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Panoramic View of Dudgeon Neighborhood

Date: 1916
Description: Panoramic view of the Wingra area from the railroad tracks north of Gregory Street. Looking towards Lake Wingra, across Monroe Street.
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Maypole Dancers on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole dancers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Bascom Hill (Main Hill). In the foreground is the Lincoln Monument. In the distance is the Wiscon...
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University of Wisconsin Dairy Class

Date: 1916
Description: University of Wisconsin Dairy Class.
Map or Atlas

All Roads Out Of Madison

Date: 1916
Description: Map of all automobile roads out of Madison, compliments of the Madison Board Of Commerce.
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Sewage Disposal Plant's Sprinkling Filters

Date: 1916
Description: The sprinkling filters under construction at the sewage disposal plant.
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Sewage Disposal Plant and Settling Basins

Date: 1916
Description: The sewage disposal plant showing the settling basins and colloidal. The main pumping station for the sewage was situated near the Chicago, Milwaukee and S...
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Gwinnette Court

Date: 1916
Description: Gwinnette Court two-room tenement houses, which were inhabited by twelve families. "Note the filthy condition of the front yard." These were eliminated by ...
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The Ninth Ward

Date: 1916
Description: The Ninth Ward at the corner of Park and Regent Streets. This was considered to be part of the Greenbush area, which became Madison's first urban renewal p...
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Sherman Avenue

Date: 1916
Description: View looking northeast from the 2000 block of Sherman Avenue.
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1916
Description: View of the exterior of the college of Agriculture, Agricultural Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Madison-Kipp Company

Date: 1916
Description: Exterior view of the Madison-Kipp Company during winter with a railroad car parked in front.
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Maypole Dance on Bascom Hill

Date: 1916
Description: Maypole Dance at the May Fete on Bascom Hill. Just visible at the top of the photograph is the new Wisconsin State Capitol, completed except for the north ...
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Conklin & Sons

Date: 1916
Description: People pose outside of Conklin & Sons store. According to the sign, they sold wood, lime, cement, tile, and brick.
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Hawley House

Date: 1916
Description: The J.C. Hawley house, also known as the Evergreens. The base of a water tower is in the front yard on the left.
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Madison Plow Company

Date: 1916
Description: Madison Plow Company.
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Madison Street

Date: 1916
Description: Madison Street.
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Parking at Henry Vilas Park

Date: 1916
Description: View of the automobile parking area at Henry Vilas Park with a large tree in the foreground.
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Nolden Building

Date: 1916
Description: The Nolden building on the corner of State and Fairchild Streets. This would later become the site of Yost Department Store. The Nolden sisters are standin...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Bowling League

Date: 1916
Description: Group portrait of the State Capitol Bowling League for 1916 and 1917.
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Office of the Governor

Date: 1916
Description: Office of the Governor in the Wisconsin State Capitol, with ornamented bronze cuspidor (spittoon).

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