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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1885
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block East Gorham Street. The front door is partially open, and a woman is sitting to the right of the entranc...
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Youngster Contributors to Roundy's Fun Fund

Date: 09 16 1950
Description: "Roundy" Coughlin sitting on a stoop with some neighborhood children who put on a magic show to collect money for Roundy's Fun Fund for handicapped kids.
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Lewis Arms at the Jim White Grocery

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Description: Lewis Arms sits on a bicycle in front of Jim White's Grocery in the Greenbush neighborhood. With him is Eldrie Berry, daughter of John and Pearl Berry, and...
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Christmas Customs

Date: 12 14 1953
Description: Maybelle Otterson demonstrates a Christmas custom as she hangs a front door decoration on her home at 209 North Blackhawk Avenue in Shorewood.
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Parade of Homes in Meadowood

Date: 06 12 1956
Description: Steps made from railroad ties are a feature at one of the homes in the Parade of Homes.
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Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Exterior at Christmas

Date: 12 1939
Description: Image from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with a view of the exterior of the settlement house at 768 West Washington Avenue decorated with garland...
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German Methodist Episcopal Church

Date: 1912
Description: View from road of the German Methodist Episcopal Church. The double doorway has an arched window above it, and another circular window with a decorative fr...
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German Lutheran Church and Parsonage Erected 1908

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the German Lutheran Church. There is a lamppost and a sign at the foot of the stairs. A fenced-in churchyard is on the right. The par...
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Methodist Episcopal Church and Parsonage

Date: 1911
Description: View across street of the M.E. Church, which is a one-story wood frame building with a weather vane on the steeple. There are tall windows on either side o...
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Episcopalian Church

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Description: Exterior view across unpaved road of the Episcopalian Church, a small brick building with arched windows and doors. Trees in the yard shade the church. A w...
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Mrs. Lucius Fairchild and Grandaughter

Date: 1896
Description: View through open doorway, looking out towards Mrs. Lucius Fairchild and her granddaughter, Frances Bull, standing on a sidewalk. Original caption reads, "...
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Along the Lake Monona Shoreline

Date: 1982
Description: View across a lawn towards the back of a house. The lawn slopes down to the left towards a tree-lined shore, with a bench and a pier. In the background is ...
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Future Site of the State Archives Preservation Facility

Date: 11 11 2015
Description: Front entrance to the State of Wisconsin's Central Services Building, located at 201 S. Dickinson Street. The building contained Transportation Services an...
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Garage on South Park Street

Date: 04 2014
Description: View from across street of the "Park St. Garage" at 2116 Park Street. There is a parked car on the right side of the building near three garage doors. Ther...
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Johnson Public House

Date: 04 25 2015
Description: View across street towards a bicycle and traffic barrel standing on the sidewalk in front of a coffee shop. A sign above the first floor windows reads: "Jo...
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Workmen's Circle Labor Lyceum

Date: 07 17 1953
Description: Exterior view from across street of the Workmen's Circle Labor Lyceum, 41-43 North Mills Street.

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