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Park Hotel

Date: 1871
Description: Exterior view of the Park Hotel. Among its fine features are black walnut trim, Brussels carpet, marble-topped furniture, and spring beds. The hotel was on...
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Institute for the Deaf and Dumb

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Description: Engraved view of the building with several pedestrians and a horse-drawn carriage in the foreground.
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School for the Blind

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Description: Institution for the Education of the Blind.
Poster

Deering Columbian Exposition Advertising Poster

Date: 1893
Description: Advertising poster featuring color illustration of a crowd gathered around a Deering grain binder and mower at the Columbian Exposition in Chicago.
Drawing

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: View of the grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street.
Postcard

Circus Performers in Front of the Wisconsin Historical Society

Date: 1908
Description: Circus performers posed in front of the Wisconsin Historical Society, then known as the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
Photograph

Herodian Building and Pool of Hezekiah #1706

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of Jerusalem on the day of Jesus' crucifixion. In the background, there is Herodian architecture and the Hezekiah's Pool.Text at right: "Wander...
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Tower of Hippicus and Phasaelis #1707

Date: 1893
Description: A depiction of the Tower of Phasealis on the day of Jesus' crucifixion.
Photograph

Agricultural National Bank

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Description: View across intersection toward the Agricultural National Bank, a Neo-Classical structure. Built in 1818 and rededicated in 1908, the bank features an entr...
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District Administration Building

Date: 1918
Description: Exterior view across plaza of the Archangel District Administration Building.
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State Historical Society Building During Construction

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Elevated view over Langdon Street towards the State Historical Society building, which is near completion. Written across the bottom (in reverse): "Mar. 27...
Postcard

City Hall Square

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Description: Elevated view from City Hall Square, including the Blatz Hotel, Pabst Theater, a fountain, and a streetcar. Caption reads: "City Hall Square, Blatz Hotel a...
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Place de la Concorde

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View across plaza towards two buildings in the center of Paris. Captioned: "Place de la Concorde. To the left A.P.C. headquarters; to the right, French min...
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The Pantheon, Napoleon's Tomb, and Invalides, Paris

Date: 02 01 1919
Description: View down street and plaza towards buildings in Paris. Captioned: "The Pantheon; Napoleon's Tomb; the Invalides."
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The Czar's Palace in Skiernewize

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Description: The Czar's palace in Skiernewize (Skierniewice), now in the hands of the Germans and serving as the headquarters of eastern front commander Freiherr von Sc...

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