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National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 05 19 1887
Description: View out of entrance to the National Soldiers Home. Fountain and trees framed by arch with hanging lamp.
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Steam Fire Engine at Soldiers Home

Date: 05 19 1887
Description: Firefighters stand with steam fire engine in front of fire station at National Soldiers Home.
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McCormick Harvesting Machine Co. Office Building

Date: 1890
Description: McCormick Harvesting Machine Company office building from the corner of Market and Jackson streets. The building's address was 212 Market Street. Offices f...
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Dewey's Victory Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Semi-Centennial ceremonial archway erected at State and Mifflin Streets to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet at Man...
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Abraham Lincoln's Funeral in Chicago

Date: 05 01 1865
Description: Albumen print of Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession. Thirty-six maidens in white surround Lincoln's hearse as it passes through the funeral arch, probabl...
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Jail For Ashland County, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects."
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Ashland County Jail, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." A young boy standing on the steps near the open door of the a...
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First National Bank

Date: 1890
Description: Office building of the First National Bank.
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G.W. Peck's Store

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of G.W. Peck's Store. The ground is covered with snow. The signs on the building read "Globe Steam Laundry" and the text below the photograph re...
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Ingram Block

Date: 1896
Description: Corner view from intersection towards the Ingram block, which contained the public library.
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First Unitarian Church

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the First Unitarian Church, which stood on Wisconsin Avenue near the Post Office.
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Main Street Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Main Street in Little Chute looking towards Kaukauna; the arch is at the intersection of the street that leads to the Chicago & Northwestern Depot.
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Roman Catholic Church

Date: 06 1898
Description: The Roman Catholic Church. The arch in front of the door has the names of the priests who had served here beginning with Rev. Father Van den Brock. Over th...
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Winslow School

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the Winslow School.
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Lincoln School

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Lincoln School as it approached its completion. Scaffolding is on the roof.
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Entrance to the Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: The ornate entrance to the Schlitz Palm Garden. Located on N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue, the Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and ...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: The east side of the Schlitz Palm Garden at N. 3rd Street, south of W. Wisconsin Avenue. The Schlitz Palm Garden opened on July 3, 1886 and was one of the ...
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Viaduct

Date: 1889
Description: Chicago & North Western Railway viaduct on the line along the Milwaukee River. The viaduct has two arched passages, and stones and rocks lining the path f...
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Armory from Library Mall

Date: 1898
Description: View from Library Mall across Langdon Street of Armory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Also known as the Red Gym or Old Red.
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Science Hall at University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1887
Description: View up Langdon Street of the new Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

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