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Edgewood Academy

Date: 1906
Description: The Edgewood Academy of the Sacred Heart, built in 1894 to replace Villa Edgewood, which was destroyed in a fire.
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Fuller Residence

Date: 1930
Description: 2 Langdon Street, built in 1857. From 1877 to 1885 it served as the residence of E.M. Fuller, who built Madison's Fuller Opera House. It was extensively ...
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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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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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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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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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Summer Cottages

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of the summer cottages on Maple Bluff.
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Dane County Telephone Company Wagon

Date: 1908
Description: Dane County Telephone Co. horse-drawn service and installation wagon. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. “Dad” Schroeder and Oscar Quale are...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking over Camp Randall to the University of Wisconsin campus taken from a home at 216 Campbell Street. Seen are Hiram Smith Hall, Dean Hen...
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University Heights

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of University Heights taken from the third floor of a home at 216 Campbell Street. Several residences can be seen in the view, including Prof...
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View of Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View of Madison in the far distance taken from the third floor of a home at 216 Campbell Street, in University Heights. There is a power line suspended in ...
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216 Campbell Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of the house at 216 Campbell Street. Construction materials are piled about the property, suggesting it was recently built. A small group of people ar...
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Magnus Swenson House

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Description: Three-quarter view from street of the Magnus Swenson house at 530 N. Pinckney Street. This house was sold to a fraternity and later demolished.
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Magnus Swenson House

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Description: View across lawn towards the Magnus Swenson house at 530 N. Pinckney Street. This house was sold to a fraternity and later demolished.
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Lakewood-Curtiss House

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Description: View across lawn towards the Lakewood-Curtiss House at 82 Cambridge Road. A flag is hanging near the front steps under a tree on the left.
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Lakewood-Curtiss House

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Description: View across street towards the Lakewood-Curtiss House at 82 Cambridge Road.
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Lakewood House Construction

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Description: Two women and three children posing by a fireplace during the construction of the Lakewood House.
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Lakewood House Construction

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Description: The Lakewood House during construction, nearly completed.
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Cambridge Street House

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Description: A house on Cambridge Street in the Lakewood neighborhood. The house is still under construction, and dirt is piled around the foundation. On the far right ...

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