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Interior of Communal Shower for Migrant Workers

Date: 1969
Description: The interior of a floorless tin communal shower hut with shower heads and sinks for migrant farm workers in a labor camp.

This photograph is a part of Wi...

Drawing

Blueprint of Balcony for Riven Rock Estate

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Description: A blueprint showing the second floor balcony outside of the linen room of Stanley McCormick's Riven Rock estate in El Montecito, Santa Barbara County, Cali...
Photograph

Atley Peterson Residence

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Description: Exterior view across lawn of the Atley Peterson home, which is a two-story Victorian with an attic and a turret. Metal work is along the flat section of th...
Photograph

Madison Home

Date: 1951
Description: Front corner detail, showing stone and ironwork of the residence at 424 North Pinckney Street, known as the Pierce house and the Garnhardt house.
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Grandma's Favorite Recipes

Date: 2012
Description: Sign mounted on a painted brick wall next to a doorway in a downtown alley. Features a head and shoulders caricature of a woman wearing glasses perched on ...
Photograph

Grain Elevators

Date: 2013
Description: Large round grain elevators near 3rd Street. On the right are two billboards advertising "Ballweg Midwest Toyota" and "Boys & Girls Clubs." In the foregrou...
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Boy Standing at Gate

Date: 1910
Description: Hand-colored portrait of a boy standing in the arch of a decorative iron gate holding the door open with his right hand and holding a hand fan and handkerc...
Photograph

Tomahawk Ridge Tower

Date: 11 13 1964
Description: View of the new 105-foot steel tower for senior ski jumpers under construction at Tomahawk Ridge. The 70-foot wooden junior tower is at the right. There is...
Photograph

Tomahawk Ridge Tower

Date: 11 13 1964
Description: Men at work on the new 120-foot tower under construction at Tomahawk Ridge, west of Middleton. Blackhawk Ski club members will have their 18th annual ski j...
Drawing

Proposed "Forevertron" Site Sketch

Date: 1998
Description: Drawing of Dr. Evermor's "Forevertron" envisioned on the site of the former Badger Army Ammunition Plant (originally known as Badger Ordnance Works). D...
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State Capitol, Madison, Wis.

Date: 1878
Description: This frontispiece lithograph shows the State Capitol with an American flag on flying on top of the dome. The grounds include trees and paths and are enclos...
Photograph

Animal Sculpture by Dr. Evermor

Date: 
Description: Side view of an animal sculpture on a patio or porch. The creature was built by Dr. Evermor from scrap metal which he collected and designed and assembled....
Photograph

House with Ironwork Decoration on Front Porch

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Description: View from street of the front of a white, two-story house with pitched roof and front porch with decorative ironwork surround painted white. The house (in ...
Photograph

Frank B. Fargo House

Date: 1910
Description: A winter view of the front of the Fargo house on Mulberry Street. It is a two and one-half story cream brick Second Empire Style house with mansard roof. T...
Photograph

Wisconsin Capitol Dome Construction

Date: 1913
Description: View across street towards temporary derricks protruding from the steel framework of the dome on the Wisconsin State Capitol. The lantern cage tops the dom...
Photograph

Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy wearing a red plastic firefighter hat is looking up at a five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
Photograph

Fire Lookout Tower

Date: 1967
Description: A young boy is waving his red plastic firefighter hat while standing at the top of the five-story fire lookout tower at the Hall of Flame Fire Museum.
Photograph

Annual Christmas Charity Ball

Date: 12 29 1953
Description: The annual Christmas Charity Ball held at the Loraine Hotel. Walking up the stairs to the Crystal Ballroom are Mary Ann Hand, who was in charge of freshman...
Postcard

Front Gate, Wis. State Prison

Date: 1915
Description: Slightly elevated view of the front gate at the Wisconsin State Prison, taken from inside the prison grounds. In the foreground is the walkway to the gate ...
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In the Summer House

Date: 1935
Description: Herbert P. Brumder poses with his wife Margaret Bouer Brumder in the doorway of a metal framed gazebo. Large vines cover the framework. The gazebo was on t...

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