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Wisconsin State Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: Colorized view of the Capitol Park and the replica of Centennial fountain installed in the park in 1878. The green paint is a change made in 1898.
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Capitol Park Fountain

Date: 1898
Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park, where people relax on a park bench. This view looks toward the intersection of Main and Carroll...
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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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Library and Fountain

Date: 1912
Description: View towards the fountain on the lawn in front of the library. Pedestrians are on the right. Caption reads: "Birge Memorial Fountain and White Memorial Lib...
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C. & N. W. Depot

Date: 1910
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railway Depot, with train shed and clock tower. In the foreground is a landscaped area with flowers. In the background is Lake Mich...
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1948
Description: View towards Lake Mendota from the Memorial Union terrace on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Beach at Hotel Clarendon

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Description: View of the beach in front of the Hotel Clarendon, featuring swimmers, benches, and shade-structures made with palm leaves.
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Jarvis Plaza

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Description: A lighted brick platform in Jarvis Plaza with Mercy Hospital in the background. Paved paths lead to the central platform and parkgoers relax on benches.
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The Breakers Hotel, from Garden Pier

Date: 1916
Description: View of the Breakers Hotel taken from the Garden Pier. A pavilion and rows of wooden benches are to the left and a sign advertises "Luigi Valeno's Band." T...
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Bathing Beach

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Description: Elevated view of people relaxing on benches in the foreground, and people sitting on the beach and wading in the water along the seashore.
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Bedford Springs Resort

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Description: Exterior view of the Bedford Springs Resort, built in 1806. A car at the entrance is under a second-story walking bridge that leads to a large, balcony wit...
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Dixon Hotel

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Description: Exterior view across street towards the Dixon Hotel, featuring an overhang over the entrance supported by groups of Ionic columns. There is a balustrade on...
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Argyle Hotel

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Description: View from across street of a hotel with a brick facade. Many of the windows are open and the curtains are hanging out. There is a pedestrian walking on the...
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Juarez Plaza

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Description: View of Juarez Plaza, a fashionable park square featuring a monument and an elaborately decorated bandstand. People gather on park benches and stand near t...
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Resting under Trees

Date: 1930
Description: People rest beneath the shade of trees on benches alongside a path through a park.
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Entrance to Fairmount Park

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Description: View down 52nd Street, a road leading into Fairmount Park. An automobile and a pedestrian pass by rows of trees.
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Highland Avenue

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Description: View down tree-shaded Highland Avenue featuring the Princeston Inn, a boarding residence. Men sit on the porch as other men and women walk down the sidewa...
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West Central Avenue

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Description: View down West Central Avenue, a residential street lined with homes.
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Ole Bull Monument

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Description: Monument of Ole Bull, a Norwegian violinist, in Loring Park.
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Coldwater Hatchery

Date: 1932
Description: People relax on a bench on the front porch of the long, two-story stucco coldwater hatchery building on the grounds of the Fish Hatchery at Wild Rose. Ther...

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