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Sunday School Picnic at Mendota Steamboat Landing

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f...
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U.S. Centennial Ceremonies on the Square

Date: 07 04 1876
Description: Stereograph of view of procession, military company and citizens at Great Centennial Day at the Capitol Square. Scene at Main and Carroll Streets showing t...
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Soldiers at U.S. Centennial Celebration

Date: 07 1876
Description: Elevated view from the Park Hotel looking east to the corner of Carroll and Main Streets in Madison. Soldiers are in formation as a part of the centennial ...
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Group by Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square

Date: 1878
Description: Group in front of the Centennial Fountain on Capitol Square. View of the capitol from Monona Avenue. The fountain is a replica of the Centennial Fountain...
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Camp Randall Annual Fair

Date: 1879
Description: Elevated view of ornate carriage and animal cage with tents and people looking on at the annual Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall.
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General View in the Camp

Date: 1876
Description: Quite possibly this is the "General view in the camp" listed in the "Centennial Views of the City of Madison, July 4th, 1876. Views of Chicago Light Guard"...
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Crowded Pier and Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: View from shoreline of a large crowd on a pier waiting for a crowded steam excursion boat.
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Wedding Party on Farm

Date: 1877
Description: Slightly elevated view of farmyard with carriages, buggies and people. There is a wedding party in the front left corner.
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Lodi School with Students

Date: 1877
Description: Lodi School was a three-story brick Romanesque building with a small cupola, built in 1868. The school burned on March 28, 1878. It was rebuilt by December...
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View of the Dining Table

Date: 1876
Description: "View of the Dining Table" from the "Dedication of Blue Mounds Church" section of Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views", showing a long banquet tab...
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Fisherman before Spectators

Date: 1873
Description: View across lake towards fisherman casting before spectators. Gibraltar Rock, northwest of Lodi, Wisconsin, is in the distance.
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People aboard Steamboat

Date: 1878
Description: People seated in a small steamboat tied at a pier on a lake. A flag flies from the bow and there is a two-story frame house on the shore. This photograph m...
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Chicago Traveling Club at Dinner

Date: 1878
Description: Chicago Traveling Club, trip #8, to Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. The campers are seated at a long table preparing to eat an outdoor meal.
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Horse Race at Camp Randall Fairgrounds

Date: 09 10 1879
Description: Crowd at the Camp Randall fairgrounds watching a horse race, part of that year's Wisconsin State Fair. Carriages and people are near buildings on the left,...
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Syttende Mai Celebration

Date: 1878
Description: Large group at Syttende Mai (May Celebrations), possibly at Winnequah. Norwegian ladies are playing croquet and there is a Norwegian Flag on the side. Wome...
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Picnicking in Field

Date: 1871
Description: Group on picnic in field with carriages and flag. Photograph for "G. Gunhus."
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Men on Bank of Devil's Lake

Date: 06 1877
Description: A huge crowd, mostly men, has gathered on the bank of Devil's Lake to witness the firing of a cannon. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June 21-22, 18...
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Judges on Pier at Devil's Lake

Date: 1877
Description: Stereograph of a very large number of judges standing crowded at the very small end of a pier in Devil's Lake. The occasion is the Grand Regatta held June ...
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Winnebago County Eastern District Norwegian Synod

Date: 1877
Description: View across road of the Eastern District Norwegian Synod, May 31-June 6, 1877, at the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church (2 1/2 miles west of L...
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Congregation of Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church

Date: 1877
Description: Group portrait in the yard of the Immanuel Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church parsonage. Pastor Even Johnson Homme and his wife Ingeborg and their child...

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