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Pond House

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Description: View from street of exterior of Pond House.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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St. John the Baptist Catholic Church

Date: 1910
Description: View towards the church on a hill. There is a wide set of stairs that leads up to the entrance. Caption reads: "St. John-the-Baptist Catholic Church, Jeffe...
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Main Hall of Milton College

Date: 1915
Description: Main Hall at Milton College. Stamp on print reads: "W. P. Clarke, Pharmacy, Milton, Wis."
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Public High School

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of a public high school A Group of people are standing on the sidewalk near the front steps. Caption reads: "Public High School, Randolph, Wi...
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Marquette County Courthouse

Date: 1935
Description: The entrance to the Marquette County Courthouse.
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St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1905
Description: Exterior view of St. Mary's Academy. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Academy, Prairie du Chien, Wis."
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Home of John Johnston

Date: 1895
Description: Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 645 Franklin Place, also know as "The Lion House." Home is set back from the road, wit...
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Kremer Homestead

Date: 1897
Description: Located on 4th Street; only the first floor is visible through the trees. The house sits on a small hill above the street. Two chairs sit in the lawn on ...
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Lake Park Stone Stairway

Date: 1909
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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Bis in a Fancy Dress

Date: 1917
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones stands on the lawn with her back to the camera, in a fancy dress and a hat with a large flower.
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Memorial Union Theater

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of the Memorial Union Theater on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a railing with steps in the foreground, leading to a paved w...
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President's Residence

Date: 1900
Description: Cyanotype view of the residence on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The president's home is at the corner of Langdon and Park Streets, the curre...
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Gothic Home

Date: 1910
Description: View from sidewalk toward a home with the number 218 which was built in the gothic style.
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St. John's Episcopal Church

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Description: View toward the front of the church which is vine-covered and has shrbus in front. The facade has steps that lead up to arched main entrance, with multi-pa...
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Fairview Hospital

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Description: A view toward the Fairview Hospital, which opened in 1913. Nurses pose in front of the residential-looking building surrounded by a lawn and trees. Caption...
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Saint Joseph's Guest House

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Description: View of the main entrance of Saint Joseph's Guest House. A statue of Jesus stands before the entrance, surrounded by flowers and plants.
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Old and New Recitation Halls at New Salem Academy

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Description: View of the old and new Recitation Halls at New Salem Academy, a school founded in 1795. The old hall, built in 1838, stands on the left. To the right, th...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Ponder Hall at Bessie Tift College

Date: 1925
Description: View from the porch of Tift Hall toward Ponder Hall, which opened in 1883. The building was erected on the campus of Bessie Tift College, founded in 1849.

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