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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
Postcard

Albion College Campus

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn and trees towards college buildings. Caption reads: "Campus, Albion, Wis."
Photograph

Union Congregational Church

Date: 1880
Description: The Union Congregational Church, built in 1862.
Photograph

Milwaukee Hospital

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of main hospital building on the top of a hill. Two other buildings are on the right, the one in the foreground a large house.
Photograph

Wooden School House

Date: 
Description: Public school built in 1856 and destroyed by fire on December 15, 1925. The bell tower has a small balcony.
Photograph

Association Hall

Date: 1930
Description: A six-story building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Lake Mendota is in the background. This was also the YMCA building.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Bascom Hill

Date: 1947
Description: Winter scene with the Wisconsin State Capitol building from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Trees line the path on both sides of...
Photograph

Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 1927
Description: Front entrance view of the Wisconsin General Hospital.
Photograph

Chippewa Tavern

Date: 1943
Description: Exterior view of the Chippewa Tavern, a two-story building with two main doorways. The door on the right has a sign that says "Rooms," while the door on th...
Photograph

Dock and Diving Board

Date: 1938
Description: View from water of seven men, women and children standing on the shoreline at Log Cabin Lodge looking out over a diving board and dock on Lake Millicent. T...
Photograph

People on Dock at Log Cabin Lodge

Date: 1938
Description: One woman stands on shore at Log Cabin Lodge looking at the photographer. Eight people sit on the dock, while two men are standing in Lake Millicent. Three...
Photograph

Log Cabin Lodge, People on Dock

Date: 1938
Description: Nine people and one dog on the dock at Log Cabin Lodge on Lake Millicent. One man is swimming on the far side of the dock. The shoreline and three boats a...
Photograph

Exterior of Log Cabin Lodge

Date: 1936
Description: Exterior view of a one-story log cabin with stone foundation, the Log Cabin Lodge on Lake Millicent. There is a sign on the right side that says "Drink Coc...
Photograph

Griggs Album: Three Girls in Winter Jackets

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Description: Three girls posing in winter jackets, hoods, and mittens, standing behind a railing and in front of the door to a building. One of the girls is holding up ...
Postcard

Winter Scene at Port Washington

Date: 
Description: View of ice coated pier and lighthouse along the shore of Lake Michigan. Caption reads: "Winter Scene at Port Washington, Wis."
Photograph

Unloading Barrels

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Description: Two men unload barrels from a boat at a boathouse.
Photograph

Yawkey-Crowley Lumber

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Description: View from street towards the storefront of the Yawkey-Crowley Lumber Store, at 117 Monona Avenue. The store was on 801 E. Washington Avenue for most of its...
Book or Pamphlet

Hotel Lane

Date: 1915
Description: A view of Lake Street, looking West from Broad Street. Hotel Lane is on the right side, and several automobiles are parked backed-up to the curb in front.
Photograph

Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...

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