, top left, frames the s...
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Sybil Nash Dressed in Formal Suit and Hat

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Description: Sybil Nash, a Hanks family friend, is sitting in a chair near a window. She is wearing a beribboned hat with veil, a suit with a blouse and lacy tie, leath...
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Rohde's Steakhouse

Date: 1954
Description: Two views of a restaurant, outdoor view, and indoor view of the bar area. Located at 613-617 W. Main Street.
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Davidson Cafeteria

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Description: Postcard with two views of the cafeteria. At the top is an exterior view of the cafeteria located at 117 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevar...
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Belmont Hotel, Tallest and Only Fireproof Hotel on Capitol Square

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Description: View from Capitol grounds towards the hotel on the corner of N. Pinckney Street and E. Mifflin Street. Caption reads: "Belmont Hotel,Madison, Wis. Tallest ...
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Blessed Sacrament Church-School Building

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Description: Exterior view of a school with a cross above the entrance. Caption reads: "Blessed Sacrament Church-School Building, Madison, Wis."
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Library Hall, Uni.

Date: 1911
Description: View across Bascom Hill towards Library Hall on the University of Wisconsin campus. Caption reads: "Library Hall, Uni. Wis., Madison, Wis."
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Oscar Mayer & Co. General Office

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "Oscar Mayer & Co., established in 1883, is one of the largest meat processors in the U.S. The Oscar F. Mayer memorial fountain, in ...
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Main Hall and Lincoln Statue

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Description: View of the Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall at the University of Wisconsin, Madison campus. Caption reads: "Main Hall and Lincoln Statue, Madison, W...

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