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Amund and Siri Rustebakke and Women with Spinning Wheels

Date: 1873
Description: Amund Rustebakke, standing in doorway, and Siri Rustebakke, center, sitting, in front of a house with her daughters and daughter-in-law and four spinning w...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Elevators

Date: 
Description: Second and third floor elevators in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Halloween Spooks

Date: 10 31 1951
Description: Carl Lueders' children stand at the door and trick-or-treat in their neighborhood on Halloween.
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Orpheum Theatre Seating

Date: 06 10 1941
Description: View of steps at the rear of the Orpheum Theatre auditorium.
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Orpheum Theatre Interior

Date: 06 06 1941
Description: Lobby interior of Orpheum Theatre, 216 State Street, showing the entrance to Aisle 1, and an ornate drinking fountain on the left.
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 06 02 1937
Description: An interior view of McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street, with soda fountain & bar. The front door and front window are in the background.
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Murder-Suicide in Room on Henry Street

Date: 09 24 1934
Description: Doorway and bed in a room on 521 North Henry Street where a murder-suicide occurred. Adele Burnton was murdered by Harold Kotvis, who then committed suicid...
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St. Francis House Interior

Date: 07 22 1931
Description: St. Francis House interior, showing folding wood partition, closed.
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St. Francis House Interior

Date: 07 16 1931
Description: Interior of St. Francis house showing folding wooden door panels.
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Lake View Tuberculosis Sanitarium — Sun Porch

Date: 04 27 1931
Description: Lake View TB Sanitarium sun porch.
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Garage Door and Opener

Date: 07 16 1930
Description: Garage door and opener taken for Schoelkopf Mfg. Co.
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Eastwood Theatre Main Foyer

Date: 01 08 1930
Description: View of foyer from west end; Eastwood theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue. On the right is a staircase and newel post with a statue of Mercury. Text on ...
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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 Ushers

Date: 04 10 1927
Description: Group portrait of new Orpheum Theatre ushers. Behind the group is a statue of a boy with a goat on a pedestal near the "Aisle 2" doors to the auditorium.
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Madison General Hospital Entrance

Date: 09 25 1946
Description: Madison General Hospital main entrance, 925 Mound Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Interior — Office of SHSW Librarian

Date: 05 1896
Description: The office of Historical Society Librarian Minnie Oakley in the third Wisconsin State Capitol. From 1866 to 1883 the Historical Society occupied the entire...
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Taliesin Apprentice Accomodations

Date: 1935
Description: Doorway, possibly in John Howe's bedroom at Taliesin, residence of Frank Lloyd Wright and the Taliesin Fellowship.
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Bradley House Interior after Fire

Date: 1972
Description: The interior back porch doors of the Bradley House after the fire of March 17.
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Paul Bunyan Room — Memorial Union

Date: 09 14 1968
Description: View through doorway of people relaxing at the Memorial Union in the Paul Bunyan room.
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North Henry Street House Interior

Date: 1951
Description: Interior of the back hall of a house at 524 North Henry Street.

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