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Sumner's Drugstore

Date: 1905
Description: Interior view of Sumner's Drugstore, which was established in 1855. From left to right are George "Jud" Stone, Edwin Sumner, and Bert B. Collyer.
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Construction Of Streetcar Tracks

Date: 1905
Description: Construction crew building a double streetcar track around the Capitol Square on North Pinckney Street. The oversized awnings were common around the Square...
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Children at Brittingham Park

Date: 1905
Description: Group of children playing with a makeshift diving board at Brittingham Bay swimming hole.
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Main Walk, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View down the main walk leading to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, then Main Hall.
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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Cross Plains Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View towards railroad station with a few passengers on the platform awaiting the arrival of the train. The locomotive is billowing smoke. Two horses stand ...
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Albion College Campus

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn and trees towards college buildings. Caption reads: "Campus, Albion, Wis."
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Possible Morehead Residence

Date: 1905
Description: View of what possibly was the Morehead residence, in the vicinity of Belleville. The home was built in 1858, designed and built by William Close, carpenter...
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Public School

Date: 1905
Description: Front view of public school building with playground. Caption reads: "Public School - Black Earth, Wis."
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Opera House

Date: 1905
Description: View of the front of the Opera house. Caption reads: "Opera House, De Forest, Wis."
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High School in Deerfield

Date: 1905
Description: View of the high school in Deerfield. Caption reads: "High School, Deerfield, Wis."
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Main Street in Deerfield

Date: 1905
Description: View down side of unpaved Main Street in Deerfield, with a wooden sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Main Street, Deerfield, Wis." Handwritten note: "De...
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Deerfield from the East Side

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the town. Caption reads: "Part of Deerfield, Wis. -- viewed from the East". Handwritten note: "Dear Ella, Here comes the postal I am owing...
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Dane County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: The Dane County Courthouse. Caption reads: "The Court House — Madison, Wis."
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Railroad Station

Date: 1905
Description: View down left side of railroad tracks towards a railroad station with several figures standing on and around the platform. A sign on the right reads: "Wau...
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View of Stoughton

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Stoughton. Caption reads: "From City Hall Tower, Stoughton, Wis."
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Main Street, Looking East from the Bridge

Date: 1905
Description: View down of Main Street from along right-side curb. Horse-drawn vehicles are on the street, and pedestrians are on the sidewalks. Storefronts are on both ...
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Mill Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View of a mill pond with buildings in the background.
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Langdon Street

Date: 1905
Description: Langdon Street and the lower campus of the University of Wisconsin, including the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red).
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Rocky Roost

Date: 1905
Description: Rocky Roost, the Lamp family cottage, located west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota, decorated for a party. Shown from the left are Matilda Lamp Lueder...

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