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W.J. Hyland Plumbing Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors.
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United States Sugar Company Factory

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of the United States Sugar Company factory next to railroad tracks on Atwood Avenue. The building was occupied in 1980 by Garver Feed & Suppl...
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Theta Chi Fraternity Members in front of Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Theta Chi fraternity members standing on the pier in front of the Lake Mendota Boathouse located at the foot of North Carroll Street. The boathouse was des...
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Madison City Hall

Date: 1920
Description: City Hall. 2 West Mifflin Street, with large "Welcome" sign across the front. It was built in the Romanesque style by Donnell and Kutzbock.
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Madison City Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Madison City Hall, 2 West Mifflin Street, built in 1857, originally had a small Romanesque clock tower in the corner closest to the camera in this photogra...
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Emigranten Office

Date: 1920
Description: The Emigranten Office at King and Webster Streets. The Emigranten was published here in the 1850s and 1860s.
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Eugene A. Gilmore House

Date: 1920
Description: The Eugene A. Gilmore House, 120 Ely Place (formerly 143 Prospect Avenue), designed by Frank Lloyd Wright c. 1908-1909. It is also known as the "Airplane H...
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Native American "Trail Tree"

Date: 1920
Description: View of a supposed Indian "trail tree," on former Mercer's addition or subdivision, now the corner of Elm and Van Hise Streets near Madison West High Schoo...
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Indian "Trail Tree"

Date: 1920
Description: View of a supposed Indian "trail tree," on former Mercer's addition or subdivision, now the corner of Chestnut and Van Hise Streets, near Madison West High...
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"Trail Tree" in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 1920
Description: View of a supposed Indian "trail tree" on former Mercer's addition or subdivision, now the corner of Chestnut and Van Hise Streets, near Madison West High ...
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Shoreline View

Date: 1920
Description: View along the steep shoreline of possibly Lake Mendota. In the foreground there is a veranda looking over the lake with various docks and boats in the bac...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1920
Description: Panoramic view looking north down the tree-lined 100 block of Wisconsin Avenue, with Christ Presbyterian Church and Central High School (later Madison Area...
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Boys and Toy Airplane

Date: 1920
Description: Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison, holding the toy airplane, and a group of friends, all of whom are wearing short pants, sitting on the windowsill in fron...
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Boys Playing With Guns

Date: 1920
Description: Two young boys sitting in a car wearing hats and sunglasses, play cops and robbers. One of the boys is thought to be Reginald Jackson, Jr., of Madison. App...
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College of Agriculture

Date: 1920
Description: Site of the first dairy school. University of Wisconsin-Madison. Men are working near a wagon parked in front of the building.
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Armory and Lake Mendota

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison. There is a large boathouse behind the ...
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Lathrop Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Side view of building along University Avenue on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Auto Show Display in Window

Date: 1920
Description: An automobile on display for the twelfth annual Milwaukee Auto Dealers show. The show was held January 19-25.
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Two-Car Accident

Date: 1920
Description: Two damaged cars are parked on the curb of a residential street. People can be seen behind the cars, a tow truck is parked on the opposite side of the stre...
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Norm Riding a Bicycle

Date: 1920
Description: "Norm" riding a bicycle down a sidewalk on a residential street.

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