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First Baptist Church

Date: 1890
Description: The First Baptist Church, pictured in the lower center area of the photograph, organized in 1847 and erected in 1854. St. Raphael's Cathedral in the backgr...
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Jastrow Home

Date: 1892
Description: Dining room of the home of Professor Joseph Jastrow, 237 Langdon Street.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1885
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block East Gorham Street. The front door is partially open, and a woman is sitting to the right of the entranc...
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Forest Middleton at Piano

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing eyeglasses and holding a musical score, sits with his back to an upright piano.
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Forest Middleton at Desk

Date: 1910
Description: Forest Middleton, wearing a visor and moccassins, sits at a roll top desk. He holds an open book and is smoking a pipe. There are two oil lamps on the desk...
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First National Bank and Central Wisconsin Trust Company

Date: 1929
Description: View from street of the First National Bank and Central Wisconsin Trust Company in the 100 block of South Pinckney Street. Other businesses include the Cho...
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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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Executive Mansion

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards the house at 130 East Gilman Street, which was built between 1854-1856. Lake Mendota is in the background. The stone building fe...
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The Hub

Date: 12 02 1934
Description: View from across street of the facade of the Kronke building on West Mifflin Street. From the left, businesses are the Maiden Beauty Shop, Menges Pharmacy,...
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The Hub

Date: 03 1929
Description: View across street towards The Hub, a men's clothing store. Above the striped awning is a sign reading: "Society Brand Clothes, Florsheim Shoes." Directly ...
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The First Block of East Mifflin Street

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Description: View across street towards storefronts on the first block of East Mifflin Street. In the center is Conklin and Sons, an ice and heating fuel provider in Ma...
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Esser's City Market

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards 116-118 N. Fairchild Street towards a row of 1920s automobiles angle parked outside Esser's City Market. To the right of the mar...
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The First Block of East Mifflin Street

Date: 1929
Description: View from across street towards the first block of East Mifflin Street. The businesses are, from left to right: The Strand Theater, Kinney Shoes, Hughes Wo...
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Madison Hotel on Mifflin Street

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Description: View across street towards the Madison Hotel on the corner of Mifflin Street and North Pinckney Street, with Walgreen Drugs on the first floor on the right...
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Hommel Brother Restaurant — Good Things to Eat

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Description: View from Mifflin Street towards the Hommel Brothers Restaurant at the corner of North Hamilton Street and East Mifflin Street. The restaurant started off ...
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Piper's Garden Cafeteria

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Description: View across street towards Piper's Garden Cafeteria, at 120 East Mifflin Street, in the original building with church-style windows. There is a sign for a ...
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Ford House

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Description: View from street towards the Reverend F.F. Ford house, at 1023 Spaight Street. The house was built by Mr. Harris prior to 1875 when it was purchased by Sto...
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The Porch at the Ford House

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Description: View along front porch of the Reverend F.F. Ford house, at 1023 Spaight Street, which was built by Mr. Harris prior to 1875 when it was purchased by Storer...
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Ford House on Spaight Street

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Description: View from sidewalk of the Ford House with wrap-around porch. The Reverend F.F. Ford house, at 1023 Spaight Street, was built by Mr. Harris prior to 1875 wh...
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Aero-Sled Iceboat on Lake Monona

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Description: A man dressed in winter clothes is standing behind an Aero-Sled iceboat, which has a motor and a propeller on the back. The boat is near the Lake Monona sh...

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