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Wisconsin State Capitol from West Washington Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: View down sidewalk along West Washington Avenue, looking toward the Capitol. A man is crossing the street and there is a car at the corner that has the wor...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1936
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch with a gated path.
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Young Men Sitting on a Fence

Date: 1903
Description: Group watching a University of Wisconsin football game (?) from a fence. Most are sitting on top, a few are standing and two men are peeking through the fe...
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University of Wisconsin Cheerleader

Date: 1903
Description: A male cheerleader with megaphone leading the crowd at a University of Wisconsin football (?) game. The band performs at the front of the crowd.
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Old Race Course through the Woods

Date: 1930
Description: View of a wide path through trees in the spring or summer.
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Barn on the Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1932
Description: View towards a barn, with a railroad bridge in the foreground.
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Aerial View of Isthmus from the West

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of isthmus looking east toward Lake Mendota and the Wisconsin State Capitol, with Lake Monona and the horizon in the background.
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Roi-Porlier-Tank Cottage

Date: 07 1929
Description: View of the front path leading to the cottage.
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Woman Working with Milk Cans

Date: 1924
Description: Woman standing at a table with milk cans on it. The photograph was taken for International Harvester's Agricultural Extension Department. A caption with th...
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Aerial View of Middleton

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Middleton including businesses, residences, the railroad tracks, and the surrounding countryside.
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Keshena Indian School

Date: 1929
Description: Keshena Indian School, an Indian Government School building.
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Turtle Mound

Date: 09 28 1942
Description: Elevated view of turtle mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Montgomery M. Cothren Residence

Date: 1932
Description: The home of Montgomery M. Cothren, erected in 1855. Cothren served as a delegate to the Territorial Legislature in 1847-1848 and was later elected to the S...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Muir's Fountain Lake Home

Date: 1923
Description: View of Fountain Lake (officially known as Ennis Lake), John Muir's boyhood home near Montello. The area is now a 125-acre State Natural Area. Fountain Lak...
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Indian Agency House

Date: 07 07 1929
Description: Miss Mary Prescott and Mrs. William McMahon, grandaughter and great grandaughter, respectively, of Pierre Paquette, appeared at a meeting called by the Wis...
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Park Street

Date: 1934
Description: Park Street looking north toward the University of Wisconsin campus.
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Women Decorating Monument

Date: 1905
Description: Women placing floral garlands on a monument to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich von Schiller. The women are wearing decorative hats.
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Lincoln Monument from Bascom Hall Portico Arch

Date: 1911
Description: Lincoln Monument on Bascom Hill from arch of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The city of Madison is in the...

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