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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Demolition

Date: 1906
Description: Only the salvaged planking behind the "Forward" statue created by Jean Pond Miner indicates that anything more is going on in this picture than a peaceful ...
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Capitol Square Parade

Date: 10 07 1887
Description: Military parade on Main Street honoring President Grover Cleveland's visit to Madison. Soldiers of the University Battalion are marching on West Main Stree...
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Amateur Baseball in the Park

Date: 1938
Description: The catcher squats as the batter gets ready to swing at a pitch while the umpire looks on. This image was taken as part of the WPA Federal Writers Project...
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Streetcar Track Construction on Capitol Square

Date: 1905
Description: Construction of new streetcar tracks on the Capitol Square. In the background, on the corner of Main and Carroll streets, is the Park Hotel. Behind the hot...
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College Hill from Downtown

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Description: John S. Fuller made this photograph of the three University buildings on Bascom Hill (then known as College Hill) from the Capitol roof about 1860. Grace E...
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East Main Street Buildings

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Description: John S. Fuller took this photographs of the buildings in the first block of East Main Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof. Most of the businesses ...
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The Artist

Date: 1876
Description: Issued as a stereograph on green mount entitled "The Artist." Two men stand by a wagon on which is written "A.L. Dahl Landscape Photographer." The flag on...
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View of Wisconsin State Capitol with Flags

Date: 1876
Description: "View of the Capitol, with all the Flags" one of four "Different Views of Parades in the Streets" identified in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic View...
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Soldiers on Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1876
Description: Three men on shoreline of Lake Mendota, one wearing a military uniform like those worn during the 1876 Centennial Celebrations in Madison. The location app...
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Shamrock Youth Baseball Team

Date: 07 26 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Shamrock youth baseball team. 15 boys are in Shamrock t-shirts, and one coach is standing on the left.
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Shamrock Youth Baseball Team

Date: 07 26 1954
Description: Group portrait of the Shamrock youth baseball team. There are 15 boys in Shamrock t-shirts, and one coach.
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Flag Drill at Henry Vilas Park

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Description: Fourth of July flag drill at Vilas Park, choreographed by F.W. Kehl in Madison. The land for Vilas Park was donated to the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive ...
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Senator Proxmire and Constituents

Date: 07 1969
Description: Senator William Proxmire greets three elderly women seated on a bench at the Capitol Square.
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Aerial View over Vilas Park

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view looking southwest over Madison's Vilas Park.
Postcard

Brittingham Park Bathhouse

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Description: A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Camp Randall Cannon

Date: 1955
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Park cannon with an American flag flying in the background.
Postcard

Chautauqua Grounds on Lake Monona

Date: 1915
Description: Colorized view. Caption reads: "Chautauqua Grounds, Lake Monona, Madison in Distance."
Poster

Elmside Addition to Madison

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Description: Poster advertising the Elmside lots for summer homes by Lake Monona.
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Mendota Spillway

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Description: The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.
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Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park.

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