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Aerial View of Contour Strip Farming

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of contour strip farming with the Obert Olstad farm in foreground. The Carl Backum farm is in the background.
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University of Wisconsin Eagle Heights

Date: 1958
Description: University of Wisconsin Eagle Heights.
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Dane County Courthouse Being Razed

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of the Dane County Courthouse as it is being razed. Much of it is still intact in this image. Lake Monona and Monona Bay are in the distance.
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Woman on Motor Scooter

Date: 1958
Description: A motor scooter in an advertisement with female model sitting on a Cushman Road King motor scooter.
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Man on Farmall 560 Tractor

Date: 1958
Description: Farmer on a Farmall 560 tractor with disk harrow pausing to talk to another man in a field in front of a farmhouse.
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Aerial View of Upper Campus

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of upper campus on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Typewritten labels mark the location of Elizabeth Waters Hall, New Commerce Building, L...
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Iowa County Court House

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of the gardens and buildings of the Iowa County Court House.
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Madison Central High School

Date: 1958
Description: Partial view of Central High School on Wisconsin Avenue. The building later became Madison Area Technical College.
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Church of Christ Scientist Exterior

Date: 1958
Description: The entrance to the Church of Christ Scientist on Wisconsin Avenue.
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Fidel Castro and Celia Sanchez

Date: 1958
Description: Fidel Castro is seated with his constant companion Celia Sanchez, and Vilma Espin, who sits to Castro's left. Cuba.
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Waelderhaus

Date: 1958
Description: The Waelderhaus, a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler the founder of the Kohler Company, by his daughter, Marie Christine Kohler. Waelderhaus is a re...
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Young Residence

Date: 1958
Description: The home of Mrs. Otto Young.
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Glenwood Moravian Church

Date: 1958
Description: The Glenwood Moravian Church, 725 Gilmore Street.
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Newell Dodge House

Date: 1958
Description: Home of Newell Dodge (1845-1934), a Madison alderman from 5th ward, attorney and fuel dealer, 1127 West Johnson Street.
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John Muir Marker

Date: 1958
Description: Historical marker at the site of John Muir's boyhood home, located in the John Muir Memorial Park near Montello. A woman stands next to the marker, and the...
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Nelson Dewey State Park

Date: 1958
Description: Nelson Dewey State Park (Cassville vicinity). Bridge construction near the park office which was built in the 1850s as a chicken house. The park was establ...
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Brisbois House

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior view of the Brisbois House. A sign is on the right side of the entrance, and reads, in part: "Brisbois House Home of Michael Brisbois Early Fur Tr...
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Aerial View of Town

Date: 1958
Description: Aerial view of town. A bridge over the Mississippi River is in the foreground.
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Fort Winnebago

Date: 1958
Description: View of the surgeon's quarters at Fort Winnebago.
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Corner of Park and State Streets

Date: 1958
Description: An elevated view of the intersection of Park and State Streets from the Wisconsin Historical Society. Bascom Hill can be seen in the right background, and ...

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