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Milo Kittleson at the Nakoma Country Club

Date: 06 23 1923
Description: Madison Mayor Milo Kittleson hitting the first tee shot on the temporary nine-hole golf course of the Nakoma Country Club at the formal opening on June 23,...
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Buy Bonds!

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Description: Display that advertises the sale of U.S. Savings Bonds through the Payroll Savings Plan or the Bond-a-Month-Plan. Wisconsin State Governor Walter J. Kohler...
Painting

Solomon Juneau

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Solomon Juneau. He was born in Lower Canada on August 9th, 1793, Juneau came to Michigan (then), now Wisconsin, in Septembe...
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Texas Dealership Grand Opening Ceremony

Date: 03 20 1975
Description: Original caption reads: "K.P. Mazurek (left), President, International Harvester's Truck Division, receives the key to the city of El Paso, Texas, from May...
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John B. Heim

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Description: Studio portrait of John B. Heim (1848-1919), mayor of Madison from 1912-1913.
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Emil Seidel, Fredrick C. Howe And Victor Berger

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Description: Group portrait of Emil Seidel talking with Fredrick C. Howe and Victor Berger, while another man stands off to the side.
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William Augustus Prentiss

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of William Augustus Prentiss. He was born in Northfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts on March 24, 1799. He came to Wiscon...
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Byron Kilbourn

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Byron Kilbourn.
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Simeon Mills

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Simeon Mills.
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Beriah Brown

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Beriah Brown. He was born in Canandaigua, New York, on February 21, 1815. Brown came to the territory of Wisconsin in Jul...
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Darwin Clark

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of Darwin Clark. He was born in Otsego County, New York, in 1812, and came to Wisconsin in May of 1836. Clark served as mayo...
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William N. Seymour

Date: 1856
Description: Quarter-length oval portrait of William N. Seymour. He was born in Broome County, New York on April 22, 1808. Seymour came to Madison, Wisconsin, in May ...
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Two Mayors at the Fair

Date: 1941
Description: Mayor Carl Zeidler of Milwaukee and Mayor Leo J. Promen of Fond du Lac at the Wisconsin State Fair. Zeidler is sipping Coca-Cola from a bottle and Promen i...
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Zeidler on Parade

Date: 07 08 1941
Description: Escorted by an honor guard of scouts, Mayor Carl Zeidler leaves City Hall to dine at the Dairy Lunch at the State Fair. As always, Zeidler is impeccably dr...
Postcard

N.W. Harris Residence

Date: 1925
Description: The home of N.W. Harris.
Photograph

Jairus Fairchild

Date: 1862
Description: Vignetted carte-de-visite portrait of Jairus Cassius Fairchild (1801-1862), the first mayor of the city Madison (1856). Fairchild was also the father of Lu...
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George B. Smith

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Description: George B. Smith (1823-1879), Democratic politician, former mayor of Madison (elected 1858, 1859, 1860, and 1878), and a prominent attorney who specialized...
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General Simeon Mills

Date: 1874
Description: General Simeon Mills. He was born in Norfolk in Litchfield County, Connecticut, in 1810, and came to Wisconsin in the spring of 1836. Simeon Mills was the ...
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Horlick Residence

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the home of A.J. Horlick, located at 11th and Main Streets.
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Bartholomew Ringle

Date: 1870
Description: Portrait of Wisconsin politician Bartholomew Ringle. Ringle served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly as well as mayor of Wausau.

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