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Dewey's Victory Arch

Date: 1898
Description: Wisconsin Semi-Centennial ceremonial archway erected at State and Mifflin Streets to celebrate Admiral George Dewey's victory over the Spanish fleet at Man...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1915
Description: Bascom Hall exterior, formerly Main Hall, from the north path, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Monument to the Pioneers

Date: 1925
Description: A man kneels next to a monument dedicated to the pioneers.
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Spanish War Monument

Date: 1936
Description: View of a boulevard containing a Spanish war memorial statue. The plaque on the statue's base reads: "Memorial to those who served in the war with Spain, 1...
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Milwaukee Avenue

Date: 1908
Description: Caption reads: "Milwaukee Avenue showing D.A.R. Monument". Trees and houses are on both sides of the unpaved road.
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Losey Memorial Arch

Date: 1915
Description: The Losey Memorial Arch, built in honor of Joseph W. Losey. Mr. Losey was an early pioneer lawyer of the town, made District Attorney in 1857 and City Atto...
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Nicolet monument at the site where Nicolet is supposed to have landed in Wisconsin.
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Recreational Area Plan for Wisconsin

Date: 1939
Description: A color, pictorial map. Scale: 10 miles to the inch. Shows state parks and forests, proposed state parkways, proposed state monuments and memorials, nation...
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Red Bird Monument

Date: 1925
Description: The Red Bird monument, erected on the site of Ft. Winnebago and Red Bird's surrender. There is a cannon on the lawn behind the monument. A road is along th...
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Marquette and Joliet Marker

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet marker. "This tablet marks the place near which Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet entered the Wisconsin R...
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Fort Winnebago Monument

Date: 1924
Description: Fort Winnebago monument two miles east of Portage on Highway 33, erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1924. The mo...
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Kunzelmann Esser Co. Parade Car

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Description: Kunzelmann-Esser Furniture Co. parade car parked in Kosciuszko Park at South 9th Street and West Lincoln Avenue.
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Court of Honor

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Description: Court of Honor, W. Wisconsin Avenue, looking west from N. 9th Street. The Midsummer Festival monument (with eagle) and Gesu Church steeples are on the left...
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City Hall

Date: 04 29 1921
Description: Elevated view of City Hall at intersection bustling with pedestrians, streetcars, and parked automobiles.
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U.S. Government War Exposition

Date: 09 1918
Description: Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition at Grant Park taken from a window the International Harvester building on Michigan Avenue. A large crow...
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City Hall

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated exterior view. Sign on front of City Hall reads: "Help Prevent Fires," and the Henry Bergh statue and fountain is in front of the building. Severa...
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Civil War Soldiers' Monument

Date: 1910
Description: Grand Avenue (now Wisconsin Avenue). A church building is in the background on the left. Caption reads: "Soldiers' Monument, Grand Avenue, Milwaukee."
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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1895
Description: Side view of the statue on a plinth with Celtic designs, with his right hand holding a horn resting on his hip. The statue is located in Juneau Park. On th...
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Grand Avenue

Date: 1912
Description: Now called Wisconsin Avenue. Split avenue (strip of land down the center). There are several statues on plinths and/or columns in the median. Caption reads...

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