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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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Street in Business District

Date: 1921
Description: View down middle of main street of the business district. Automobiles are parked along the curb and pedestrians are on the sidewalk.
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Marion Park Club House

Date: 1906
Description: The land and house were donated to the village. The club house is still in use (1964) as a publicaly owned building for recreation and meetings. Image show...
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Group of People Posed in front of House

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Description: Group of people posed in front of a frame house. Two women, one seated, and a child in a buggy on the left side; two men, a seated dog, and a bicycle on th...
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Children on Porch

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Description: A stereograph of a boy standing next to a baby carriage with two infants sitting inside. In front of the buggy, two cats are drinking out of a saucer.
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J. Robert Taylor Family on Porch

Date: 1910
Description: Mother and children on front porch. Identified as Fred Taylor in the baby carriage, Ellen Taylor Higgins, Alma Reinhardt Taylor, and Donna Taylor Adams.
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Farm Employee Housing

Date: 1929
Description: Farm employee housing. Original caption reads: "employees cottages on Briarcliff Farms." Children are sitting on the porch of the house in the foreground.
Postcard

Harriman Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard view of Harriman Avenue in the residential district. A little girl is standing with her baby carriage on the sidewalk between a telep...
Photograph

Blacksmith and Wagon Shop

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Description: View across street towards six men posing, with four of the men wearing aprons and work clothes, and two men in suits holding guns. Beside them on the left...
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O'Hearn House

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Description: View across lawn of girl posing standing with small baby carriage, and a man posing standing and watering the lawn. They are in front of a Victorian-style ...
Historical Object

Wisconsin Thematic Panel 33-46

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Description: The Little Bluebirds — has anyone expressed it better
than Judy Garland singing
. . . why, oh why, can't I
Photograph

Exterior View of Residence of J.J. McGillivray

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Description: Stereograph of people posing on the porch and yard of a wooden house. Identified as the home of J.J. McGillivray, located on the east side on the northwest...
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Ansorge House

Date: 1910
Description: View across front lawn of family posed in yard of house located on S. 3rd Street. Otto Ansorge leans on the bannister of his front porch. An unidentified w...
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Residence of Petra Kjorstad

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Description: View across road and fence towards a two-story wood-frame house. A man is standing on the porch next to an infant in a baby carriage. A wooden sidewalk lea...
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William O'Hearn Residence

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Description: Outdoor view across lawn towards a two-story wood-frame house. Flowers in vases and plants in pots are arranged on the porch, and a dog is standing in the ...
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Stereoscopic Image of J.J. McGilliray Residence

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Description: A stereoscopic outdoor view across unpaved road towards a two-story wooden house surrounded by fencing. Identified as the residence of J.J. McGillivray; no...
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House, probably in Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Quarter plate ambrotype of a white house with dark shutters, probably located in Madison, Wisconsin. The house has a gable end at the left, with a portico ...
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Lakewood House

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Description: The house at 205 Lakewood Boulevard. A man is working in the yard in the right foreground.
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Jeannette Holt in her Wicker Baby Carriage

Date: 1896
Description: Jeannette Holt is sitting in her wicker baby carriage which is parked on the sidewalk at the base of the porch stairs at home. An umbrella, attached to thi...
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Detail from original of the family. Original caption reads: "Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dres...

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