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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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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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City Hall on Mifflin Street

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior view of City Hall on Mifflin Street. Caption reads: "City Hall & Mifflin St., Madison, Wis."
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Main Street on Capitol Square

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view on Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main St., looking West, Madison, Wis."
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Saint Mary's Hospital

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of Saint Mary's Hospital, located at 707 South Mills Street. Caption reads: "Saint Marys Hospital - Madison Wis."
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Looking East From Atop Bascom Hall

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Description: Elevated view looking east from the top of Bascom Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Visible at the end of State Street is the Wi...
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Aerial View of Lake Monona

Date: 1885
Description: View towards Lake Monona, with the Dane County Courthouse on the right. Text at bottom reads: "Curtiss Madison Wis."
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Barnard Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of Barnard Hall building on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. It features a flight of steps up to the entrance which is flanked by a stone r...
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Engineering Building

Date: 1907
Description: Exterior of Engineering Building along Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Later this became the Education building. Caption reads: ...
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Men Following a Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1909
Description: A long column of men following a horse-drawn cart on State Street. The Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsi...
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Upper Campus, UW Madison

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Description: Photographic postcard of the upper campus viewed from the State Street entrance of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisco...
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Main Entrance of the Wisconsin State Historical Library

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Description: Photographic postcard of view down the front sidewalk of the main entrance of the State Historical Library, now the headquarters building of the Wisconsin ...
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Madison Football Champs

Date: 1911
Description: The Madison Central High School class championship team, about 1910-1912. Only Ben Bergor (Goldeberger), seated on the left, has been identified Caption re...
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House on Monona Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards house at 210 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), a property owned by Colonel George M. Neckerman and Elizabet...
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Residence

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Description: Photographic postcard of the N. B. Van Slyke residence . Constructed of stone.
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Man Passing Out Flags on the Fourth of July

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th."
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Madison — YMCA

Date: 1927
Description: View across street towards a five-story corner building with entrances at the front and the side. An electric YMCA sign is near a tree in front. Caption re...
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The Edgewater

Date: 1949
Description: Night view of the original Edgewater Hotel located on the corner of Langdon Street and Wisconsin Avenue on the south shore of Lake Mendota. Caption reads: ...
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Madison, Wisconsin — the Skyline from Lake Monona

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Description: Sepia-toned postcard towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona. There are trees and a pier in the foreground.
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The Georgian, 216 Langdon Street

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Description: Exterior view of the Georgian style house. The entry is flanked by four columns. Caption reads: "The Georgian, 216 Langdon Street, Madison, Wis."

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