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University of Wisconsin Coeds

Date: 1920
Description: University of Wisconsin students sitting on the base of the Lincoln statue on Bascom Hill.
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Court House Park

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of Court House Park from Dr. Snyder's window. Pedestrians are on the sidewalk. A monument is in the park on the right.
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Marquette and Joliet Marker

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Marquette-Joliet historical marker. Erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
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Boy Scouts Honor Lincoln

Date: 02 11 1947
Description: Madison Boy Scouts and their leader pay tribute to Abraham Lincoln on his birthday by placing a wreath at the foot of the statue on Bascom Hill. Dick Feldt...
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Armistice Day Ceremony

Date: 11 11 1947
Description: Armistice Day ceremony, looking down State Street, with a drum and bugle corps on the left and other veterans in uniform standing at attention near the cen...
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University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival

Date: 02 14 1948
Description: Ice carving of the Olympic rings at the University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club Winter Carnival, with Bascom Hall and the Lincoln Monument in the background. ...
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Armistice Day Commemoration

Date: 11 11 1948
Description: Color bearers from the National Guard, the Veterans of Foreign Wars, the two American Legion posts, the Spanish-American War veterans, their auxiliaries, a...
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J. Robert Taylor with Motorcycle

Date: 1911
Description: The photographer J. Robert Taylor posing outdoors with his motorcycle in front of a large cannon. The cannon is mounted on a low pedestal and is enclosed b...
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Man Standing on a Mound

Date: 1923
Description: A man in the distance stands on a mound, which is part of a group of mounds near the Fox River. Many artifacts including arrowheads and human bones have be...
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Armistice Day Rites

Date: 11 11 1949
Description: A community service to observe Armistice Day at the State Street's entrance to the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Flag bearers and a crowd of people sur...
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World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: A cyanotype view of the central basin, Peristyle and Statue of the Republic. There are several boats on the basin. On the right is a large statue of a bu...
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World's Columbian Exposition

Date: 1893
Description: Three men in Arab dress pose in front of the base of an obelisk on the Midway at the World's Columbian Exposition. A gentleman in western dress also poses ...
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Roselawn Memorial Park Monument

Date: 10 08 1950
Description: The Reverend Benjamin W. Saunders (left), Episcopal director of the DeKoven foundation of Racine, stands beside a marble marker monument inscribed with the...
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Monument to David Thompson

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Description: A monument to David Thompson, a British explorer and geographer. The base of the monument reads, "1770 David Thompson 1857 Geographer and Astronomer Passed...
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Historical Marker for Champlain

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Description: View across shrubs toward a stone historical marker dedicated to Champlain, a Canadian explorer. The marker overlooks the ocean, and a sailboat is visible ...
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Jose Marti Statue

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Description: A view of a statue of Jose Marti with Hotel Inglaterra and Hotel Telegrafo in the background Havanna, Cuba.
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Ordination Rock

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Description: A view of Ordination Rock, with an obelisk sitting on top of a flat topped erratic boulder with stairs up the side of it. This is where on September 12th, ...
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The Old Powder House

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Description: The Old Powder House, the original site from 1770. A stone building was erected in 1920 in honor of the Pilgrims' descendants and their fight for American ...
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The Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Distant view of the Doric temple style Lincoln Memorial and the National mall including the surrounding manicured park and rolling wooded hills in the back...
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Daniel Boone Monument

Date: 1906
Description: Low view of a bronze statue of Daniel Boone standing atop a pedestal of rough-hewn rocks. Leafy tree limbs form the backdrop.

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