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Gates of Heaven and Floral Parade

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Description: A horse-drawn carriage decorated for a floral parade on West Washington Avenue. The carriage is passing in front of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue (the buil...
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Tiffany House

Date: 07 30 1929
Description: Erwin and Claire Tiffany residence built in 1926, 1001 Seminole Highway, Nakoma, taken from the southwest looking toward Nakoma Golf Club. Hollyhocks are g...
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Pennoyer Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: The Pennoyer Sanitarium, later called the Pennoyer Home. The structure was built in 1890 on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue. It was later used as St. Cat...
Postcard

Pennoyer Sanitarium

Date: 1905
Description: The Pennoyer Sanitarium, later called the Pennoyer Home. The structure was built in 1890 on the north end of Milwaukee Avenue. It was later used as St. Cat...
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Side view of entrance to the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture.
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Hiram Smith Hall

Date: 1906
Description: View from edge of road of dairy building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone and timber, Queen Anne-style structure of wood beams and st...
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Entrance to Taliesin

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Description: The entrance to Taliesin showing a driveway with a roofed entrance. Flowers and plants border the drive. Taliesin is located in the vicinity of Spring Gree...
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Gazebo

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Description: A view of an ornate gazebo set in a pond. The pond has a fountain spray and tree-lined paved paths of the park are visible in the background while a flowe...
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Residence of Richard Dhee

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Description: Rocking chairs, Corinthian columns, and decorative corbels are in this porch view of the residence of Richard Dhee.
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House and Flower Bed

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Description: View of a large house with an extensive balustrade, trees and a flower bed in the foreground including irises and foxgloves.
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Hotel Emmerson

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Description: The lobby of the Hotel Emmerson. In the back of the room are two men standing at the front desk. Opened in 1926 as the New Mt. Vernon Hotel, the building q...
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Hotel White

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the lobby of the Hotel White. Tables, chairs and potted flowers and plants are arranged in the foreground, and in the background ...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: A view of the facade of Cottage T. Women and children sit on the porch. The covered walkway is on both sides of the cottage. In front of the building is a...
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Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: View toward an octagonal wooden outbuilding sitting on a hill among trees and plants. Decorative shingles and ivy cover the sides.
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Swiss Chalet

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Description: Exterior of Swiss Chalet, a two-story restaurant. Stairs lead to two doors, and between them, a sign reads, "Air Conditioned." Flowers and shrubs adorn the...
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The Griswold

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Description: Exterior of the Griswold, a hotel which opened in 1906. The entrance features an elaborate pavilion of the Corinthian order. A porch continues the length...
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The Elms

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Description: A group of adults and children sit on the porch of The Elms, a two-story house with an American flag flying from the porch roof. Tree stumps are in the fr...
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Hilltop Inn

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Description: View of the rear porches and balconies at Hilltop Inn, built in 1910. Trees and other plants surround the porches where wicker chairs and potted plants ar...
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Laurel House

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Description: Men and women stand outside the Laurel House as horse-drawn carriages drive past the building along a dirt road. The structure was built in 1852 by Peter S...
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Elaborate Dining Room

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Description: View of an elaborate dining room. View features a long rectangular table surrounded by chairs, two other tables with chairs in the background, a fireplace ...

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