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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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Increase A. Lapham

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Description: Formal portrait of Increase Lapham sitting in a chair.
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Richard Lloyd Jones

Date: 08 1916
Description: Richard Lloyd Jones, editor and publisher (1911-1919) of the Wisconsin State Journal, at his desk.
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John R. Commons

Date: 1920
Description: John R. Commons, a University of Wisconsin professor, is shown standing outside Sterling Hall with his hat on the ground at his feet.
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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1904
Description: Formal portrait of Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
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Maple Bluff Camp

Date: 1873
Description: Stereograph of a group of people posing by the lakeshore of Maple Bluff with tents in the background. One of the woman is holding an archery bow, two women...
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Capitol Park Entrance and Madison City Hall

Date: 1880
Description: View from the Wisconsin Avenue entrance of the Capitol Park to Madison City Hall. The City Hall building has a clock tower on the roof. The stone gateways ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Clark Apartments

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Clark Apartments at 425 Sterling Court.
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Capitol Facade

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Description: Wisconsin State Capitol south facade, pediment designed by Adolph A. Weinman.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Memorial Hall

Date: 1962
Description: The G.A.R. (Grand Army of the Republic) Memorial Hall, on the top floor of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Gilmore-Weiss Home

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Description: The Gilmore-Weiss home, 120 Ely Place (formerly 143 Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: The interior of the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church, 126 (120) West Johnson Street.
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Interior of St. Andrews Episcopal Church

Date: 1910
Description: View towards the front altar of the church and its seating arrangement.
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Dining Room

Date: 1909
Description: A view through a curtained doorway into the Middleton family dining room at 22 East Mifflin Street. A decorative bowl and china coffee set are on the table...
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Ladies in Lecture

Date: 02 14 1911
Description: Large group of farmers' wives listening to a lecture demonstration on nutrition or cooking in a classroom at the University of Wisconsin.
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Portrait of Kent Wood with Two Dogs

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor portrait of Kent Wood, with a pipe in his mouth and sitting in a cart, posing with two dogs. All three are in profile. The side of a building is be...
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Women Encircling a Snowman

Date: 1903
Description: A group of women are holding hands in a circle around a snowman. The snowman is holding a UW pennant. Identified as: Vera Verhusen (back, left), Mary and E...

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