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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) with stone fountain in front. Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital, Madison, Wis."
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St. Augustine's Catholic Church

Date: 1900
Description: St. Augustine's Roman Catholic Church. Built by Rev. Samuel Mazzuchelli in 1844. Caption reads: "St. Augustine's Catholic Church [text obscured]."
Photograph

Hauge Church

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Description: Exterior view of the Norwegian Hauge Church with a man posing at the front door. The church was built in 1852.
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Station

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Description: Elevated view across lawn with paths among trees toward the Passenger Depot with tall clock tower. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. Paul Ry. Passenger Depot, Mi...
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Grove Street

Date: 1905
Description: South from National Avenue, a view on the south side of Milwaukee. A church steeple is on the distant left. An electric pole is on the left corner, next ...
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Kilbourntown House

Date: 1943
Description: House built by Benjamin Church in 1844. Restored, it stands in Estabrook Park. Two men near front porch, from left to right: Frederic Heath, President of...
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Concrete Foot Bridge, Lake Park

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over trees and bushes toward the footbridge. A building with a red roof is on the far right. Beyond the bridge is Lake Michigan. Caption read...
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Barron County Fair Grounds

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Description: Crowd at fairground, with people watching from horse-drawn vehicles in the foreground, more spectators in the grandstands with umbrellas in the background.
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
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Lincoln Monument and Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: View from Bascom Hill and the Lincoln Monument toward the Wisconsin State Capitol building, still under construction.
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Averson Diamond Clinic

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Description: Exterior of building from across a street.
Postcard

College of Engineering

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Description: View from Bascom Hill of the Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, ...
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Ida C. Craddock's Business Card-Back

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Description: Back side of Ida Craddock's business card entitled "Instructions given upon Marriage."
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Ida C. Craddock's Business Card-Front

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Description: Front side of Ida Craddock's business card regarding her Marriage Instruction business.
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Come and Take a Horn, Jeff

Date: 1860
Description: A bull, labeled "NORTH," is chasing Jefferson Davis towards a fence and bushes. The bull is saying, "Come and take a Horn, Jeff" and Davis is saying, "You ...
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The Result of the Attack Upon Washington

Date: 1860
Description: An owl labeled "SCOTT" seizes a vulture labeled "JEFF DAVIS" by the wing. Feathers litter the ground beneath them. The owl is saying "LET YOU ALONE AND YOU...
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Xmas * Fatherless Children of France * 1917

Date: 1917
Description: Holiday card of three French orphan children, two boys and a girl, herding three geese. The youngest boy holds a switch. A meadow, trees and a house are vi...
Photograph

Lac Courte Oreilles at Victory Festival

Date: 06 19 1919
Description: Large group portrait of Lac Courte Oreilles Indians in traditional garb at the Victory Festival.
Drawing

Hayward Indian Boarding School

Date: 1900
Description: Perspective drawing of the buildings at the Hayward Indian School. There is a man in a boat in the right foreground and an empty boat in the left foregroun...
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Hull House

Date: 10 29 1907
Description: Black and white postcard of Hull House. The house was built in the Italianate style around 1850. Farm outbuildings are in the background. The house was sti...

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