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Leopard Cage

Date: 1940
Description: Leopard in a cage at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo).
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Old Abe Perched on a Log

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Description: Old Abe, the eagle mascot of the 8th Regiment of the Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, perched on a log with the background of a rural Wisconsin valley. Captio...
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Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...
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Market Square

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Description: View across unpaved street (Main Street) towards a two-story building with a water tower behind it. A man is sitting on a horse-drawn wagon in the backgrou...
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Mule-Drawn Bus

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Description: A streetcar pulled by two mules on a stretch of track. The driver and two children are on board. Text on reverse reads: "Madison Transportation. In 1885 Mr...

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