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High Street

Date: 1960
Description: View of businesses on High Street, including the Rexall Drugstore on the left corner. One can also see a glimpse of the City Hall, directly across the stre...
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Baileys Harbor

Date: 1905
Description: View down road. There is a long fence and a sidewalk on the right side. Houses and trees are on both sides of the road. Caption reads: "Baileys Harbor Wis"...
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Polk County Court House

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Polk County Court House. Caption reads: "Polk County Court House, Balsam Lake, Wis."
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Canal and Congress Streets in Bloomington

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated view of street corner, with two buildings that have been destroyed by a fire, a brick fence, and some trees. There is a wooden cart in th...
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The "Rock School" Building

Date: 1900
Description: The "Rock School" building, with children and teachers posed outside.
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Parlor-room Piano at the Coffin Residence

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Description: View of the piano in the parlor, with two potted plants on the floor, a chair, and a nightstand. Three framed pictures are hanging on the wall, and a statu...
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Fort Howard Hospital

Date: 1920
Description: Fort Howard Hospital, in the course of restoration.
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Tank Cottage before restoration on its original site on the west side of the Fox River. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trad...
Postcard

Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Drawing of the front of the cottage and the stone wall. Text reads: "Roi 1776, Porlier 1805, Tank 1850."
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Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: View across lawn towards the front and right side of the Tallman House. Caption reads: "Tallman Homestead, Janesville, Wisconsin".
Postcard

Jefferson County Court House

Date: 1905
Description: View towards the court house. Snow is on the ground, and a windmill is on the right. Caption reads: "Jefferson County Court House, Jefferson, Wis."
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DuCharme House and Trading Post

Date: 1890
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
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Octagon House

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior view of the Octagon House, built by John Richards, an early local lawyer.
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Alba House

Date: 1860
Description: View across intersection towards the Alba House, with individuals standing outside its entrance and on the balcony.
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622 Mendota Court

Date: 1925
Description: 622 Mendota Court. This Mediterranean Revival fraternity house was designed by Law Brothers architects and erected in 1925 for the Beta Theta Pi chapter. B...
Postcard

View of Sanitarium

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of the Praire du Chien Sanitarium. Caption reads: "Sanitarium, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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St. Augustine Church

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Description: Exterior view of St. Augustine Church in winter.
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Looking West on State Street

Date: 
Description: View of State Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds, looking west toward Bascom Hill.
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View from Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards Lake Mendota and the surrounding neighborhood, looking northwest from Observatory Hill.
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University Avenue Looking Towards Downtown

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol along University Avenue, possibly from the chimney of University of Wisconsin-Madison Power Statio...

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