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The Union House Tavern

Date: 1900
Description: The Union House Tavern, known as Schulkamp's Corner Saloon, 2601 East Washington Avenue at Milwaukee Street. A group of men are standing on the porch holdi...
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DiSalvo's Spaghetti House Bar

Date: 04 12 1944
Description: Interior view of DiSalvo's Spaghetti House bar, located at 810 Regent Street in the Greenbush neighborhood. Family portraits, including servicemen, are on ...
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Harrison Street Community Garden

Date: 04 1917
Description: Children working in an urban community garden. Original caption reads: "Scene in Harrison Street Community Garden showing each plot staked off. Up to 1917 ...
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Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
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Ray-O-Vac Building

Date: 11 30 1945
Description: Ray-O-Vac building on the 2300 block of Winnebago Street. Office building and several cars. Snow is on the ground. The sign near the door in the center of ...
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Capitol Theatre Marquee

Date: 05 02 1939
Description: Capitol Theatre marquee at night showing "'When Germany Fell' with Col. A.L. Rule. Authentic from beginning to end." People are purchasing tickets at the t...
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Lapham School Barracks

Date: 06 07 1933
Description: Small wooden barracks building with a portion of the old Lapham School, 1436 E. Dayton Street, in the background.
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Damaged Jeep

Date: 12 23
Description: Damaged Jeep parked outdoors. The Jeep was driven by William Rigney when he struck and killed John Milen near the White Manor Tavern, 2201 N. Sherman Avenu...
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Woman and Boy Raking Leaves

Date: 04 13 1945
Description: Mrs. Lillian Helfrecht raking her lawn with the help of her neighbor, six-year-old George Armstrong. George helped Mrs. Helfrecht with various chores becau...
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Aerial View of Camp Randall

Date: 1947
Description: Aerial view of one hundred ninety government surplus trailers, parked near Camp Randall, provided temporary housing for World War II veterans and their fam...
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Low Cost Housing for World War II Veterans

Date: 09 23 1948
Description: A low-cost house being built on Midvale Boulevard in Sunset Village on Madison's West Side by builder Marshall Erdman. Erdman's project of four houses is f...
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Jarius Fairchild House

Date: 1918
Description: The Jarius (and his son Lucius) Fairchild home (demolished), 302 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard) at West Wilson Street. A woman is sta...
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Truax Barracks Fire

Date: 12 06 1948
Description: Four Truax barracks apartment neighbors who rescued Walter Alburn and two of his children from the Alburn apartment after a kerosene explosion and resultin...
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch Dedication

Date: 06 19 1912
Description: Day of the dedication of the Memorial Arch for Camp Randall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. University Heights, with the Buell and Gilmore h...
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Keith Roberts House

Date: 05 06 1949
Description: The exterior of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Keith Roberts, 13 South Midvale Boulevard, one of four homes designed and constructed by Marshall Erdman for war v...
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Aerial View of Camp Randall

Date: 05 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Fieldhouse looking east taken. The photograph was taken during a ROTC annual inspection.
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Aerial View of Camp Randall

Date: 05 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Fieldhouse looking west. The photograph was taken during a ROTC annual inspection.
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Aerial View of Camp Randall

Date: 05 11 1951
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium and Fieldhouse looking south. The photograph was taken during a ROTC annual inspection.
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Lewis Arms and Helen Berry

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Description: Lewis Arms hugs Helen Berry playfully. He is wearing his Navy uniform.
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Lewis Arms and Mamie (Arms) Hall

Date: 1943
Description: Lewis Arms poses outdoors with his mother Mamie (Arms) Hall. He is wearing his Navy uniform.

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