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Residences on Big Bug Hill

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Description: Residences on Big Bug Hill (Pinckney and Gilman streets). The image was taken from the corner of Webster or Butler Street and Mifflin Street.
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Orsamus Cole Residence

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Description: Orsamus Cole residence located at the corner of Pinckney and Gorham streets. Cole was a justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court beginning about 1855. Three ...
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Lake Monona Shoreline

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Description: Elevated view of the Lake Monona shoreline and downtown Madison taken from the Farwell Octagon House (Harvey Hospital/Soldier's Orphans Home).
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Wisconsin State Capitol, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Environs

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Description: View of Madison from the Farwell Octagon House (Harvey Hospital/Soldier's Orphans Home). The third Wisconsin State Capitol building (second in Madison), is...
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Mapleside Home

Date: 1876
Description: Mapleside, the home built by Able Dunning in 1853 on what is now University Avenue. It was razed in 1970 to make way for a Burger King restaurant.
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Madison from the Roof of University Hall

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Description: Fuller made this photograph of the University District and railyards from the roof of Main Hall (now Bascom Hall), about 1860-1862. Completion of that bui...
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County Courthouse from University Hall

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Description: Elevated view toward the County Courthouse from University Hall (now Bascom Hall) of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The County Courthouse is in the u...
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State Street Looking Toward Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1861
Description: View up State Street looking toward the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of University Hall (later Bascom Hall), about 1860 or 1861. Actually the pho...
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Capitol Theatre Marquee and Facade

Date: 1937
Description: The Capitol Theatre marquee advertising a dance and song revue on stage by the Kehl School of Dance, under the direction of Leo Kehl and "That Man's Here A...
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Vacant Lot, 636 State Street

Date: 04 22 1947
Description: Vacant lot, 636 State Street, between William Busch Beauty Salon and Frederica Cutcheon Photographic Studio, 638 State Street, and the Crystal gift shop, 6...
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Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1922
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Monona.
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Aerial View of Capitol Square and Belmont Hotel

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of the north corner of Capitol Square looking toward Lake Mendota. The Belmont Hotel is featured prominently.
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Aerial View of Lake Mendota Shoreline

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view looking northeast from a point over the east end of Middleton, showing the west end of Lake Mendota (right mid-ground). Fox Bluff juts into the...
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Aerial View of Downtown and Monona Bay

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the foreground, and the tip of Monona Bay and Lake Wingra to the left, with horizon stretching into the dis...
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Aerial View of Neighborhood near Atwood Avenue

Date: 1955
Description: Aerial view of Atwood Avenue, looking west towards Winnebago Street and "Schenk's Corners."
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Aerial View of Isthmus from the West

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of isthmus looking east toward Lake Mendota and the Wisconsin State Capitol, with Lake Monona and the horizon in the background.
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Aerial View of Williamson / Jenifer Streets

Date: 1953
Description: Aerial view looking southeast over Madison's near east side. The Eagles Club at 1236 Jenifer Street / 1221 Williamson Street is under construction in the ...
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First Congregational Church and the Gates of Heaven Synagogue

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Description: Elevated view of the First Congregational Church and chapel at the corner of North Fairchild Street and West Washington Avenue. The Gates of Heaven Synagog...
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Children on Curb with Uncollected Rubbish

Date: 06 15 1948
Description: Uncollected garbage on South Hamilton Street being viewed by two children during a walkout strike by Local 236 Municipal Garage Department Union.
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Capitol Grounds Gate

Date: 1880
Description: View of the gate to the Wisconsin State Capitol grounds, looking out to the street. On the left on the opposite side of the street is a building with a sig...

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