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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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Capitol View of West Washington Avenue

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Description: Elevated view looking down West Washington Avenue at the Congregational Church (on the left) and the Grace Episcopal Church, two of the era's large and lav...
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Layton Art Gallery

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Description: Exterior view of the Layton Art Gallery, with three people on the front steps, and a large bicycle parked nearby.
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Axtell House

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Description: Exterior view of the Axtell House with Walker's Point Bridge in the foreground.
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T.A. Chapman's New Store

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Description: Elevated view of T.A. Chapman's new store with a horse and carriage next to it.
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Woelffer Drug Store

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Description: View from street towards Woelffer's Drug Store. Children are on the sidewalk, and a man is standing in the doorway. The store had a soda fountain with ice ...
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Depot on West Washington Street

Date: 1873
Description: Locomotive, with view east on West Washington Avenue toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a sign near the tracks that reads: "Look Out for The Cars...
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Capital Brewery

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of employees, along with young children, posed around a wagon loaded with barrels of beer in front of Hausmann's Capital Brewery at the corne...
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East Grand Avenue

Date: 1910
Description: View down East Grand Avenue of the business district with a shoe business at the end of the street and the Hilton Hotel to the left.
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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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Gesell Photographic Studio

Date: 1895
Description: Street with Gesell Photographic Studio, which is built into the side of a bluff, about 1895. His studio was on Main Street from 1877-1903. Miller and Co. L...
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German Methodist Church

Date: 1918
Description: Front view of the German Methodist church.
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Bethany Lutheran Church

Date: 1918
Description: Bethany Lutheran Church at 417 Riverside Drive.
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Clark Apartments

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Clark Apartments at 425 Sterling Court.
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Congregational Church

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view of Congregational Church at 202 West Washington Avenue.
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First Unitarian Society

Date: 1918
Description: The First Unitarian Society Meeting House, 125 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1932
Description: The Methodist Episcopal Church, dedicated in 1871.
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Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and School

Date: 1918
Description: The Holy Redeemer Catholic Church and School, 126 (120) West Johnson Street.
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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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Moses Strong Residence

Date: 1930
Description: The home of Moses Strong, a prominent attorney, politician, speculator and land agent who moved to Wisconsin Territory and settled in Mineral Point in 1836...

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