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Campsite with Fire

Date: 08 1927
Description: Man tending to a campfire while a woman is preparing a meal on a picnic table by a tent. A car is parked next to the campsite and a dog is sniffing at a te...
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Tulip Bed and Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 05 22 1928
Description: Tulip bed at the Wisconsin State Capitol at S. Hamilton Street.
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Group Portrait of Three Women and a Child

Date: 08 02 1927
Description: Portrait of three women and a child for Mrs. Dowling of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
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Olson's Store at Crescent Park

Date: 08 1927
Description: A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental.
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Empire House Hotel

Date: 08 1925
Description: A view of the front of the Empire House Hotel, showing the porch and balcony. There are many wicker chairs on the porch, and there is an automobile parked ...
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Hile House

Date: 1921
Description: View from across road of the Hile House. This is where the actress and Confederate spy Belle Boyd died on June 11, 1900, in the front room, over the office...
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Crawford County Court House

Date: 1925
Description: View across lawn with trees towards the Crawford County Court house after remodeling.
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Monument to First Settlers

Date: 1920
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845. View of monument with partial view of Swiss Reform Church in the background.
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Man and Girl on Porch Swing

Date: 1921
Description: A older man and a young girl holding a doll are seated together on a porch swing for an outdoor portrait.
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The "Madeline"

Date: 1928
Description: Three men posed on the "Madeline." This is a Canadian trip hosted by Henry Woods.
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Lakeshore Path at Park Street

Date: 04 20 1927
Description: The Lakeshore path at the foot of Park Street and Lake Mendota (right), from the west terrace of Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison camp...
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Library School

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior of three-story building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Mary Brandel with Ukulele

Date: 1922
Description: Mary Brandel sits at a picnic table with another woman. Mary is holding a ukulele and there is a cottage and lake in the background.
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The Brandels and the Taylors

Date: 1923
Description: E.W. Brandel, Mrs. Brandel, and the Taylors pose in chairs in front of a building. The man on the right is smoking a cigar, and behind them are windows wit...
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Couple with Horse-drawn Carriage

Date: 1924
Description: A young man and woman (probably Mary Brandel) pose on a parked horse-drawn carriage next to a drive. A man (face obscured) is standing behind the horse on ...
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Veblen on Beach

Date: 1920
Description: Thorstein Veblen sitting on a beach, probably at Washington Island, surrounded by driftwood. There is a young child on the beach on the right.
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Buttes des Morts Inn

Date: 1925
Description: A large, two-story wood building with nine over six windows identified as an inn; at the time of the photograph it served as the Butte des Morts Post Offic...
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United States Shipping Board Travel Poster: S.S. Leviathan

Date: 1928
Description: An original lithograph promoting the S.S. Leviathan as the "World's Largest Ship." The poster depicts an elevated view of a large number of tourists...
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Outdoor Exhibit

Date: 1925
Description: An outdoor exhibit, possibly at Tower Hill State Park, with a display featuring a "pig of lead" found near the shot tower there. There is also a bronze pla...
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Island Woolen Mill Dam

Date: 1925
Description: The Island Woolen Mill dam and bridge over the Baraboo River. In the foreground is a concrete "pergola" which shades a small bench. Molded into a concrete ...

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