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Gay Building

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the neoclassical Gay Building, named after Madison developer Leonard W. Gay, at 16 N Carroll Street, one of the first high-rise buildings ...
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East Washington Avenue from the Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: View looking down East Washington Avenue from the Capitol at Pinckney Street.
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Crowd On East Washington Avenue

Date: 1914
Description: East Washington Avenue crowded with people and horse-drawn vehicles.
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Rennebohm's No. 5 at Schenk's Corners

Date: 1955
Description: The Rennebohm Drug Store #5, located at 2000 Atwood Avenue, Schenk's Corners from 1952-1961. It was previously located at 1951 Winnebago Street. This store...
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Levi Vilas House

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior view of the Levi B. Vilas house, built in 1852 at the corner of 521 North Henry and Langdon Streets, as it appeared before remodeling.
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Hanks Residence Garden

Date: 07 03 1934
Description: The garden stairs of the Lucien M. and Mary E. Vilas Hanks residence, 525 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Kennedy Home

Date: 1951
Description: The Kennedy home, 215 North Pinckney Street, built in 1870.
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Kennedy Home

Date: 1951
Description: The Kennedy house, 215 North Pinckney Street.
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F.W. Woolworth Store

Date: 1954
Description: F.W. Woolworth store on East Main Street at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr., Boulevard), showing the old Vilas block (aka Pioneer Building).
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Pierce House

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view of the Pierce house, 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Old Indian "Trail Tree"

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Description: View of a supposed Indian "trail tree" on former Mercer's addition or subdivision, now the corner of Elm and Van Hise Streets, near Madison West High Schoo...
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View from Lake Road

Date: 1949
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Road, across Lake Monona. Two large trees frame the view.
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Carillon Tower

Date: 1952
Description: Bells of the Carillon Tower on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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TWA Dogs Exhibition

Date: 1982
Description: Elizabeth Was is crouching inside two triangular walls open on one side. In front of her are two painted signs lying on the grass and read: 'Step Here' and...
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Coin Wash on Williamson Street

Date: 1982
Description: View down a sidewalk towards three people waiting outside of a coin laundromat on Williamson Street. Two women, one on steps of a doorway and another near ...
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Portrait of Luke

Date: 1982
Description: Waist-up portrait of a man (Luke). He is wearing a light jacket over a shirt.
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The Way House of Light

Date: 1982
Description: View looking up at the facade of a house. A sign at the bottom reads: "Atlantis" fashioned in wire. Above the sign is a painting that includes two male fac...
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Street Art and Train Tracks

Date: 1982
Description: A metal abstract sculpture standing in the grass beside railroad tracks. The railroad tracks, and a road on the right, are leading into the background. On ...
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Sid Holding Shotgun on Toonerville Trolley

Date: 04 21 1974
Description: Portrait by photo journalist, Edwin Stein, of Sid in his backyard standing on the back of the Toonerville Trolley holding a shotgun. Sid is wearing a large...
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"Trouble" Publicity Photograph

Date: 1922
Description: Outdoor portrait of two children wearing caps and overalls. The Wisconsin State Capitol is out of focus in the background. Caption reads: "Madison Wis. Str...

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