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John Suhr Residence

Date: 1914
Description: John J. Suhr residence at 121 Langdon Street, designed by City Engineer and architect Captain John Nadar. Built in 1886 for immigrant John J. Suhr, Sr. (18...
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Taliesin

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of Taliesin. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Green.
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Kingsley House

Date: 1872
Description: Exterior view of the Kingsley house with family in front. It has tall and narrow double-hung windows that are grouped in twos and etched. Carpenter's lace ...
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Isaac DeForest Home

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Description: Isaac DeForest home. Pauline Dahl standing at the bottom of the front steps of large two-story frame house; the house has lattice work at bottom of porch, ...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin

Date: 1910
Description: Front entrance of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. Awnings are on the windows of the first and second floors.
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Octagon House

Date: 1940
Description: The octagon house. Text on back reads: Whitewater's octagon house is a frame one which dates back to 1855. The porch was added only a generation ago, the k...
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Water Spirit Burial Mound

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Description: A view of a two-tailed water spirit burial mound on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus near Observatory Hill.
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Octagon House

Date: 1946
Description: Exterior view of the Richards' Octagon House.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Periodical Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: SHSW Periodical Reading Room, showing mezzanine stacks, original tables and lamps, and coffered ceiling treatment. Among the University of Wisconsin studen...
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Building on Side of Road

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Description: Oldest house in St. Augustine Florida
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall), before the dome was destroyed by fire.
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M.A.C. Cocktail Lounge

Date: 1920
Description: Art Deco room named "The Snake Pit." Redone in the 1950's. Milwaukee Athletic club, on Broadway at Mason Street.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1917
Description: Bascom Hall with dome (formerly Main Hall) from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is in front of the entrance...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

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Description: View from Lake Mendota of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is to the right of the boathouse.
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Parson's Indian Trading Post

Date: 1940
Description: Several men, some in Native American dress, stand on the roof of Parson's Indian Trading Post. The building is designed to look like a pueblo.
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Boathouse and Boats

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Draper Hall boathouse on Lac La Belle with a row of boats in front of the building. Two men stand on the pier.
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Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy

Date: 1910
Description: An interior view of Brennecke and Bergmann Pharmacy on the corner 4th and Main Street. Two children are sitting on a chair in the middle of the floor, whil...
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Wisconsin General Hospital

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view from across road of the Wisconsin General Hospital. There is a landscaped area with plants and hedges in front of the entrance.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Tokyo Motor Bus

Date: 03 15 1926
Description: An International bus marked: "Tokyo Motor Bus Company" parked in front of a Kabuki Theater in Tokyo, Japan. The original caption reads: "Kabuki Theatre, To...

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