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| Description: | A view of a two-tailed water spirit burial mound on the grounds of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus near Observatory Hill. |
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| Description: | Hand-colored view of the Thordarson estate including the boathouse and a stone-paved path with benches. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Stone Stairway. At the top there is a decorative balcony overlooking the stairway, and part of a building can be seen. Caption reads: "Stone Stairway, Lake... |
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| Description: | View of "Brookside" residence featuring outside staircases, sculptures, fountain and a vast lawn. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the south face of Wadsworth Hall. A flag flies from the pediment. A large lawn with shrubs and trees is in the foreground. |
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| Description: | View of water spouting from a pipe sticking out of a pond surrounded by stones on the grounds of Villa Louis. The house and two outbuildings are visible am... |
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| Description: | East facade view of Villa Louis with a group of four men, five women (possibly the Dousman family), and two dogs assembled on and around the steps at an en... |
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| Description: | A view of the campus, taken from a high vantage point. A tree-lined pathway dominates the foreground and a path intersects it. People walk on the main pa... |
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| Description: | View depicting the "morning study hour," taking place outdoors at St. Xavier's Academy. Women and children sit on benches and in the grass on either side o... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the State Capitol looking west in Madison, Wisconsin. A corner of the Capitol Square and the Capitol Lawn are in the foreground. Automobi... |
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| Description: | A walkway surrounded by a lawn and trees leads to the state Capitol building. The building features a large dome with Wisconsin on top, columns, a detailed... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the state Capitol building looking west. The building features columns, a dome topped by the statue Wisconsin, and multiple windows. |
| Date: | 1863 |
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| Description: | View of the gymnasium at Northwestern College. A staircase leads up the terraced hill to the brick building. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of the gate and gatehouse at Hillside cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wis." |
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| Description: | A view of a lawn at the State Normal School accented with a bust and sundial. Trees and various plantings dot the landscape. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | A handwritten note describes this portrait as: "Aunt Elsa in her summer house "The Lindens" when she was eighty years old." She is wearing a print dress an... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A corner view of the Frank B. Fargo house is centered on the onion-domed polygonal tower. The open, wrap-around two-story porch features paired columns, ba... |
| Date: | 1969 |
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| Description: | View towards the three glass domes at the Mitchell Park Conservatory. In the foreground three people are walking up a stairway on the grounds of the park. ... |
| Date: | 09 26 1910 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Normal Lawn, Whitewater, Wis." The lawn in front of the Whitewater Normal School. The area is landscaped with trees, shrubs and plant... |
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