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Roany House

Date: 1910
Description: House owned by Melvin Garthwaite of Bloomington, Wisconsin.
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John Geiger House

Date: 1895
Description: Geiger house, residence of John Geiger. His son, Ferdinand A. Geiger, was a Federal District Judge in Milwaukee from 1912 through the 1930s.
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Railroad Station

Date: 1900
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the railroad station for the Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis, and Omaha Railway Company. Men are standing on the platfor...
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Cotton Residence

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of the Captain John Cotton residence. There is tall grass in the yard, and trees.
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American House or Flom Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, 323 East Main Street, at the corner of South Hancock Street. The Vilas House, whose conveyance stands in front, was a riv...
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Veterans' Hospital

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Description: Exterior view of a veterans' hospital, surrounded by trees.
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Langdon Street House

Date: 1945
Description: 228 Langdon Street, built in 1871 for attorney J.M. Flower. From 1875-1899 it served as the residence of distinguished University of Wisconsin professor W...
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Rhinelander High School

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of the first high school.
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City Hotel

Date: 1925
Description: City Hotel in Monroe, Wisconsin.
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Marker, Perrot State Park

Date: 1951
Description: A marker commemorating the French fort erected by Rene Godefrey, Sieur de Linctot, which exisited on this site between 1731-1736. It is thought that the si...
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West Juneau Avenue

Date: 1900
Description: Previously known as Chestnut Street; view from the corner of 3rd Street. Image looks down the road to the vanishing point on the horizon, where a steeple ...
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Milwaukee County War Memorial Center

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of monument to Milwaukeeans killed in the Second World War and the Korean Conflict.
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Milwaukee Normal School

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior of building, which was first occupied in June 1885. It stood at the corner of 18th and Wells Streets.
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Municipal Electric and Water Plant

Date: 1927
Description: View from a hill looking down on the plant which has several attached buildings, and a large chimney. To the right are railroad cars along the shoreline o...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1930
Description: Interior stairwell in one of the wings of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The photograph was taken to show ...
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Chemical Engineering Building

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior of building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. 600 N. Park Street. The building was demolished to make way for the Helen C. White Und...
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Electrical Engineering Building

Date: 1930
Description: View from hill of the Electrical Engineering building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Memorial Library under Construction

Date: 1950
Description: Library under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background is the State Historical Society, and Science Hall is in the upp...
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Memorial Library

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Description: Memorial Library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. West entrance, with the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) in the left background.
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Merrill Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Merrill Public Library. Above the main entrance it reads: "T.B. Scott Free Library." Reverse of the cardboard backing reads: "Carnegie...

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