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Hickory Tree

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Description: Shagbark hickory tree in a field.
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Last Elm Tree on State Street

Date: 1974
Description: Last elm tree on State Street being cut down. The Wisconsin Historical Society and the Memorial Union are in the background.
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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 02 27 1904
Description: Elevated view of the third Wisconsin State Capitol ablaze.
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Men with Plow

Date: 1873
Description: Group portrait of men gathered in a farmyard, posed behind two plows. The plow in front has Argyle, Wisc. from Michalson Implement Company inscribed on the...
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Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

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Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1913
Description: Workmen stand atop and in front of the remnants of the last remaining wing, the North Wing, of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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North Wing of The Wisconsin State Capitol Under Construction

Date: 1915
Description: Construction of the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building.
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North Wing of Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: View toward the north wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the statue "Forward" in the foreground.
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A&W Root Beer Stand

Date: 09 12 1931
Description: A&W Root Beer stand at 900 S. Park Street.
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Mayor Schmedeman Greeting Indian Chief

Date: 07 09 1930
Description: Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman greeting Chief Shunatuna, who is on horseback and who is in Madison with the Official United States Indian band at the RKO Orphe...
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Pyrofax Plant

Date: 07 24 1929
Description: Carbide & Carbon Chemicals Co. Pyrofax plant, 130 Fair Oaks Avenue, view looking south west.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 03 01 1927
Description: Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street, under construction. American Bridge Co. on beams, and an Esser's City Market delivery truck.
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House at 454 Virginia Terrace

Date: 08 25 1927
Description: House at 454 Virginia Terrace, view from right at driveway.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 12 02 1926
Description: Capitol Theatre, 211 State Street, with the foundation excavation as seen from Kruse's Store looking toward Dayton Street.
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Capitol Theatre Under Construction

Date: 01 03 1927
Description: Capitol Theatre, at 211 State Street. View showing the foundation excavation looking from the north toward Dayton Street.
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Silage Cutter

Date: 10 12 1926
Description: Holstein Safety silage cutter at the base of the University of Wisconsin-Madison dairy barn silo.
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Dairy Barn and Silo

Date: 10 12 1926
Description: University of Wisconsin dairy barn and silo with Holstein Safety silage cutter on the ground in front.
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Home Economics Building

Date: 07 16 1926
Description: University of Wisconsin Home Economics building, 1300 Linden Drive, from the southwest.
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Truck Garden

Date: 08 02 1926
Description: Six men with hoes in a truck garden at Farm Colony, Wisconsin State Hospital for Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute), Hwy 113.

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