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Eau Claire Lumber Company

Date: 1880
Description: The Eau Claire Lumber Company, later the Cutter shoe factory. It was still standing in 1931.
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Mineral Spring Brewery

Date: 1910
Description: Mineral Spring Brewery, located on 272 Shake Rag Street, erected in 1850 (currently 276 Shake Rag Street). A group of four men are posing outdoors on the r...
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Langdon Street

Date: 1910
Description: A view looking southwest down the 100 block of Langdon Street. Visible at left center is Chief Justice John B. Winslow's residence, 131 Langdon. The flag ...
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Nashotah Mission, Shelton Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Nashotah Mission, Shelton Hall and main entrance about 1920(?) Two young girls sitting in foreground.
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Construction of City Hall

Date: 1888
Description: View across unpaved road towards construction workers at the site of the new city hall. William Waters, architect.
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Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece

Date: 1945
Description: Barlow Chalet of the Golden Fleece.
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Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1940
Description: Street view exterior of building. The roads are lined with cars.
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Summerfield United Methodist Church

Date: 1934
Description: Church on corner of E. Juneau Avenue and North Cass Street.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Basin or slip area. The city is on a hill in the background, and boats are in the river. On the left is a sidewalk and railing with stairs. People are wa...
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "IV Waterbirds, Ducks, Gulls, Pelican." A second note reads: "C...
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Janesville Public Library

Date: 1903
Description: Interior view of the Janesville Public Library. The library opened in 1903 and was funded by Andrew Carnegie at $30,000 and Eldred at $10,000. The reverse ...
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West Bend Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. The room has an arched ceiling. In the foreground are reading tabl...
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West Bend Public Library

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Description: Interior view of the West Bend Public Library. The library was located in the City Hall. Reverse of photograph reads: "Interior West Allis Public Library -...
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Gray's Mill School, Disrtict 17

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Description: Small white clapboard schoolhouse in South Lancaster Township, with class standing outside in front. There is a barn on a hill in the background.
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Large Crowd Posed on a Lawn

Date: 1902
Description: Large group of men, women and children, unidentified, posed with members of a brass band at a gathering. The group is posed in front of and behind a fence,...
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Alex Kornhauser Residence

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Description: View from street of the Alex Kornhauser Tudor Revival home at 529 N. Pinckney Street in the Mansion Hill neighborhood. It was built in 1908. It was later o...
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Capitol Senate Parlor

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Senate Parlor in the Wisconsin State Capitol. The walls are of African mahogany, and the mantels and plinth are of Greek marble.
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Keenan House

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Description: Exterior view of a German Romanesque revival brick house built in 1857 with a Second Empire-style mansard roof added in 1870. 28 East Gilman Street is in t...
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Gilman Street Executive Mansion Grounds and Capitol Fountain

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Description: Elevated view towards the right side of the grounds and Capitol Fountain of the Executive Mansion, which was located at 130 East Gilman Street. There is a ...
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Philip La Follette at His Desk

Date: 1931
Description: Portrait of Philip La Follette sitting behind his desk during his first term as Wisconsin's governor. He is formally dressed in a three-piece suit with nec...

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