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Malcolm E. Willey Residence from Street

Date: 08 1963
Description: Exterior of the of the Malcolm E. Willey residence showing the entrance steps and a portion of the carport. A black car is parked in front of the carport....
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East High School

Date: 01 19 1931
Description: View across snow-covered lawn and steps towards the East High School entrance tower after a snowstorm.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Jefferson County Court House

Date: 1950
Description: The Jefferson County Court House.
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Presenting Wreath on Armistice Day

Date: 11 11 1952
Description: Nena Aylward, left, of the Women's Relief Corps, is placing a wreath on the cenotaph in Armistice Day ceremonies in Capitol Park. Assisting is Clarence R. ...
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Funeral of Robert M. La Follette Jr.

Date: 02 27 1953
Description: Robert M. La Follette Jr., funeral at Grace Episcopal Church. The former senator, who committed suicide, was thought to have been depressed. Some thought h...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Lakefront Walkway

Date: 1939
Description: Visitors of Milwaukee's sixth annual Midsummer Festival. Men and women walk on the lakefront walkways.
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Lark's Hotel

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Description: Exterior view looking downhill towards Lark's Hotel surrounded by trees. A group of people and a dog are posing on the porch and front stairs. On the secon...
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Daughters of G.A.R.

Date: 1935
Description: A group of women stand on the steps of the Sauk County Courthouse. A banner identifies them as the Department of Wisconsin, National Daughters of the G.A.R...
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Camp Upton

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Description: View looking uphill toward two men standing on a road near a tall lookout tower with a flag on a flagpole, and barracks at Camp Upton, active starting in 1...
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United States Army General Hospital Nurses' Recreation House

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Description: Exterior view looking down toward the Nurses' Recreation House at the United States Army General Hospital. A flag on a flagpole is on the roof, and a man i...
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Camp Meeting Grounds

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Description: View of the meeting grounds of Willimantic Camp Meeting Association, established in 1860. Two women walk toward the foreground on Prospect Avenue, a dirt r...
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Lake Chautauqua Amphitheatre

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Description: Interior of an amphitheatre at Lake Chautauqua, founded in 1874. Surrounding a platform, man wooden benches are seen. Above the center platform, a flag ha...
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Lake Chautauqua Auditorium

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Description: Interior of an auditorium at Lake Chautauqua, founded in 1874. The audience observes a group of people on a platform in the center. A flag hangs from the c...
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Members of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 09 1888
Description: Group portrait of the members of Company F, 16th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry, and their families, posing on the Wisconsin State Capitol steps during a reu...
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Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry

Date: 1887
Description: Group portrait outdoors of the Veterans of Company I, 29th Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry at a Grand Army of the Republic reunion. Center group, standing, fr...
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The Selleck Overlook Military Academy

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Description: Exterior of the Selleck Overlook Military Academy, completed in 1906. The castle-like structure features a lamp post near a staircase at the entrance, as w...
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Fonthill Castle at the College of Mount Saint Vincent

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Description: Elevated view of Fonthill Castle, built in 1852. The ivy-covered castle began as the convent for the College of Mount Saint Vincent, founded by the Sisters...
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Saint Viator College

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Description: View from porch of Saint Viator College across the common with a U.S. flag on a tall flagpole. The college was founded in 1865.

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