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Chicago and North Western Railroad Passenger Station

Date: 1909
Description: View across railroad tracks of the original Chicago and North Western Railroad passenger station, 219 South Blair Street at East Wilson Street. A large cro...
Photograph

Capitol Square Parade

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a University of Wisconsin-sponsored parade rolling down Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. One of the banners appears to be about socia...
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Billboard at Bascom Hill

Date: 1909
Description: A billboard displays events at the foot of Bascom Hill from the bottom east side on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall with dome (form...
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street with streetcar. Caption reads: "Main Street, Madison, Wis."
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Horses and Carriages Outside Storefronts

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of horses and carriages parked on Black Earth's main thoroughfare. Snow is on the ground.
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Six Men on Street

Date: 1909
Description: Group portrait of six men standing in the street. Behind them are storefronts in downtown Black Earth.
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South Madison

Date: 1909
Description: View from the University of Wisconsin service building smokestack of south Madison, including Mills Street, Mound Street, and the Greenbush. Lake Monona is...
Map or Atlas

City Directory Map of Madison

Date: 1909
Description: A city directory map of Madison.
Postcard

Northwestern Railroad Depot

Date: 1909
Description: Exterior view of the Northwestern railroad depot with a train approaching the station. Caption reads: "Northwestern Depot, Waunakee, Wis."
Photograph

Broadhead and Hudson Streets

Date: 1909
Description: Mazomanie Post Office and the State Bank on the corner of Broadhead and Hudson. On the left a young girl stands in the dirt road. Further down the block a ...
Drawing

Market House

Date: 1909
Description: Architectural drawing. Caption reads: "Market House for the City of Madison". Robert L. Wright, Milwaukee, architect.
Photograph

State Street Looking East

Date: 1909
Description: View of State Street looking east toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. The Grand Theatre is in the foreground, on the 200 block of State Street.
Postcard

Tenney Park Lagoon

Date: 1909
Description: View of the lagoon at Tenney Park, surrounded by trees, with a bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "Lagoon and Bridge, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Engineering Building

Date: 1909
Description: View from Bascom Hill of the Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Observatory Drive along Lake Mendota is in the background.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view over University Avenue towards the northeast of Bascom Hall and Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Chemistry Bui...
Postcard

Cat in Baby Carriage

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family cat sleeping in a doll carriage under a crocheted baby blanket, wearing a matching bonnet.
Postcard

Men Following a Horse-Drawn Cart

Date: 1909
Description: A long column of men following a horse-drawn cart on State Street. The Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsi...
Photograph

Demolition of the Dome

Date: 1909
Description: A crane lowers the flag pole from the third Wisconsin State Capitol as the first step in demolition of the dome. An iron eagle is perched atop the flag pol...
Photograph

Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.

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