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Club Chanticleer Bar

Date: 10 12 1934
Description: Interior of new Club Chanticleer Bar. The bar curves along the sides of the room, with tables and chairs in the foreground. Airport Road and Hwy. 12.
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Scaffolding in Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1959
Description: Scaffolding in the Historical Society Library Reading Room used to replace the art glass in the skylights and the original brass ceiling lights. Flouresce...
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Wisconsin Governor's Residence

Date: 11 25 1947
Description: Mrs. Oscar (Mary) Rennebohm arranging flowers in the drawing room of the Wisconsin Governor's residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The house is 93 years old ...
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Kayser Motors Mechanic

Date: 02 13 1948
Description: A mechanic spray painting a vehicle at Kayser Motors, located at 701 East Washington Avenue.
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage to the interior of Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
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Flood Damage

Date: 07 20 1948
Description: Flood damage, including a collapsed ceiling, to the interior of the Lark Cocktail Lounge at 2554 University Avenue.
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Standard Oil Farm Meeting

Date: 08 04 1948
Description: View of speakers platform from the back of the room at a Standard Oil Co. farm meeting.
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George Kaeser Residence

Date: 02 06 1950
Description: In the living room, a corner of 120 degree angles make the changing of wall direction gradual rather than abrupt. A bookcase is built into a nook at the ri...
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Interior of a Factory

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Description: Interior of a factory with two blurred men on the right, and men in the background on the left.
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First Baptist Church, Madison

Date: 03 07 1951
Description: Interior view of the new First Baptist Church located at 518 North Franklin Avenue, showing the sanctuary with laminated wood beams and Gothic proportions.
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Turner Hall Shuffleboard Tables

Date: 04 14 1951
Description: Elevated view of six shuffleboard tables in Turner Hall, ready for the upcoming state shuffleboard tournament.
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Hyland House Lean-To Kitchen

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Description: View of the lean-to kitchen in Hyland House, which was built in 1660. The room features a fireplace with two smokers, a table with several mortar and pestl...
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Van Cortlandt House Colonial Kitchen

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Description: Interior view of the colonial kitchen at the Van Cortlandt house featuring simple wooden table and chairs, a large fireplace for cooking, cooking implemen...
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Morris-Jumel Mansion

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Description: Interior view of the Morris-Jumel Mansion which served, at different times, as headquarters to both forces during the Revolutionary war. This room feature...
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Dining Room

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Description: Interior view of a dining room featuring table with a small sculpture in the center, rustic chairs, a screened in fireplace, decorative vases, flower arran...
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Ladywood School Reception Hall

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Description: Interior view of the reception hall at Ladywood School. Features a fireplace in the foreground, a sitting area near the window in the back, extensive wood ...
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Union Railroad Station

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Description: Slightly elevated view of people gathered in the main waiting room of the Union Railroad Station, capable of holding up to 10,000 people.
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Dining Room

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Description: A view of an early American dining room in Michie Tavern.
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Hotel Lobby

Date: 1905
Description: An interior view of a hotel lobby, filled with chairs and other furniture, plants, columns, and several men standing in the background.
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Hotel Emmerson

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Description: The lobby of the Hotel Emmerson. In the back of the room are two men standing at the front desk. Opened in 1926 as the New Mt. Vernon Hotel, the building q...

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