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| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of South Pinckney Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol, with East Washington Avenue to the left and Lake Monona on the distant right. The ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Jefferson School, built on the site of the first cemetery in Janesville. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | The Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority. |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Giles house, residence of Hiram H. Giles, state legislator and social welfare authority. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | View from the path leading to the entrance of the Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute). |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view at an angle towards the left and front of the courthouse. A large statue is on top of the main dome. The area around the courthouse ... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Two men are in the foreground on a shoreline, one standing in a boat. In the background on the other shoreline are adults and children sitting in the gras... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | A large, white brick building is in the middle center, surrounded by trees. A smaller white building is in the right background. In front of the building... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. The woman in front is displaying a Muskellunge, caught in Long Lake, on the residential lawn of M. Newman. Two other woman are standing behind... |
| Date: | 1874 |
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| Description: | View across lawn toward the Lincoln Tomb, the final resting place of Abraham Lincoln, his wife Mary, and three of their four sons, Edward, William, and Tho... |
| Date: | 1878 |
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| Description: | A view of the Native American male dormitory, called "Wigwam." The structure has three floors, each with a balcony. A smaller building is next to it on the... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View toward three cottages along the tree-lined shore of Kelly Lake at Underwood Point. Small docks with boats are along the shoreline. A wooden bench with... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | The main entrance and side of a campus building at Sacred Heart College. The structure appears to be made of several parts and additions, seen on the left. |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | A view of the facade and side of the First Methodist Church. All visible windows are made of stained glass and the highly ornate steeple is partially obscu... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | View of the gate and gatehouse at Hillside cemetery. Caption reads: "Hillside Cemetery, Whitewater, Wis." |
| Date: | 1877 |
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| Description: | The Abiel E. Brooks House, built in 1853, with a family group posed on the lawn and porch. Identified (front row, left to right) are Mrs. Noah (Jane Ann) C... |
| Date: | 1875 |
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| Description: | James Gates Percival's old armchair, upholstered with carpeting. The chair is displayed outdoors, sitting on a crocheted throw in the grass with trees in t... |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of the 420 N. Carroll Street home of J.R. Mears, built in 1870. The Italianate-style house is on the corner of W. Gilman and N. C... |
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