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Governor Washburn's House

Date: 1876
Description: Home of Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn on Monroe Street at the east end of what is now the Edgewood College campus. Washburn is probably the man at left.
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Middleton Railroad Crossing

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view of several men, some of whom may be railroad workers, posing in front of a Minnesota and St. Paul wood-burning engine at a train crossing. Th...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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German Free Thinkers Society

Date: 1902
Description: Members of the German-American Freie Gemeinde ("Free Thinkers") organization, posing in front of their building at Sauk City.
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Houses and Water Tower

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view over trees of village. In the background is a water tower on a hill with trees.
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Daniel Angus House

Date: 1900
Description: The house of Captain Angus on the shore of Lake Superior in La Pointe on Madeline Island sometime around 1900. The Angus family came to Madeline Island in ...
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McCormick Family Residence

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Description: McCormick family residence showing circular fountain.
Postcard

Harold McCormick Mansion

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Description: Harold McCormick Mansion. View is showing steps at the rear of the house.
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Grounds at Walden

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Description: The grounds at "Walden", residence of the Cyrus McCormick, Jr. family, showing an outdoor table and two chairs under a pergola.
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McCormick Rush Street Home Exterior

Date: 1879
Description: The facade of the McCormick family residence at 675 Rush Street, which takes up an entire block between Erie and Huron Streets. Cyrus Hall McCormick, Sr. h...
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Walden Facade

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Description: Facade of "Walden", the Cyrus McCormick, Jr., family estate.
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Rowley Residence

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the residence of Mrs. M.S. Rowley on University Avenue, opposite the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry building.
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R.G. Frackleton Residence

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Description: R.G. Frackleton residence, 695 Cass Street.
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F.F. Adam's Residence

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Description: View across intersection towards F.F. Adam's residence, 663 Franklin Street.
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Residence of W.A. Collins

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Description: W.A. Collins residence, 77 Prospect Avenue. Lightning rods are on the roof of the house.
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F.N. Finney Residence

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Description: F.N. Finney's residence, 34 Prospect Avenue.
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George W. Peck Residence

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Description: View across street towards the George W. Peck Residence, Prospect Avenue.
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Yawkey House

Date: 1954
Description: View across street towards a house on the corner in fall or early spring. Yawkey house was given by the A.P. Woodson family of Wausau to house the museum o...
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Houses in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: Old houses in a residential neighborhood with women and children at play.
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Keyhole Window

Date: 05 15 1960
Description: Exterior of a house with a keyhole shaped window.

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