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Lake Monona

Date: 1894
Description: Man in a rowboat on Lake Monona with a view of the city in the background.
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Racine Roundhouse

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Description: The locomotive "D.K. Bush," which was built in the Racine shops of the Western Union Railroad in 1879, the same year in which the line came into the posses...
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Mississippi River

Date: 1885
Description: Mississippi River stereograph, with a St. Jacob's Oil building in the distance.
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Fox River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view over rooftops towards the Fox River looking south, with factories and a smokestack in the foreground.
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Parade on Michigan Avenue

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of a parade on Michigan Avenue taken from the International Harvester building. Grant Park is in the background.
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Chamber of Commerce

Date: 1885
Description: Stereograph view of Chamber of Commerce at Broad and Michigan Streets. The building is the center of the image, with a telephone pole to the right, a larg...
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Exposition Building

Date: 1900
Description: Stereograph; image of building before it was destroyed by fire in 1905. View from across the street. Two small groups of children sit on both sides of the ...
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Charles Ray's Residence

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph of Broadway in Milwaukee. Home has many peaks on the roof, and the drive to the entrance is on the right.
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View Northwest from Exposition Building

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph of elevated view looking northwest from Exposition Building. There is a church on a street corner on the left, and the Best Brewing Company in ...
Postcard

Church Near Lake

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Description: Hilltop view of the Congregational church on Madeline Island (?). In the background are buildings, houses, and the shoreline of a lake.
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1902
Description: Exterior of Chadbourne Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Science Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype view of Science Hall, looking northwest from Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Old Abe on a Cannon

Date: 1879
Description: Stereograph portrait of Old Abe, the mascot of the 8th Wisconsin Civil War Volunteer Infantry at the capital building. Rear view of Old Abe perched on a sh...
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Ferris Wheel at Night

Date: 1893
Description: Stereograph of the Ferris Wheel at the Columbian Exposition at night. A full moon can be seen to the right of the wheel. Text at right: "Wanderings Among t...
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At the Mouth of the Menominee River

Date: 1887
Description: A view at the mouth of the Menominee River showing Ludington Wells and Van Schaick's mills.
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Ramsay & Jones Mill

Date: 1887
Description: The Ramsay & Jones Mill with logs in the water in the foreground.
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J.C. Iversen & Co. Store — 425 East Water Street #826

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Description: Elevated stereograph of J.C. Iversen and Company on the west side of Water Street (north of Grand Avenue). Other stores include: Adam Koch Restaurant and Q...
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Colby and Abbott Block #1643

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Description: Elevated stereograph view published by West Book and Stationery Company depicting a Milwaukee Street. Features a large corner building. In the lower left c...
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Milwaukee Exposition Building

Date: 06 1905
Description: Stereograph elevated view of the Milwaukee Exposition Building. Handwritten text reads: "1634 Exposition Building." Printed text on postcard is partially c...
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Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce #938

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Description: Stereograph elevated view of exterior of the Milwaukee Chamber of Commerce building. The six-story building features a clock-tower. Text at right: "Milwauk...

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