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City Hall

Date: 1939
Description: Somewhat out-of-focus exterior view of City Hall from the Capitol grounds.
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Capitol Heating Plant

Date: 1939
Description: Hazy eastern view of the Capitol Heating Plant on East Main Street.
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Bordner Home in Crestwood

Date: 1939
Description: John and Stanta Bordner's Crestwood home shortly after construction. The home stands at 5746 Bittersweet Place. Three people stand on a porch above the gar...
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Linear Mound at Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: Burl Briggs (far left), and unknown companions pose near a linear burial mound on Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Linear Burial Mound at Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: Burl Briggs (right), and an unknown companion pose behind a linear burial mound on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Round Mound Near the Portage at Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: A man poses behind a large conical Native American burial mound near the center of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Round Mound near the base of Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: A man poses behind a conical Native American burial mound near the west end of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Lock on The Yahara River

Date: 1939
Description: Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River.
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House at 1513 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. Two children are playing in the driveway. The garage door is open and an automobile is parked inside. The hou...
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House at 1513 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior view of the house at 1513 Hooker Avenue. The home was built by Willard Droster.
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Droster's Filling Station

Date: 1939
Description: Lincoln Borgrud, in his work clothes, standing at the pumps at Droster's Grocery and Filling Station, 1438 Sherman Avenue. A child stands near a car beneat...
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House at 1509 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of the house at 1509 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster.
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Residence at 1601 Hooker Avenue

Date: 1939
Description: Exterior of the house at 1601 Hooker Avenue shortly after construction. The house was built by Willard Droster.
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McArdle Laboratory

Date: 1939
Description: McArdle Laboratory for Cancer Research for Cancer Research on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Cars are parked on the road and in a parking lot ...
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Men Stand Outside of Western Union Telegraph Office

Date: 1939
Description: Leon Lamoreux (on the right) and an unidentified man stand outside of the Western Union Branch Office doorway, 650 State Street. The date is between 1937 a...
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America's Dairyland Cart

Date: 1939
Description: Cart built by Ideal Body Co. for dairy industry for use at the Wisconsin State Fair.
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Sprouters

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with children raking, spading, and posing alongside a yard with newly planted seeds (Neig...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Trip to University Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with boys and girls resting, exploring the flowers, and posing before a hike, during a fi...
Manuscript

Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Some Bare Spots

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with examples of yards in need of gardens at the Vitale and Annie Gambino homes, and a spot...
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: June and George Barry

Date: 1939
Description: Image from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with June and George Barry posing by their wood-sided house (725 W. Washington?) amidst ...

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