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Capitol Park Statue "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: "Forward", the statue created by Jean Pond Miner of Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Women's Memorial at the Columbian Exposition in 1893. The statue is seen on...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: The Wisconsin State Capitol under construction during the summer of 1914. One wing is still under construction and the statue "Wisconsin," by Daniel Cheste...
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Home of John Johnston

Date: 1895
Description: Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 645 Franklin Place, also know as "The Lion House." Home is set back from the road, wit...
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Joseph B. Kalvelage House

Date: 1977
Description: Exterior of house, located at 2432 West Kilbourn Avenue. House has three levels, and is surrounded by trees.
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Ada Meinhardt Residence

Date: 1895
Description: An interior view of the Ada Meinhardt residence. There is an elaborate stairway with several musical instruments displayed below.
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Pabst Theater

Date: 2009
Description: Stairway from lobby to lower balcony of Pabst Theater.
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Hermitage Foyer

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Description: Foyer of the Hermitage, home of Andrew Jackson, featuring bucolic murals, a curving staircase, ornate couches and sculptures.
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Home of John Johnston

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view from street of home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, located at 645 Franklin Place, also known as "The Lion House...
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Pilgrim Hall

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Description: Exterior of Pilgrim Hall in a town setting. A horse and carriage waits outside the museum with a colonnaded porch.
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Nemours

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Description: View of Nemours, one of the palatial estates of the Alfred I. du Pont (1864-1935) family built between 1909-1910 by Smyth and Son. Side lawn paths frame a ...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Construction

Date: 1914
Description: Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building, showing steel work of North Wing under construction. Crowds of people are gathered on the lawn for t...
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Polperro House Second Floor at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1936
Description: Room on the second floor in Polperro House. In the center is a stairwell up to the next floor, a bookshelf in the right corner, and a portrait of a man abo...
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Outside the Lincoln Memorial

Date: 1950
Description: View of the Lincoln Memorial from across Lincoln Memorial Circle. Several women and a man are crossing the street behind several cars that have driven by. ...
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Museum of Contemporary Art

Date: 09 2013
Description: View looking down at a staircase in the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art. On the ground floor is a wire sculpture that rises above the first landing of t...
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"Forward" Statue and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1920
Description: View up sidewalk towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the North Pediment, called "Learning of the World, by the sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, just belo...
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"Tall White Lantern"

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Description: Asian-styled, cast-concrete sculpture identified as "Tall White Lantern" in Sid Boyum's front yard, standing by the steps leading up to the front porch. Th...
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Hygiea Mineral Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Hygiea Mineral Spring, Waukesha, Wis." The spring is shown inside a pavilion and surrounded by stone walls and balustrades. There is ...

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