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University Heights

Date: 1898
Description: University Heights from the Chemistry Building on University Avenue. View includes the University of Wisconsin-Madison football field, on the former site o...
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La Pointe, Madeline Island

Date: 1898
Description: Old Mission Residence at La Pointe, Madeline Island.
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Battle Hollow

Date: 1898
Description: The site of the encounter between Black Hawk and his followers and General Henry.
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Tower Foundation

Date: 1898
Description: View from water tower, showing the grove where Black Hawk's pursuers were supposed to have camped in 1832. The group of men in the foreground are digging f...
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Stuck in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Two men attempt to move a buggy mired in the mud on a rutted, dirt road. One man is steadying the horse and his hat is laying in the middle of the road. Th...
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Zwingli Reformed Church

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of the Zwingli Reformed Church.
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Commissary Warehouse at Fort Winnebago

Date: 1898
Description: Ruins of the commissary warehouse at Fort Winnebago, about 1898. Fort Winnebago was closed in 1845 and the land and buildings sold. Today, only the Surgeon...
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Looking West from Bascom Hall

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of Camp Randall and the neighborhoods west of Bascom Hall including University Heights.
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 1898
Description: View over Camp Randall Stadium towards University Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is visible in the distance. Caption reads...
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The Leinenkugel Brewery

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated winter view of the Leinenkugel Brewery seen "from top of Mill." Originally called "Spring Brewery," Jacob Leinenkugel opened his brewery in 1867 i...
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Tipped Over in the Mud

Date: 1898
Description: Two men attempt to move a buggy that has tipped over in the mud on a rutted, dirt road with steep embankments on both sides. One man is steadying the horse...
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View of a Farm

Date: 1898
Description: View from field of farm with a wide view of the surrounding landscape.
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View of Washburn Observatory, University of Wisconsin Upper Campus

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view looking west towards Washburn Observatory and the surrounding area in the distance. Two windmills are behind the observatory, and Lake Mendot...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake

Date: 1898
Description: Colorized postcard of an elevated view of the Devil's Doorway rock formation at Devil's Lake State Park. Devil's Lake is below in the background. Caption r...

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