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Park Street at Olin Avenue

Date: 1948
Description: A view down Park Street at Olin Avenue. On the corner of Olin is Moore's Super Service Mobil Station and McCranner Drugs.
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Sarah Fairchild Conover

Date: 1895
Description: Sarah Fairchild Dean Conover, sister of Civil War hero and governor Lucius Fairchild, reclines on a sofa in her home at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Capitol Park Fountain

Date: 1898
Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park, where people relax on a park bench. This view looks toward the intersection of Main and Carroll...
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Keenan House

Date: 1940
Description: The Keenan House at 28 East Gilman Street, which was the residence of Dr. George Keenan, Chauncey Williams, and Col. J.H. Knight, and today a Madison landm...
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Gilmore Residence

Date: 1908
Description: Gilmore-Weiss home, located at 120 Ely Place. The house, also known as the "airplane house, was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Lucius Fairchild with Dinner Guests

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Description: Lucius Fairchild in his dining room with guests, one of which is GAR Commander-in-chief, General Bryant. Fairchild, a Republican, was the 10th governor of...
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The structure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his childhood friend Robert Lamp. The home's ...
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Gilbert Roe

Date: 1898
Description: Gilbert Roe, Madison attorney and partner in the firm La Follette, Harper, Roe, seated in his office in the second floor of the Fairchild Block at 29 East ...
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Robert M. Bashford House

Date: 1965
Description: The Robert M. Bashford house at 423 North Pinckney Street.
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James Bowen House

Date: 1965
Description: The James Bowen House at 302 South Mills Street. There is a station wagon parked in front of the building.
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Harold C. Bradley House

Date: 1965
Description: The Harold C. Bradley house at 106 North Prospect Avenue.
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Bradley House

Date: 1965
Description: The Harold C. Bradley house, located at 2914 Oxford Road in Shorewood Hills.
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City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Somewhat out-of-focus exterior view of City Hall from the Capitol grounds.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 1948
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park.
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Group of People in Fraternity House

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Description: Group of people in dormitory or fraternity house. Four girls and three men inside room. One girl has a guitar and the other a small megaphone.
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Man in Dormitory Room

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Description: Man in dormitory room, with his feet resting on a spittoon. There is a banjo in the room and a picture of a cat on the wall.
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Man in Dormitory

Date: 1900
Description: Man in dormitory or fraternity playing banjo. There are signs that say "University of Missouri" and "Don't be woozy" above the door. There are photos and c...
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Charles Riley House

Date: 1955
Description: Originally the Charles Riley house, 21 West Gilman Street. Historian Frederick Jackson Turner lived in the house in 1890.

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