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Edgewater Hotel

Date: 1976
Description: The Edgewater Hotel at 666 Wisconsin Avenue.
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Pierce House Latticework

Date: 10 11 1970
Description: Detail of ornamental iron lattice-work on German Romanesque revival McDonnell/Pierce House, 215 North Pinckney Street. Built in 1857-58 for Alexander and F...
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Eben Peck Marker

Date: 05 23 1971
Description: Bronze historical marker affixed to the back of the Capitol Hotel at 208 King Street on which are the words, "Eben Peck erected Madison's first home on thi...
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Fess Hotel

Date: 1977
Description: A view from the west of the Fess Hotel, 123 East Doty Street.
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Hotel Loraine Detail

Date: 03 11 1973
Description: Ornate window details and brickwork patterns on the exterior of the Hotel Loraine at 123 West Washington Avenue.
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Fess Hotel Balcony

Date: 10 10 1976
Description: An ornate wrought iron balcony on the old Fess Hotel building, now the Great Dane Brew Pub, 123 East Doty Street. The building bears the name of George Fes...
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Imperial Hotel Reconstruction

Date: 05 08 1976
Description: Exterior view of the reconstructed portion of the Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan. The hotel was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. The entrance and l...
Postcard

Monument Square

Date: 1975
Description: Photographic postcard view of Monument Square looking south. In the bottom right corner, a man sits on a bench looking at the fountain. The Civil War Soldi...
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Eagle River Street Scene

Date: 01 1972
Description: Winter scene on Wall Street. Two women cross the street and many cars are parked at the curb. Men appear in the background. Many business signs can be seen...
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Arbutus Inn and Original Snowmobile Hall of Fame

Date: 05 1972
Description: Spring scene on Wall Street. The building is the Arbutus Inn, hotel, bar and dining room. It was also the original Snowmobile Hall of Fame. Two boys are st...
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Peter Hand Brewery Trucks

Date: 1975
Description: A 1927 International six-speed special and an International 1710 Cargostar-B cab-over truck parked in front of a Hyatt Regency hotel. Both trucks belonged ...
Print

Jamieson House Menu

Date: 10 28 1978
Description: Menu from the Jamieson House, with decorative borders featuring putti holding a platter of meat, wine cellar keys, and a basket of wines; decanting wine fr...
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Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
Postcard

Rutherford's Surf Hotel & Dinner Club

Date: 1979
Description: Color postcard with an illustration of the hotel, and three inset photographs of a guest room, the bar and the restaurant. Caption at top reads: "Hika, Wis...
Photograph

Madison Hilton Convention Hotel under Construction

Date: 1973
Description: View across Wisconsin Avenue, on the corner of West Dayton, towards the construction of the Madison Hilton Convention Hotel. A sign on the left advertises ...
Postcard

Holiday Inn & Solardome

Date: 1974
Description: Text on front reads: Holiday Inn & Solardome, Stevens Point, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Holiday Inn & Solardome of Stevens Point. U.S. 51 & N. Point Drive. S...
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Sandblasting Facade of Fess Hotel

Date: 11 18 1974
Description: View of a man standing on a ladder and sandblasting the brick facade of the Fess Hotel. He is wearing a protective hood, and is working on the right side o...
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Sandblasting Facade of Fess Hotel

Date: 11 18 1974
Description: View from sidewalk of a man standing on a ladder and sandblasting the facade on the right side of the Fess Hotel.
Map or Atlas

The Lake Region of Waukesha County, Wisconsin

Date: 1975
Description: Colored bird's-eye map of the Lake Region of Waukesha County. Looking North from Government Hill. All these Lakes and Resorts are withing Four hours ride o...

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