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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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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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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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Woman with Snowman

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Wilma Gesell, daughter of Gerhard Gesell, stands on a board sidewalk arm-in-arm with a snowman. The snowman holds a Wisconsin pennant.
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Trimpey House

Date: 1930
Description: Front entrance of the Trimpey house.
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Twelve Mile House

Date: 1935
Description: An old house in a rural area, with some broken windows, and a road in the foreground.
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Moravian Church

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of the front of a Moravian Church with a steeple.
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Florence County Court House

Date: 1890
Description: Front entrance of the Florence County Court House.
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Albert Weise Residence

Date: 1898
Description: Albert Weise's residence, with wooden sidewalk, and two kids standing on the front porch posing for the photographer.
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Commander Attilio Gatti in Africa

Date: 1939
Description: Commander Attilio Gatti poses in front of a Congolese village during his tenth expedition to Africa. The expedition was sponsored by International Harveste...
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Clark Apartments

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Clark Apartments at 425 Sterling Court.
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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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Residence of Joseph Gundry

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Joseph Gundry, a dry goods merchant. The house was later acquired for use as a museum by the Mineral Point Historical Society.
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J. Hutchinson Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of J. Hutchinson, originally built by John B. Terry and consisting of just the first story. Terry came to the lead region in 1829 as a merchant an...
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Henry Plowman Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Henry Plowman, the co-founder of a local newspaper, The Miner's Free Press. The house was erected in 1855-1856 and was reportedly later occupie...
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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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Strang Cottage

Date: 1933
Description: Cottage built by the Morman leader James Jesse Strang about 1844.
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Shake Rag Street

Date: 1935
Description: Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of Capt. R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defianc...
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Pendarvis and Trelawny

Date: 1945
Description: Pendarvis and Trelawny, restored Cornish houses, on Hoard Street, later to be Shake Rag Street.

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