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Chequamegon Hotel

Date: 1888
Description: View of the Chequamegon Hotel, built by the Wisconsin Central railroad interests and opened in 1877. It faced the bay and had a long series of steps leadin...
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Residence of Henry Mitchell on Main Street

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior of the house in summer.
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Home on Picnic Point

Date: 1888
Description: View of shoreline along Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus showing the home of Professor William Daniels, head of the Chemistry Dep...
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Megget Home

Date: 1888
Description: View of Tenement Block and Megget Home (built before 1870), River Street. The buildings where the A&P Market stands.
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Lucius Fairchild Residence

Date: 1888
Description: An interior view of the Lucius Fairchild House, showing the sitting room and a partial view of the dining room. The house was constructed in 1850 at 302 So...
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620 North Frances

Date: 1888
Description: This late picturesque-style residence was built in 1883 for William and Webster Pond, the former local high school vice-principal. Two people are posing ne...
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Joseph and Rachel Jastrow

Date: 1888
Description: Professor Joseph Jastrow reading, and Rachel Jastrow playing guitar in a room on the top floor of Ladies' Hall (later Chadbourne Hall, razed 1957), in Madi...
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Rhinelander High School

Date: 1888
Description: Exterior view of the first high school.
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Racine Court House

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view from the northwest of the Racine Court House. Caption reads: "Birds-Eye from Court House, Northwest."
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Elevated View from City Hall

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view looking northwest from Racine City Hall. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View from City Hall, Northwest."
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Taylor Orphan Asylum

Date: 1888
Description: The Taylor Orphanage, built by Lucas Bradley in 1868.
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"Battle of Atlanta" Advertising Poster

Date: 1888
Description: Lithographed advertising poster showing the Civil War Battle of Atlanta. Produced for the McCormick Harvesting Machine Company, the poster features insets ...
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Pierce House Interior

Date: 1888
Description: An interior view of the so-called Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street, on the corner of Gilman Street.
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Pierce Home

Date: 1888
Description: An interior look at the so-called Pierce home, located at 424 North Pinckney Street, at the corner of Pinckney and Gilman Streets. At the time this photogr...
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Cass Street

Date: 1888
Description: View of Biddle Street. The 'x' marks the home of Mr. Brigham. The road is tree-lined, with homes behind the trees. "With cross on it, just under the sou...
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Daniels Wells' Barn

Date: 1888
Description: The original barn at the home of Daniel L. Wells, 78 Prospect Avenue.
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Log Cabin used in Presidential Campaign

Date: 1888
Description: Log cabin on trailer pulled by two horses used in the presidential campaign in Wisconsin to promote the candidacy of Benjamin Harrison.
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Clam Camp

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of clam camp with tents, clam shell debris, and wooden buildings. A bluff rises up behind the buildings.
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Statue of Menard

Date: 1888
Description: Close-up of a statue honoring Colonel Pierre Menard who also served as the Lieutenant Governor of Illinois and fur traded with Native Americans. Dedicated ...
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College of the Sacred Heart

Date: 1888
Description: A view of the reading room at the College of the Sacred Heart. Sofas and tables stand around the room, and a piano is against the wall in the background.

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