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Langdon Hall Front Entrance

Date: 10 1941
Description: Front entrance to Langdon Hall, 633 Langdon Street, with five coeds posing on the steps.
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Mayor Law and Chic Sale

Date: 07 20 1933
Description: Mayor James R. Law presenting the keys of the city to Chic Sale, former Dane County land owner and character impersonator performing at the Orpheum Theater...
Photograph

Three Coeds in New DeSoto

Date: 04 29 1931
Description: Three coeds in a new DeSoto Roadster in front of the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, located at 237 Lakelawn Place.
Photograph

International Model F Truck

Date: 1915
Description: Man sitting behind the wheel of an International Model F truck parked on a city street in front of the Blackstone Theatre. The truck was owned by a Firesto...
Postcard

Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
Postcard

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
Postcard

State Bank

Date: 1915
Description: Drawing of a front view of the State Bank with several figures standing in front. Caption at top reads: "25 Years of Service" and at bottom: "State Bank of...
Book or Pamphlet

State University in Madison

Date: 1874
Description: State University (University of Wisconsin), Madison.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
Photograph

Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary

Date: 10 05 1944
Description: Four members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxiliary, including Mrs. Hazel Miller, the national president, in a horse-drawn carriage in front of the Chic...
Photograph

Lutheran Student House

Date: 09 18 1949
Description: People arriving for the dedication of the newly built University of Wisconsin Lutheran Student House at 228 Langdon Street.
Photograph

Fresno Courthouse

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Description: Children and adults gathered at fountain with a sculpture in front of Fresno Courthouse.
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High Street and the Public Walk

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Description: A view of High Street and the Public Walk. In the right foreground is a girl sitting on a group of large rocks while a dog stands in front of the rocks. In...
Photograph

First National Bank

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Description: View from street toward three men standing outside of the First National Bank, a square, stone building with cobblestone construction. Caption reads: "Firs...
Photograph

Spotswood Fire Department Engine

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Description: A view of the engine, with four men posing on it, one in front and three in the back. It is parked in an empty lot, with a house to the left. This struct...
Photograph

Enid Fire Department

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Description: A portrait of the firemen posed with the engine, parked in the middle of the street. The five men are grouped closely together, two sitting on the side of ...
Photograph

Woman and Dog, West 57th Street

Date: 1968
Description: A woman in a thick black coat with a dog on a leash standing on a sidewalk on West 57th Street. The woman is looking into the distance while the dog tugs o...
Photograph

Man and Woman Walking on Street

Date: 1968
Description: A man and woman walking arm-in-arm up a steep sidewalk. The man is carrying a grocery bag, and the city street lined with buildings stretches off into the ...
Photograph

Church

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of the stone church. The main entrance is below the belfry, and the arched window have stained glass. A man stands by a tree near the entranc...
Photograph

University of Philadelphia, Wharton School

Date: 1881
Description: A view of Logan Hall, home to the Wharton School of Business. The building features Gothic Revival elements, including the arched windows and quatrefoils f...

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