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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Aerial View of Bascom Hill

Date: 1923
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Science Hall, and Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota i...
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Homestead on the Chippewa

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Description: Elevated view of a bow in the river, and a homestead on the shore, with a two-story house and a barn. Two wagons are close to the barn in the lower left co...
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Aerial View of Isthmus from the West

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of isthmus looking east toward Lake Mendota and the Wisconsin State Capitol, with Lake Monona and the horizon in the background.
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American Club

Date: 1930
Description: The American Club, a fine club house for workers in a modern industrial villiage near Sheboygan, Wisc. built by Kohler Manufacturing Company as a part of t...
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West Johnson Street

Date: 09 28 1940
Description: West Johnson Street at the intersection of North Henry Street.
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Masonic Temple

Date: 1923
Description: An old Masonic Temple and a new temple under construction.
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Nicolet Monument

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Nicolet monument at the site where Nicolet is supposed to have landed in Wisconsin.
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Sterling Hall

Date: 1922
Description: Elevated view of Sterling Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Construction of Wisconsin General Hospital is underway in the foreground.
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Road Construction

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Description: Road construction just north of the Crawford-Vernon County line on State Highway 27, showing both the new and old routes. According to the caption on the ...
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Monona Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: View up Monona Avenue towards the Wisconsin State Capitol. A marquee on the Madison Theatre on the right reads: "Test Pilot, Gable, Loy, Tracy" and "Extort...
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Monona Farm

Date: 1927
Description: Monona Farm, operated by the Quaker Oats Company.
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Newly Opened U.S. Post Office

Date: 04 1929
Description: Newly opened U.S. Post Office on Monona Avenue. There are several automobiles parked on the street outside of the building.
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University President's House

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Description: Front view of the University of Wisconsin president's house at 130 North Prospect.
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Looking Northeast from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

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Description: Elevated ciew of East Washington Avenue and its surrounding area from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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Spreading Gravel

Date: 1900
Description: Two men spreading gravel from a horse-drawn dump wagon onto a road. The wagon was manufactured by Road Machine Co.
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Milwaukee Hospital

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of main hospital building on the top of a hill. Two other buildings are on the right, the one in the foreground a large house.
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St. Mary's Hospital

Date: 1906
Description: A section of the building at the right was erected in 1859; the section at the left is of later construction. The building was torn down in 1911. A car i...
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Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Agricultural buildings. The isthmus and Lake Mendota can also be seen.
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Ann Emery Hall

Date: 1934
Description: Ann Emery Hall on the corner of Frances and Langdon Streets.

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