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Hauling Milk at Hering Farm

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Description: Robert Carl Hering and his son Alexander Hering are standing next to a horse-drawn wagon filled with milk containers. Farm buildings are in the background....
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Group of People Posed at Farm

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard view of a family posed on a hill in front of a farm, with farmhouse, outbuildings, and a windmill. The family is gathered on a hill i...
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Wreck of No. 33 on May 28, 1913

Date: 1913
Description: Photographic postcard view of the aftermath of a train wreck. Survivors and onlookers are gathered on and around the railroad tracks. Caption reads: "Wreck...
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Exit Hall — North Cave

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the stairs leading to the exit of Cave of the Mounds.
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The Hall of Statuary in the South Section at Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view down a path past stalagmites.
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The Parrot — A Stalgmite Formation at the Entrance to the Narrows at the Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a stalagmite surrounded by smaller stalagmites.
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The Surprise Room Opened in 1957 — Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Stalactite-rich rooms of the Cave of the Mounds.
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The Pendulum — Cave of the Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of a stalactite connected to stalagmites on the floor. Smaller stalactites surround it.
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Car and Passengers in front of Witt Studio

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Description: Photographic postcard of a man, woman and young girl posing in their Buick convertible in front of the Matthew Witt Photographic Studio. Another woman stan...
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Hotel and Feed Barn

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Description: Photographic postcard of view across muddy road of a man wearing a suit and standing on the porch of the two-story Hotel and Feed Barn. Two signs next to h...
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Water Tower

Date: 1909
Description: View up hill towards a water tower with a flag flying from a pole at the top. Caption reads: "Water Tower, De Forest, Wis."
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Phoebie Point on the Wisconsin River

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Description: View across water towards a bluff along the Wisconsin River. Caption reads: "Phoebie Point on the Wisconsin River, Hillside, Wis."
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Lake Kegonsa — Across Dewey Bay from West Shore

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Description: View down hill towards the west shore of Lake Kegonsa. A small white house is next to the lake. Caption on front reads: "Lake Kegonsa — Across Dewey Bay fr...
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Lake Waubesa

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Description: View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa."
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Crescent Park

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Description: Hand-colored postcard of a view down a path, with the lake on the left, and a row of lakeside cottages with screened-in porches on the right. Caption reads...
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Air View of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

Date: 1968
Description: Aerial view of the UW Campus and Lake Mendota. Memorial Library, Historical Society, and Red Gym in the center.
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Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "View of downtown Madison and Capitol Square from the air. In the foreground are Law Park and Lake Monona, in the background Lake Me...
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Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

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Description: Aerial view of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. The Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Mendota are in the background. In the foreground is John Nolen Drive...
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The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
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O.A. Schroeder & Son, Funeral Home

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Description: Illustrated postcard of a funeral home on the corner of King Street and East Wilson Street. The Wisconsin State Capitol is at the end of King Street. Capti...

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