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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bascom Hall Entrance Walkway

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of north walkway of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on the left, and a car...
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Keenan House

Date: 1940
Description: The Keenan House at 28 East Gilman Street, which was the residence of Dr. George Keenan, Chauncey Williams, and Col. J.H. Knight, and today a Madison landm...
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Babcock Memorial Garden

Date: 1940
Description: View of Babcock Memorial Garden on the University of Wisconsin campus with bench.
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St. Frances Xavier Church in Cross Plains

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of St. Frances Xavier Catholic church.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Neighborhood House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Neighborhood House at 766 West Washington Avenue.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church.
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Hamacher Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Hamacher Hotel on West Mifflin Street.
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Pew House

Date: 1940
Description: John C. Pew home, at 3650 Lake Mendota Drive, Shorewood Hills. This home was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Construction began in 1939, and by 1...
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Pierce Home

Date: 1940
Description: Pierce home, located at 424 North Pinckney Street, built about 1857.
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Quisling Towers Apartments

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Quisling Towers Apartment building, 1 East Gilman Street at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. Built in the Art Moderne style by the Quisling bro...
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Restored Spring Tavern

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Spring Tavern after its restoration by James Dickson.
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Droster Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1940
Description: Children standing on barrels in front of Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue, run by Red Whitney. The children are Whitney's nieces ...
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Droster Grocery and Filling Station

Date: 1940
Description: Droster Grocery and Filling Station at 1438 Sherman Avenue with a car at the pumps.
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William Sachtjen

Date: 1940
Description: Future District Court Judge William Sachtjen, wearing an apron and holding a broom. He is standing behind a 7-Up sign. Sachtjen worked at Droster's Grocery...
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Members of Newly Formed Temple Beth El

Date: 1940
Description: Members of newly formed Temple Beth El. Holocaust survivor Rabbi Manfred Swarsensky is seated in the front row, third from the left.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1940
Description: "Sifting and Winnowing" plaque mounted at front door of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Plaque donated by t...

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