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Williamson Street

Date: 1874
Description: View looking southwest down the 600 block of Williamson Street to the East Madison Passenger Depot of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad. There are frame ...
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Business District of Laona

Date: 1941
Description: Leona street scene with parked cars in front of Connor's Big Department Store and the Hotel Gordon, photographed sometime during the summer of 1941. Soon...
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Saint Joesph's Catholic Church

Date: 1918
Description: A dirt road leads up to Saint Joseph's Catholic Church.
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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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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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Keshena Indian School

Date: 1929
Description: Keshena Indian School, an Indian Government School building.
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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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Road at the River Bottom

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Description: River bottom road in southwestern Wisconsin.
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Looking Northeast from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Elevated ciew of East Washington Avenue and its surrounding area from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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"New Music Palace"

Date: 1892
Description: Formerly the Richter, Schubert and Dick office building. Seven-story building with a rounded corner next to the alleyway. The word Merrill is above one e...
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First and Main Streets

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Description: Elevated view of intersection of First and Main Streets, probably taken from the window of the Van Schaick studio.
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George Warren Company

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Description: A group of men pose on the steps of the George Warren Company.
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People's State Bank

Date: 1923
Description: Exterior view from across street of the People's State Bank decorated to honor the 250th anniversary of the discovery of the Mississippi River.
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Usinger's Sausage Factory and Retail Store

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Description: View from across street of Usinger's Sausage Factory and Retail Store on 1030 North Third Street. Note the murals on the left side of the factory.
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WM. C. Raue. Storefront

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Description: View from across street of storefront of Wm. C. Raue. at 202 Main Street. Signs on the building say: "Wallpaper, Paints, Oils."
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Mohawk Trail View of Town

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Description: Men stand near an automobile parked along Mohawk Trail, a historic road surrounded by trees, to view a scenic overlook.
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Prairie Court Housing Development

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Description: Exterior view of the Prairie Court Housing Development, located at 26th and South Parkway in Chicago. This 14 story apartment building was designed by Kec...
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Toboggan Slide

Date: 1918
Description: View down snowy road towards a crowd of people gathered at the base of a toboggan slide. A group at the top is preparing to go down the slide. The adjacent...
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Young Boy with Box Camera

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Description: A young barefoot boy wearing striped coveralls stands on a dirt road while holding a box camera. A coaster wagon is next to him.
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Country Road and Buggy

Date: 1900
Description: Country road, showing a woman and a buggy pausing in the distance.

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