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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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Park Street Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1906
Description: Newly-constructed streetcar tracks on Park Street, looking south from State Street. The eastern edge of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus can be s...
Photograph

Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of the city and the Mississippi River from the bluffs above the city. Photograph was taken after 1902 when the Buffalo County Training School...
Photograph

Glen and Star's Mill

Date: 1900
Description: View across road towards two men standing facing each other just outside the front entrance to Glen and Star's Mill, near a brewery. There is snow on the g...
Photograph

J.W. Mason Hardware Store

Date: 1900
Description: View from across street of the J.W. Mason hardware store, next to a barbershop. A horse and buggy are driving past the store.
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Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
Postcard

Fond du Lac Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: Drawing of the exterior of the Fond du Lac Public Library. Van Ryn and Degelleke architects. Caption reads: "Public Library, Fond du Lac, Wis."
Photograph

Lucius Fairchild Residence

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Lucius Fairchild residence.
Photograph

E.G. Simmons House

Date: 1907
Description: The home of E.G. Simmons.
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Manitowoc County Court House Under Construction

Date: 1906
Description: The Manitowoc County Court House under construction.
Photograph

Dan Castello Residence

Date: 1902
Description: The Castello-Bull house, the residence of Dan Castello and later on Wakely Bull (on porch)
Drawing

The University Club

Date: 1905
Description: A drawing by State Architect, Arthur Peabody, depicting the proposed State Street facade of the University Club building.
Photograph

Home of the Aged

Date: 1900
Description: Located at Wells Street and 20th Street. Building is five stories high with several chimneys and a tower with a cross on the roof in the center of the buil...
Photograph

Alexander Mitchell House

Date: 1900
Description: House at Ninth Street and Grand Avenue. A large lawn is in the foreground. The main building is centered with a tower on the left corner. Separate build...
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Two Churches

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view, looking northwest from the Fourth District Schoolhouse. The foreground is dominated by two large churches.
Photograph

Looking Southeast from Clybourn Street

Date: 1901
Description: Looking southeast from Clybourn and Fifteenth Streets. An open dirt area is in the foreground, with lumber lying near water on the left, and industrial bui...
Photograph

Elevated View from Division and East Water Streets

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Division Street and East Water Street. Rooftop of building in foreground has laundry hanging from a line. In the back...
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Looking Northeast from Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking Northeast from dome of the Milwaukee County Court House. Several churches are visible among the dwellings.
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Men in Town with Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Group of men on a city street with bales of cotton loaded in horse-drawn wagons. One of the wagons is a Springfield Wagon.
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Men in Yard Weighing Bales of Cotton

Date: 1905
Description: Men in a residential backyard using a hanging scale to weigh bales of cotton loaded on a wagon pulled by a team of work horses.

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