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Oriental Rug Galleries Window

Date: 10 04 1937
Description: Window display of a miniature replica of Shangri-la lamasery where many scenes were filmed for Frank Capra's movie "Lost Horizon", and oriental gift items,...
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Animated Display Window

Date: 07 24 1947
Description: Animated display window at Master Furriers, 11 West Main Street, "Madison City of Prosperity," display of miniature storefronts with Madison merchants' sto...
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Macy Library

Date: 1940
Description: View of a two-story octagonal structure amongst trees. Caption reads: "Possibly Wisconsin's most unusual bit of 'octagonda' is just outside of Fond du Lac....
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Octagon House Model

Date: 1948
Description: A model of the Richards' Octagon House, showing the original structure of the porches.
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Market Hall Model

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Description: View of a model of Market Hall atop a stone Ionic column. Market Hall, an 1840 Greek Revival building by Edward B. White, originally stood in Charleston, ...
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Miniature Log Cabin

Date: 1912
Description: An architectural model of a log cabin with rustic details and stone chimneys rests on a lawn. There are trees and a rustic railing in the background. The ...
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Allenton Firemen's Picnic Parade

Date: 1996
Description: "Evangeline Koll and Arlene Beck ride the float in the Allenton Firemen's Picnic Parade."
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John Steinmann with Pavilion Model

Date: 04 1964
Description: Outdoor portrait of architect John Steinmann with his model of the Wisconsin Pavilion for the 1964 New York World's Fair.
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Small Model of a Home

Date: 1900
Description: A small model of the first Krueger home, a log cabin located in Sugar Island. The model is sitting outdoors on a plank of wood covered in snow. Twigs are p...
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Wright with a Model

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Description: Frank Lloyd Wright standing outdoors and leaning over an architectural model.
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Eiffel Tower Replica

Date: 09 17 1964
Description: Pedestrians pass a replica of the Eiffel Tower being constructed by workers at the corner of East Washington and Pinckney Streets on the Capitol Square. Th...
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Model Houses in Schoolyard

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Description: Group of small-scale model houses on the lawn in a school yard. Hand-tinted lantern slide.

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