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Mr. & Mrs. Otto Radke

Date: 1930
Description: Photographic postcard of a three-quarter length studio portrait of Mrs. & Mrs. Otto Radke in front of a painted backdrop. They both wear hats and she holds...
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Clara Middleton and Tootsie

Date: 1905
Description: Clara Middleton, well-dressed and wearing a large hat, holding her pet fox terrier's chin as the two share a gaze.
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Wisconsin State Historical Society Building

Date: 1967
Description: Color postcard of an exterior view of the Wisconsin State Historical Society Building, now the headquarters of the Wisconsin Historical Society. Students a...
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The Gem Room, North Cave, Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl pointing to a feature in the Gem Room, North Cave, opened in 1946, at the Cave of the Mounds.
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Brownie's Wishing Well

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of a girl throwing a penny into the Brownie's Wishing Well in the Cave of the Mounds. Caption reads: "Brownie's Wishing Well."
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Stalagmite Statuary, South Cave, Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of Stalagmite Statuary, South Cave, in the Cave of the Mounds. A girl is gazing upwards at the formation.
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Visitors Climbing on Stalagmites at the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 10 27 1941
Description: Photographic postcard of two women climbing on stalagmites in the Cave of the Mounds.
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Madison Football Champs

Date: 1911
Description: The Madison Central High School class championship team, about 1910-1912. Only Ben Bergor (Goldeberger), seated on the left, has been identified Caption re...
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Three Men Drinking

Date: 1930
Description: Studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of three men, all seated in chairs around a table, drinking a beer from a bottle. The man on the right holds...
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Man in Work Clothes with Pipe

Date: 1930
Description: Photographic postcard of a full-length studio portrait in front of a painted backdrop of a man standing with his hands behind his back. He is wearing work ...
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Portrait of Two Men

Date: 1930
Description: Full-length studio "gag" portrait of two men in front of a painted backdrop. The man on the right, James Gorman, is wearing work clothes, boots and hat and...
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Four Girls Pose Outdoors

Date: 1930
Description: Four young girls pose outside of Witt's photography studio. They are wearing dresses. Two of the girls have jackets, and three of them have hair bows.
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Man Standing on Load of Logs

Date: 1921
Description: A man is standing on top of a stack of firewood that is loaded on his horse-drawn bobsled. He is wearing a coat and hat. In the background are two homes an...
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Studio Portrait of Three Young Women

Date: 1916
Description: Full-length studio portrait of three women in front of a painted backdrop. Two women are seated, the third woman is standing behind and has her hands on th...
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Room 2, Public School

Date: 1911
Description: Students are posing sitting sideways at their desks in the classroom for a group portrait. The teacher is standing in the back near a door.
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Main Street

Date: 1900
Description: View down sidewalk along unpaved, snow-covered Main Street. Men are standing on the sidewalk, and near them is a man standing on a horse-drawn delivery sle...
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Governor Philipp and President Van Hise at the U.W Campus

Date: 03 1915
Description: Governor Emmanuel Philipp stands on a dais, covered with a white sheet, behind University of Wisconsin-Madison's President Charles Van Hise. Van Hise stand...
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Construction of the Fourth Capitol Tower

Date: 12 30 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of the construction of the fourth Wisconsin State Capitol building. The ironwork tower is in the center of what would become the rotu...
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Patriotic Parade

Date: 04 1917
Description: Photographic postcard of an elevated view of a patriotic parade marching from the Capital towards lower State Street. Spectators are lined up and watching ...
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State Board of Health and Vital Statistics

Date: 1908
Description: Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres...

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