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Hess and Sons Cooperage

Date: 1949
Description: Interior view of Frank J. Hess and Sons barrel-making factory, 1952 Atwood Avenue at Schenck's Corners. Pictured l to r: Frank Jr., Edward, Joseph, Tony, a...
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Father Groppi Speaking at Demonstration

Date: 1969
Description: Father Groppi speaking at demonstration in the Wisconsin State Capitol Assembly Chamber.
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Marlboro Billboard

Date: 04 1973
Description: A Marlboro cigarette billboard advertisement looms over King Street.
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Fourth State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1912
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol (fourth capitol, third in Madison) under construction. View from South Hamilton Street.
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Madison, Wisconsin and Its Surroundings

Date: 1870
Description: Bird's-eye map of Madison. The Lakeside House resort is in the foreground, which burned in 1877, in what is now Olin Park.
Postcard

Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons. The memorial was built to honor Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and is located on the University of Wisconsi...
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: View of construction workers and stone carvers/cutters (some of them probably Italian) showing the detailed sections of the building of the State Historica...
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Construction of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin, during construction. Details of interior, including ceiling and arches.
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Christ Presbyterian Church

Date: 1906
Description: Exterior view of Christ Presbyterian Church from a booklet of views of Madison.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

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Description: Cyanotype image of a view looking towards the end of Picnic Point.
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Steamboat on Lake Monona

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Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
Postcard

City Hall on Mifflin Street

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of City Hall on Mifflin Street. Caption reads: "City Hall & Mifflin St., Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 1930
Description: The Administration Building of Forest Products Laboratory.
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Delta Upsilon Fraternity House

Date: 1917
Description: Brick house at 640 North Frances Street, erected in 1906 for the Delta Upsilon Fraternity.
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Hawley House

Date: 1916
Description: The J.C. Hawley house, also known as the Evergreens. The base of a water tower is in the front yard on the left.
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Langdon Street House

Date: 1926
Description: 112 Langdon Street, built in 1893 for attorney Burr Jones (1846-1935). It was purchased by the Alpha Delta Pi fraternity in 1921 and was used by them unti...
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Norbertine Novitiate

Date: 1920
Description: Norbertine Novitiate on Lake Monona Drive.
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1901
Description: Pinckney Street. The State Bank can be seen in the center, and to the right is a tailor, bookstore, and other retail shops.
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Neighborhood of University Heights

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Description: University Heights looking northeast from Ely Place. In the far distance is the construction of the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.

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