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"Dell Queen" Entering the Narrows

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of the "Dell Queen" entering the Narrows via Devil's Elbow as Hattie and Nellie Bennett look on from an overlook on the shoreline.
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Stand Rock

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Description: Man sitting on Stand Rock, a woman and child posed standing on opposite rock ledge.
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Couple at Soda Fountain

Date: 03 15 1946
Description: Teenage couple holding hands at soda fountain and sharing a soda. They are wearing his and her bracelets.
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Dobby's Cosmo Club

Date: 07 16 1943
Description: Interier view of Dobby's Cosmo Club, owned by John C. Dobson, Route 1, Mendota Wisconsin, showing water damage on arch above the booths.
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Angus McVicar in His Darkroom

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Description: Angus McVicar, commercial photographer in Madison, works intently in his darkroom.
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Madison City Gas, Light and Coke Company

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Description: Eight men, including a police officer, pose in front of the Madison City Gas, Light and Coke Company building.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Park Hotel, from the 1873 Madison City Directory.
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"Salve" Menu

Date: 06 08 1895
Description: One-page card menu, possibly from the restaurant in the Hotel Pfister. At the top left is an embossed crest with the Latin greeting "Salve" ("Welcome") sur...
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University of Wisconsin Heating Plant

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Description: University of Wisconsin heating plant, with two tall chimney stacks. Electric lines are in the foreground. There are trees on a hill on the left. On the ri...
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Studio Portrait of Unidentified European American Woman

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Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a European American woman posing standing. She has her hands on the back of a chair and is we...
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Belle Case La Follette

Date: 1901
Description: Full-length studio portrait of activist Belle Case La Follette, wife of Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Portrait of Merlin Hill

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Description: Quarter-length portrait of Merlin Hill.

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