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Daughters of Lucius Fairchild

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Description: Portrait of, from left to right, Mary, Salley, and Carol Fairchild, daughters of Lucius Fairchild.
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1885
Description: Formal studio portrait of Belle Case La Follette wearing a black lace dress. This photograph was taken about 1885, the year in which her husband, Robert M....
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Banjo Club

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Description: Banjo Club members pose for group portrait with their instruments.
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Madison Capitol View Looking South

Date: 1868
Description: Stereograph of view from the Capitol looking southwest by south. In the foreground are the Capitol Park, the First Baptist Church on Carroll Street; and be...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park

Date: 1870
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol as it appeared during the early 1870s. Close scrutiny of the entrance (whether it is the north or south entrance cannot b...
Postcard

St. Mary's Hospital in Madison

Date: 1915
Description: St. Mary's Hospital soon after its completion in 1911. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital."
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Edward Thomas Owen

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Description: Studio portrait of Edward Thomas Owen in suit, with full moustache and beard.
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Fauerbach F.B.C. Lager Bottle

Date: 12 09 1941
Description: Fauerbach F.B.C. Lager bottle on display.
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Breese Stevens Home

Date: 1886
Description: The Breese Stevens home.
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Picnic Point Farm House

Date: 1924
Description: The Jackson Family farm house on Picnic Point before it was remodeled in 1924.
Document

Dane Cavalry Festival

Date: 12 30 1859
Description: Printed invitation from the Dane Cavalry militia company in Atwood's Hall.
Photograph

Band Concert at Tenney Park

Date: 1912
Description: A group of formally dressed people gather at Tenney Park to hear a band concert.
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Parking at Henry Vilas Park

Date: 1916
Description: View of the automobile parking area at Henry Vilas Park with a large tree in the foreground.
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Lake Mendota Drive

Date: 1908
Description: View of Lake Mendota Drive.
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G.A.R. Hall

Date: 1997
Description: Organizing Assembly in G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Hall.
Drawing

The Sacred Feather Shop

Date: 1982
Description: An illustration of The Sacred Feather, a shop that sells hats and leather goods, located at 417 State Street.
Photograph

Larson Family Living in Trailer

Date: 11 16 1951
Description: The Larson family, including a mother, father, and two children, are sitting in the living room of their mobile home (probably at Truax Field trailer camp)...
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Walter L. Houser

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Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Walter Houser, wearing a polka-dotted bow tie.
Postcard

Polar Bears at the Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of two polar bears in their enclosure at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo). A crowd is gathered behind the fence, and in the far backgroun...

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