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Camp Randall

Date: 1862
Description: Camp Randall looking southwest. In April 1861, Governor Alexander Randall asked that the State Agricultural Society fairgrounds be converted into a militar...
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View of Madison, the Capital of Wisconsin

Date: 1855
Description: Bird's-eye view of Madison. "Taken from the Water Cure, South Side of Lake Monona, 1855."
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Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map showing a panoramic view of Madison in great detail. The Wisconsin State Capitol is located at the center, with Lake Mendota in the background ...
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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1883
Description: Tonyawatha Spring Hotel from a descriptive brochure. The hotel opened in 1879 and was destroyed by fire on July 31, 1895.
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The Loraine Hotel

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Description: Exterior view of the Loraine Hotel.
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Postcard

King Street

Date: 1910
Description: Colorized view of King Street, looking east, with a streetcar. Lake Monona is in the background. Caption reads: "King Street, looking East, Madison, Wis."
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) with Minarets

Date: 1891
Description: Chromolithograph of the third Wisconsin State Capitol with a U.S. flag atop the dome. The colored illustration was produced by the Milwaukee Lithography an...
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Dane County Map

Date: 1861
Description: Drawn the first year of the Civil War, this colored 1861 map of Dane County shows its towns, cities and lakes. It includes insets of the wards of Madison a...
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Sanborn Map of Madison

Date: 03 1892
Description: Detail map including West Washington Avenue, West Main Street, West Wilson Street, and North and South Bedford Streets. Includes the Chicago, Milwaukee & S...
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Floor Plan of Nakoma Country Club

Date: 1924
Description: Unexecuted design by Frank Lloyd Wright of Nakoma Country Club, for which the architect received a fee of $5,000.
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Nakoma Country Club Score Card, Front Side

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Description: Front view of golf score card for the Nakoma Country Club featuring illustration of a Native American man at the top.
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Nakoma Country Club Score Card, Back View

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Description: Back side of Nakoma Country Club golf score card detailing rules of the game.
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Dane County Rural Delivery

Date: 1910
Description: Map of Dane County rural delivery in Madison and the town of Westport.
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Western Land District Map

Date: 1836
Description: Map of all Dane County and eastern towns.
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Map of the 4 Lakes and Their Outlet into Rock River : To Accompany the Report of Thos. J. Cram Capt. T.E. on the Reconnoissance Thereof

Date: 1839
Description: This map shows the hydrology of Madison and its vicinity at the height of interest in a proposed Milwaukee and Rock River Canal. It was made by Thomas Jeff...
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Map of Wiskonsin [sic] and Neenah Rivers

Date: 1839
Description: A map of the Wiskonsin [sic] and Neenah or Fox Rivers.
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All Roads Out Of Madison

Date: 1916
Description: Map of all automobile roads out of Madison, compliments of the Madison Board Of Commerce.

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