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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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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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View over Fox River

Date: 1889
Description: View of Green Bay from the Fort Howard side of the Fox River.
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Murray-Kearney House

Date: 1880
Description: Stereographic exterior view of the Murray-Kearney house. Caption reads: "Geo. Murray Residence, Racine, Wis. Wash -n Ave & Asylum(?) Ave".
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Washburn City Hall

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Description: Exterior view of the Washburn City Hall, which houses the Bank of Washburn.
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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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The Iron Block

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph; caption on the image is incorrect as to the street locations. Actually located at the intersection of North Water Street and East Wisconsin A...
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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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Ray Residence

Date: 1891
Description: Stereograph of the home of Charles Ray, 88 Prospect Street.
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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 ...
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Church Near Lake

Date: 
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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Old Trading Post

Date: 1887
Description: View of the boom company office and the site of the old trading post.

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