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Federal Building

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Description: Exterior view of the large Federal Building. Several pedestrians are visible, along with a horse-drawn vehicle. On the right is a Capitol Park Gateway.
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Young Woman Raking Leaves

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Description: A young woman wearing a dress and a hat rakes leaves in a yard. In the background, a neighboring house is adorned with detailed fretwork brackets on an out...
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Two Children Playing Outside

Date: 1896
Description: Two boys, Verne and Fay Canon, pose outdoors. Verne sits in a small tree and rests his feet on the front tire of a bicycle, while Fay stands and rests his ...
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Soldiers Returning Home

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Description: Elevated view of a large crowd gathered to welcome the 1st Regiment home from the Spanish-American war.
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Young Woman with a Bicycle

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Description: Mrs. Annie Coon stands in a front yard with a bicycle, probably on the 400 block of West Washington Avenue. A long line of trees grow along the street of t...
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The C.A. Coon House

Date: 1898
Description: An exterior view of a home on S. Henry Street owned by C.A. Coon, an employee in the Department of "R.R. Conservation." The Victorian home has several deco...
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Miss Sarah B. Winn House

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of the Sarah B. Winn house on South Henry Street. The house is decoratively painted in two tones which are divided by a string course between...
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F.D. Eyerley and Daughter

Date: 1897
Description: F.D. Eyerley crouches down to give his daughter a kiss. A bicycle is propped against a wooden fence which runs the perimeter of the front yard of the West ...
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 28 1957
Description: The Marine Corps Reserve built platforms on their jeeps to move the soap box cars back up the East Washington Avenue hill. They are shown loading the Porta...
Map or Atlas

Bicycle Road Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Section 2 of 12, this bicycle road map features Wisconsin bicycle routes in the counties of Marquette, Green Lake, Columbia, Fond Du Lac, Dodge, Washington...
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WM. C. Raue. Storefront

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Description: View from across street of storefront of Wm. C. Raue. at 202 Main Street. Signs on the building say: "Wallpaper, Paints, Oils."
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Boys With Bicycle on Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: Syl stands holding an umbrella near an unidentified boy who is leaning on a bicycle on the edge of a cobblestone street. Storefronts are along the street o...
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Washington Monument

Date: 1898
Description: A monument to George Washington located in Milwaukee's Court of Honor on the median between the lanes of West Wisconsin Avenue between 8th and 10th Streets...
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Midsummer Festival Monument

Date: 1898
Description: View from across street of the Midsummer Festival Monument in the Court of Honor on the median of Grand Avenue. An electric street car is visible in the ba...
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Trolley Street Scene

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Description: View looking down North Street, featuring storefronts, pedestrians, horse-drawn carriages, cars, a bicycle, and a trolley traveling down the street.
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Business Distric Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View looking down a street in the business district, featuring storefronts, pedestrians, a bicycle, and cars.
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Fith Street Business District

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Description: View of the 5th Street business district, featuring pedestrians, a trolley, an automobile, storefronts, and a horse-drawn carriage.
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Henderson Street

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Description: View of a boy riding a bicycle in a city street with an electric cable car on tracks in the background. Horse-drawn carts are visible as well. Business sig...
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Street Scene

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Description: View down a street lined with businesses and full of horse-drawn carts. Business signs read: "Hooker-Hendrix Hardware Co.," "Light & Power," "Norman Hotel,...
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Men on Sidewalk

Date: 1906
Description: View across Main Street. A bike rests on the curb while a group of well-dressed men gather on the sidewalk nearby. Business signs read: "The Ensign Co.," "...

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