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Gladstone Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: Front view of the Gladstone Hotel, with stairs and a porch leading to the entrance.
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Post Office

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior view of the post office.
Postcard

Young Boy with Tricycle

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a young boy with a tricycle.
Postcard

U.S. Post Office

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized view of the U.S. Post Office and its surrounding streets. Caption reads: "Post Office, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

St. Charles Hotel

Date: 1908
Description: City Hall Square. A statue on a grassy pedestal is in the center of the road in front of the hotel. A grey building is to the left of the hotel on the stre...
Photograph

Portrait of Four Young Ho-Chunk Men

Date: 1908
Description: Full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk men posing sitting in front of two Ho-Chunk men posing standing. All the men are...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Two Ho-Chunk Women

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of two Ho-Chunk women posing standing in front of a painted backdrop. They are wearing several necklaces, earrings, and rings. Both have sh...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Carrie Elk and Unidentified Woman

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of two Ho-Chunk women, Carrie Elk (ENooKah) posing sitting with a fringed shawl on her lap, and an unidentif...
Photograph

Montello Granite Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Montello granite quarry with Montello Lake in the background. The sign in the foreground reads, "J.T. Barrett Pays Highest Prices for Furs, M...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Esther White

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk girl posing sitting on a cloth-covered chair in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing several necklaces, file bracelets...
Photograph

Portrait of Alice Mary Blackdeer Hopkinah

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of a Ho-Chunk woman, Alice Mary Blackdeer Hopkinah (NautchGePinWinKah), posing sitting in front of a painted backdrop. She is wearing a wom...
Photograph

Studio Portrait of Winneshiek Children

Date: 1908
Description: Studio portrait of three Ho-Chunk children posing in front of a painted backdrop. Identified as the children of Chief George Winneshiek (WaConChawNeeKah) a...
Photograph

Fire Company Competition

Date: 1908
Description: Formal portrait of the Lake Mills Fire Company preparing for a race in which volunteer companies in harness pulled their fire hose carts. Ralph Engsberg, ...
Photograph

Milkman

Date: 1908
Description: Joseph Pearson, milkman, poses with his wagon and team of horses in front of the Madison High School at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Johnson Street.
Postcard

Railroad Station

Date: 1908
Description: Black and white postcard of a railroad station across from the Hotel Wells. Railroad tracks run between them, disappearing into the distance. There are tre...
Photograph

Bar Interior

Date: 1908
Description: Two men standing at a bar with a bartender. The back of the bar is mirrored and reflects some of the room, with a wood stove seen in the reflection. A cash...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1908
Description: Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants, valves, and wells. "1907" -- Lower margin. Lake Wingra, Lake Monona, and Lake Mendota are labelled.
Postcard

Power Station

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized photographic postcard of an elevated view of the power station next to the river. A bridge is in the background. Caption reads: "Power Station, B...
Photograph

Mrs. Joseph Smith

Date: 1908
Description: Mary E. Smith seated in a bedroom in the Belvedere Hotel (?), probably in Washington, D.C. or vicinity. Her reflection is in the mirrored door behind her. ...
Photograph

Dane County Telephone Company Wagon

Date: 1908
Description: Dane County Telephone Co. horse-drawn service and installation wagon. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. “Dad” Schroeder and Oscar Quale are...

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