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Central High School Entrance

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: View of the Central High School entrance arch at 214 Wisconsin Avenue. Ivy is growing around the entrance, and is obscuring the carved letters of "High Sch...
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing foyer near doors to auditorium with a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Orpheum Theatre Foyer

Date: 04 05 1927
Description: Orpheum Theater, at 216 State Street, showing the foyer from the west towards a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal.
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Old Mission Church

Date: 1900
Description: Interior of the Congregational Church, a.k.a. Old Mission Church. The interior walls are covered with cedar trees.
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Methodist Church

Date: 1860
Description: Stereograph of a Methodist Church with a lawn, trees and a fence.
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Girl on International Motor Trucks Float

Date: 08 24 1927
Description: Little girl in a frilly dress posing with an umbrella while standing on a flower-covered parade float. The float is built around an International truck and...
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Farmers and Merchants Union Bank in Columbus

Date: 1949
Description: Architectural details of the Farmers and Merchants Union Bank, designed by Louis Sullivan.
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Christmas House Decoration Winner

Date: 12 22 1956
Description: Home of Norman and Ruth Bass, 4216 Mandrake Road, winner of the Christmas outdoor home lighting contest.
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Nurse's Aid and Infant by Christmas Tree

Date: 11 21 1944
Description: Mrs. Margaret Horstmeier, nurse's aide at Methodist Hospital, shows a Christmas tree ornament to infant John Monegar.
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Peterson Christmas Tree

Date: 12 24 1945
Description: Unidentified woman seated in a chair next to a decorated Christmas tree with presents underneath. On a table next to the woman are photographs of a soldier...
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Kunzelmann Esser Co. Parade Car

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Description: Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. parade car parked in Kosciuszko Park at South 9th Street and West Lincoln Avenue.
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Shriners Yule Party

Date: 12 18 1947
Description: Fletcher Mills doing a card trick for three children, with a clown looking on, at the Madison Shriners yule party at the Washington Orthopedic School, 545 ...
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Schlitz Palm Garden

Date: 07 03 1896
Description: Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open...
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William S. Stafford Children at Christmas Tree

Date: 12 22 1949
Description: Tommy, age 7, Kathy, age 3, and Peggy, age 2, children of Willard S. and Mary Ellen Stafford, sitting at the base of their Christmas tree at their residenc...
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Blooming Grove Bicycle Parade

Date: 07 28 1950
Description: Four children with three decorated bicycles and a doll buggy at Gallagher Plat playground.
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Madison General Hospital Junior Auxiliary

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Members of the hospital junior auxiliary decorate a Christmas tree at Madison General Hospital prior to a holiday party for patients. They are, from left t...
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Covered Bridge

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Description: View over water of a covered bridge with latticework windows.
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Smithsonian Institute

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Description: A view of the Smithsonian Institute's 'Castle' building from a nearby lawn. The sprawling, crenelated, multi-part stone structure is bordered by some tree...
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Saratoga Monument

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Description: Ground level view of the Saratoga Monument, a brick obelisk framed by trees.
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Gazebo

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Description: A view of an ornate gazebo strung with lights and set in a pond. The pond has a fountain spray and is surrounded by grass and trees. Published by bson [?...

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