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Northwest Fur Co.

Date: 1925
Description: This building was supposedly once used as a storage house for the Northwest Fur Co.
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Hotel Majestic

Date: 1927
Description: Hotel Majestic. Caption reads: "Hotel Majestic, Oconomowoc, Wis." An advertisement on the back reads: "Located on intersection of Highways 19 and 67. Situa...
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Sawyer House

Date: 1920
Description: View from street towards the home of Senator Philetus Sawyer. Sawyer was mayor of Oshkosh from 1863 to 1864, and served on the House of Representatives fro...
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Opera House

Date: 1883
Description: View from intersection towards the Oshkosh Grand Opera House on a street corner. The building was started in 1882 and finished in the following year at a c...
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View of the Old Post Office

Date: 1902
Description: View across Mifflin Street towards the old Madison Post Office, with a streetcar stopped in front of the building.
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Julius Schadauer Store

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Description: View from street towards a man standing in front of the doorway to the Julius Schadauer's tobacco store on a street corner at 101 State Street. A man is on...
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Tenney Building

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Description: An exterior view of the first Tenney Building, located at South Pinckney and East Main Streets.
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Elevated View of People Standing in front of a Building

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Description: Elevated view of people standing on the sidewalk in front of a building that used to be the United States Hotel, which was demolished in 1874 and replaced ...
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Calumet Club

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Description: View across street towards a red brick building with a flag pole in the yard on the left. A small stone block that reads "Calumet" is on the sidewalk. Capt...
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Court House Square

Date: 1905
Description: Fountain surrounded by a path and trees. A lamppost is in the right foreground and buildings are in the background. Caption reads: "Fountain, Court House S...
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Cudahy Apartments

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior of Cudahy Apartments with a road in front and along the side of the building, with lamposts, and trees in the background. Caption reads: "Cudahy A...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. On the left are trees and a trolley in the road. On the right are several church towers, more trees, and another trolley. In t...
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Byron Kilbourn House

Date: 1887
Description: Northwest corner of Grand Avenue and 4th Street. Built in 1854 at a cost of $18,000. The storefronts were added in 1868; the building razed in 1886.
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Wisconsin Street at Night

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of street at night. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Street at Night, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Maryland Hotel and New Y.M.C.A.

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Description: View across street toward the hotel on the left, with the Y.M.C.A. next door. On the right side of the street is a building with a billboard for the Boston...
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McKinley Boulevard

Date: 1910
Description: Houses and trees line the boulevard, and in the middle is a landscaped median with a lamppost. Caption reads: "McKinley Boulevard, Milwaukee, Wis."
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul East Madison Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: A view from the east end of the East Madison Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street. Automobiles are parked along the curb ...
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Petticoat Lane

Date: 1920
Description: Urban street view including cars, pedestrians and streetcar. Caption reads: "Pettitcoat Lane."
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Grand Avenue

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Description: Street level view of Grand Avenue showing a trolley, a crosswalk, crowded sidewalks and tall buildings.
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Statue of Franklin Pierce

Date: 1915
Description: A statue of Franklin Pierce in a park plaza surrounded by trees. The capitol building surmounted by the original war eagle statue fills the background.

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