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Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1899
Description: View from street through gates towards the Third Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison, as seen from East Washington Avenue. The iron fence and st...
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Norris & Rowe Circus at Vancouver, B.C., Canada

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Description: An overview of the Norris & Rowe Circus setup on tour in Vancouver, B.C., Canada. The show toured Canada and Mexico and played to packed houses.
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Train Wreck

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the wreck of a Chicago and Northwestern Railroad train at Corliss. A large crowd of men are watching as a Bucyrus crane is lifting a car b...
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Door inside Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior door in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
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Clarence Sidesky's Tavern

Date: 04 10 1942
Description: Friday night, April 10th, 1942, at Clarence Sidesky's tavern, Route 3, Kenosha.
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Horse Bones

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Description: Horse bones, possibly from the Battle of Little Big Horn.
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Rock Prairie Barn

Date: 1955
Description: Barlass barn in Rock Prairie, built in 1861, thought to be the largest stone barn remaining in Wisconsin. The stone for this barn was hauled from Carver's...
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"Sunnybank"

Date: 1870
Description: Two men are in the foreground on a shoreline, one standing in a boat. In the background on the other shoreline are adults and children sitting in the gras...
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Washburn Observatory Administration Building

Date: 1907
Description: View up sidewalk of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Primrose Cream Separator in Showroom

Date: 1922
Description: A Primrose cream separator standing on display in a showroom surrounded by a tractor, truck and farm equipment. The machinery may be on display at an Inter...
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Photo Collage with Charlie Chaplin

Date: 11 1917
Description: In this photo-collage, part of a promotional still from Charlie Chaplin's film "The Adventurer" with an actor wearing a huge false beard and moustache clos...

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