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612 Milton Street

Date: 1960
Description: Front exterior view of a two flat residential building at 612 Milton Street in the Greenbush neighborhood.
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Doty House

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Description: The Doty House, built in the 1840s.
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Keanu Reeves at the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1996
Description: Actor Keanu Reeves during a pause in the filming of the motion picture "Chain Reaction" on the capitol grounds. In the film, the Wisconsin State Capitol wa...
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Mound Street Building

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Description: Front view of a brick front building at 826 Mound Street, which was Smitty's barbershop.
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Yahara River Lock

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Description: Elevated view of the Yahara River lock.
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of Chadbourne Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Three women are on the steps to the entrance on the right.
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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Memorial Union Theater on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a railing with steps in the foreground, leading to a paved w...
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Two-Car Accident

Date: 1920
Description: Two damaged cars are parked on the curb of a residential street. People can be seen behind the cars, a tow truck is parked on the opposite side of the stre...
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Kim Nguyen's Funeral

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Description: The Nguyen family, each wearing a white headband, poses in front of the casket of Kim Nguyen, the family patriarch.
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Capitol Fire

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: A view of the smoldering third Wisconsin State Capitol. The roof of the west wing has collapsed; debris litters the steps.
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Amber Grid

Date: 1987
Description: Exterior view of the Amber Grid at 1313 University Avenue. There is a bicycle parked in front of the building.
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Lion Sculpture

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Description: Fisheye lens view of an elongated lion sculpture in Sid's backyard. Behind the sculpture is a wire fence, and a taller wood fence, on which plywood bird cu...
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Sid Building Sculpture Form

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Description: Sid Boyum, with a cigar in his mouth, is standing on a ladder while building a wooden form for his concrete casting of an abstract geometric sculpture that...
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Sculptures in Sid's Backyard

Date: 08 1970
Description: "Six-Sided Red Lantern," "Three-Tiered Fountain" and a flat goose cut from gray stone (laid in a bed of white gravel) in Sid's backyard. A corner of the pa...
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Red and Purple Demon

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Description: High-relief, concrete-cast sculpture of a winged, four-armed gargoyle in Sid's backyard. The mouth is gaping with white fangs. Its upper body and head are ...
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Sid's Sculpture in Backyard

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Description: Sid's sculpture of faces and human bodies, identified as "Tree Spirits" partially covered by plastic, in his backyard. The Madison-Kipp Corporation factory...
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Japanese Structure and Sculptures

Date: 02 1970
Description: View of Sid's backyard, with a Japanese structure and sculptures in the snow. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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"Blue Tripod" and Other Sculptures

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Description: Sid's sculpture "Blue Tripod" is in the center of Sid's backyard, with snow on the ground. Around it are other sculptures and trees and bushes. The Madison...
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Buddha Head and Pagoda

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Description: Sid's backyard with Asian-themed, concrete-cast sculptures titled "Monumental Oriental Head" of a Buddha (with dimensions of 110" x 45" x 78"), "Multi-Tier...
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Sea Horse Sculpture

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Description: White horse sculpture with fish tail on a base of swirling water forms, in front of the Astrolabe and a medium-sized white lantern in Sid's backyard.

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