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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built... |
| Date: | 01 12 1844 |
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| Description: | A pen and ink drawing of a log cabin, pork casks, and a washtub, contained in a letter written by Thomas Steel, Waukesha County farmer and physician, to hi... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The villa at the Young Men's Christian Association Camp. A group of girls and boys are sitting on the lawn on the left and two more people are sitting on t... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | View across water toward Colladay Park on Lake Kegonsa. Cabins are on the shoreline among trees. Caption reads: Colladay Park, Lake Kegonsa." |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | Photograph of a painting of the exterior of the Eben Peck cabin by Mrs. E.E. Bailey. The location of this original painting is unknown. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Front of Skofstad cabin, possibly the oldest building in the settlement. An early pastor of a Norwegian Lutheran Church, Reverend Stub, lived here at one t... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | Exterior side view of Skofstad cabin, possibly the oldest building in the settlement. An early pastor of a Norwegian Lutheran Church, Reverend Stub, lived ... |
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| Description: | Photographic print of an amateur painting of the Peck Cabin representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The "Peck Cabin" is a variation signed "M... |
| Date: | 1837 |
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| Description: | Photographic print of an amateur painting, probably representing the "first house in Madison, Wisconsin." The Peck Cabin, one of the many free variations o... |
| Date: | 1988 |
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| Description: | Assembly Chamber, in the Wisconsin State Capitol, before restoration in 1988. Above the skylight can be seen long fluorescent light fixtures which are no l... |
| Date: | 1840 |
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| Description: | Home of William Augustus Prentiss, built in 1836 and burned in 1845. Small two-story house. Four people are standing around the house. |
| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | View of an old cabin, built in 1860, on the grounds of the Bedford Springs Hotel. In the foreground is a dirt road, and a pedestrian is walking near the fe... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Distant view of the fledgling town showing a few log cabins, large tent buildings, saddled horses, pedestrians and a horse-drawn wagon. |
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| Description: | A view of a log cabin at Smoky Point Resort, with two other buildings in the background. The cabin has a stone foundation and a set of steps to the front d... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of cottages along Kelly Lake's shoreline. Some of the buildings are two-story structures. Trees stand between the cottages and line the lake'... |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Exterior of cabin in Chippewa County where Old Abe was kept after his capture as a wild eaglet. The cabin is referred to as the "Eagle House". |
| Date: | 04 1925 |
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| Description: | View of the wood trellis fence and columns that frame the entrance gate to the Silver-Dale Resort. A group of people are sitting on the porch of a refreshm... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View from across road of a grocery store and gas station, with a home next door. The store features two pumps and advertises Deep Rock motor oil, Coca-Cola... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A woman stands with two white dogs among the trees at Effinger Park. The park features benches, a pump, a lawn swing, a gazebo and three cabins. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View of exterior of the Honeymoon Cottage in Effinger Park. It features a screened porch. There are two other cottages behind it. |
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