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Andreas Dahl and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1876
Description: Stereograph. This view from East Washington Avenue shows photographer Andrew Dahl on his horse "Curnel" in front of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Dahl had j...
Drawing

Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1856
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol (the second State Capitol, the first in Madison). Illustration from the American Encyclopedia, Columbus, 1859.
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Syttende Mai

Date: 1875
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai celebration. Group posing with what may be the national and merchant flag of Norway flag. A number of people are holding croque...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park

Date: 1900
Description: Pedestrians and a horse and cart at the intersection of Main Street and Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King J...
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Children at Brittingham Park

Date: 1905
Description: Group of children playing with a makeshift diving board at Brittingham Bay swimming hole.
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Henry and Babcock Oaks

Date: 1945
Description: Henry and Babcock Oaks on the University of Wisconsin campus, named in honor of two professors in the College of Agriculture.
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Construction of Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of the construction of Chadbourne Hall, lower Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin campus.
Drawing

General Design for Campus

Date: 1908
Description: General design for future construction development of the University of Madison campus with the general view of the campus by the Architectural commission.
Drawing

General Design for Thoroughfare System

Date: 1908
Description: Drawing of the general design for future constructional development of the thoroughfare system on the University of Wisconsin campus by the Architectural C...
Photograph

Henry C. Taylor

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Description: Noted agriculture economist Henry C. Taylor standing with paper in hand, with seated unidentified man.
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Ebenezer Brigham

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Ebenezer Brigham, founder of the first major community in the Blue Mounds of Wisconsin, which included a mine, frontier inn...
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Picnic Point

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Description: Picnic Point in mid-winter.
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Lake Mendota Drive

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Description: View of Lake Mendota Drive, which is covered with a canopy of trees.
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State Street Looking East

Date: 1909
Description: View of State Street looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Grand Theatre is in the foreground, on the 200 block of State Street.
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Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins Wedding

Date: 1902
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Louis Hobbins smile at one another and hold hands as a full-length wedding portrait is taken. She is standing, and he is sitting in a chair on...

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