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Rentschler Truck at Greenhouse

Date: 04 16 1936
Description: Man holding long stem rose box beside Rentschler Floral Co. delivery truck. He is parked in front of Rentschler greenhouse office building, located at 2500...
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John Walker

Date: 06 15 1933
Description: John Walker, father of 16 children, standing outside a greenhouse with a pipe in his mouth.
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Agronomy Wing Under Construction

Date: 04 01 1931
Description: Constructing the foundation for the Agronomy wing (Moore Hall) to the Horticulture Building, 1575 Linden Drive, University of Wisconsin, Arthur Peabody, St...
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Girl with Easter Lily

Date: 03 30 1931
Description: Ruth Jordan holding an Easter lily plant in Smith-Knox Floral Co. greenhouse, 2023 Sherman Avenue.
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Easter Lily Display

Date: 03 30 1931
Description: Ruth Jordan standing behind a display of Easter lily plants in Smith-Knox Floral Co. greenhouse, 2023 Sherman Avenue.
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Growing Rice in Greenhouse

Date: 10 1926
Description: Growing rice in University of Wisconsin-Madson horticultural greenhouse.
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Mobil Gas Station

Date: 06 16 1955
Description: Daytime view of Robert Bloxxom's Mobil gas station, 3702 East Washington Avenue and Highway 51. Includes the Mobil red horse on a pole. Background includes...
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Mullin's Flowers Greenhouse

Date: 03 04 1953
Description: Schade & Cecelia Mullin's Flowers, 1044 South Park Street,. Interior view of the greenhouse showing potted plants.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Greenhouse

Date: 01 08 1947
Description: Man with plants in a University of Wisconsin-Madison greenhouse.
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University Heights Neighborhood

Date: 1913
Description: View looking southwest at the University Heights neighborhood from near the corner of University Avenue and Breese Terrace. In the foreground is the Univer...
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College of Agriculture on Campus

Date: 1899
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture, looking southeast. Fences and fields are in the foreground. There are two windmills near buildings ...
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Aerial View of Birge and Bascom Halls

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view of Birge and Bascom Halls (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Birge Hall (foreground) with addition under cons...
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Professor G. William Longenecker in a Greenhouse

Date: 02 08 1949
Description: University of Wisconsin professor of horticulture G. William Longenecker with cyclamen plants in a greenhouse.
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Horticulture Building

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. The building stands on the right, with attached greenhouses on the left. A smokestack is behind the...
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Elevated View over University Avenue

Date: 1931
Description: Tower view from the First Congregational Church of the University campus and University Avenue. Lake Mendota is in the background on the left. The Wisconsi...
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Accent Greenhouse

Date: 05 1981
Description: 7595 Mineral Point Road, between Madison and Pine Bluff.
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Rentschler's Greenhouse Easter Lilies

Date: 04 11 1952
Description: Rentschler's Greenhouse employee, Otto Wagner, holds Harold Kautzer, Jr., a 3-year-old neighborhood boy, to see and smell the easter lilies grown there.
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Poinsettia Display in Greenhouse

Date: 12 23 1952
Description: Over 4,000 poinsettia plants are displayed in a Madison greenhouse awaiting delivery to local families for their traditional Christmas decorations.
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Longfellow School Greenhouse

Date: 04 21 1953
Description: Five kindergarteners at Longfellow school preparing plants for the school's greenhouse.
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Better Homes and Gardens Club Record Book: Trip to University Gardens

Date: 1939
Description: Page from the Garden Club record book kept by Neighborhood House, with boys and girls resting, exploring the flowers, and posing before a hike, during a fi...

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