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Post Office in Rabbit Hash

Date: 05 26 1894
Description: Exterior view of the Wilson Riddell general store, with a horse-drawn wagon parked in front. There is a post office and paint shop attached to the store. S...
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Soldiers' Orphans Home

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of Soldiers' Orphans Home, formerly Harvey Hospital. The octagon house was originally built for Governor Leonard J. Farwell and designed by Aug...
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Assembly Speaker's Desk

Date: 1897
Description: Assembly Speaker's desk, showing an unidentified woman, probably a tourist, standing by the Speaker's chair. In front of the Speaker's desk are the clerks'...
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Bridge Over the Milwaukee River

Date: 1895
Description: A bridge crosses the Milwaukee River on Oneida Street, now known as Wells Street, looking toward the City Hall tower.
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East Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1861
Description: East wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol building (second in Madison) photographed from the U.S. Hotel building which was located at the corner of Ea...
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Men in Wagons by Post Office

Date: 1873
Description: Men in wagons posed in front of a rural post office. They brandish guns, whiskey bottles and possibly a harmonica with humorous intent.
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Men Outside of Post Office

Date: 1873
Description: Men with guns and dogs and wagons in front of a rural post office. Some men have assumed exaggerated poses, probably for humorous effect.
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Couples in Horse-Drawn Wagon

Date: 1871
Description: Two couples in a horse-drawn wagon outside of a commercial frame structure, probably a store.
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Madison's Federal Post Office

Date: 1875
Description: The City of Madison, Federal Post Office, at the corner of Wisconsin and Mifflin Streets. The cornerstone was laid on May 27, 1869. The building was demoli...
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Boy and Horse near Post Office

Date: 1897
Description: Exterior view of the Post Office, with boy and horse in front.
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Man and Dog and Post Office

Date: 1897
Description: Post office with man and dog. This was the Louisville Post Office, west of Downsville in the town of Dunn.
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Post Office

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view of a large building on a street corner. There is a small "Post Office" sign on the right side of the building, and a larger "FURNITURE" sign ...
Print

Great Fair at Milwaukee

Date: 06 28 1865
Description: The Great Fair held at Milwaukee for the benefit of the Wisconsin Soldiers Home. The 130x130 foot building was constructed especially for the ten-day fair....
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Rock County Poor House

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated view of the front of the Rock County Poor House. The three-story house is set on a hill. In the right foreground is a small building and ...
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Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 11 24 1898
Description: View from Bascom Hill toward the Wisconsin State Capitol showing the Wisconsin Historical Society under construction.
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Panoramic View of Madison

Date: 1870
Description: Panoramic view of Madison, taken from the roof of South Hall. This reduced copy was made from original negatives by E.C. Nielson. Labels for both Lake Mend...
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Old Post Office

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the old Post Office that was located at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and Mifflin Street.
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Interior of Old Post Office

Date: 1893
Description: Interior of the old Post Office.
Magazine or Periodical

The Democratic Convention at Cincinnati

Date: 07 10 1880
Description: Large crowd of people in ter hall for the Democratic Convention at Cincinnati.
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 05 1898
Description: Elevated view over the State Historical Society of Wisconsin building (Wisconsin Historical Society) which is under construction. The Wisconsin State Capit...

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