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Girls Domestic Science Class

Date: 1909
Description: A class of girls learn how to set a table in domestic science class at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1909
Description: Workmen posing on the partially demolished dome of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, together with the hoist used for removing salvaged materials. This d...
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Third Wisconsin State Capitol Demolition Close-Up

Date: 1909
Description: Close-up of the demolition of the dome of the Third Capitol, one of the few known photographs that permits such close observation of the architectural deta...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Assemblyman

Date: 1909
Description: Otto Onstad, a newly elected assemblyman from Dane County, in the newly constructed Assembly Chamber of the present Wisconsin State Capitol. He is sitting ...
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Madison Traction Company Repair Shop

Date: 1909
Description: The repair shop of the Madison Traction Company on Fair Oaks Avenue, with five streetcars and a team of horses in the foreground.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Students on Bascom Hill

Date: 1909
Description: A large group of students walk down Bascom Hill.
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Nurse Will Make the Bed

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandage...
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Tommy is Well Again

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of Tommy the cat sitting in a high chair as Tootsie, the dog, stands alongside. Both wear long dresses; the dog also wears a cardigan...
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Woman with Pets

Date: 1909
Description: An unidentified woman sits in a rocking chair holding the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, and a cat. The pets are dressed in gowns and the cat wears a sweat...
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Chess Game

Date: 1909
Description: Forest Middleton, left, and Arthur Strelow, play chess with the board resting on their knees. Drapes hang in a doorway; there are also two round tables wit...
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Clara Middleton at Home

Date: 1909
Description: Clara Case Middleton stands behind a rocking chair beyond a curtained doorway. In the front room, a zither and banjo are displayed near a parlor organ.
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Findorff Mill Fire

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the damage from the fire. Burned logs are in the foreground, and pieces of burned and broken machinery is among the broken foundation. Men...
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Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Farmer Stevens Doll Exhibit

Date: 1909
Description: Sixteen dolls are posed together, with some seated and some standing. The caption reads: "Dolls owned by Mrs. Breese J. [Mary Elizabeth Farmer] Stevens, 40...

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