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Street Corner

Date: 07 05 1965
Description: Street corner with gasoline station, 7-Up sign in front of restaurant next door, and several storefronts across the street.
Drawing

Madison Capital House

Date: 1853
Description: Illustration of the Capital house, a first-class hotel, copied from page 320 of Gleason's Pictorial Drawing-Room Companion.
Photograph

North Fairchild and West Mifflin Streets

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Four houses along North Fairchild Street, left to right, Michael Endres (20), Timothy Lyons (24), John Dahlk - furnished rooms (26-28), and Sam Corona (30)...
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Installing Rock Wool Insulation

Date: 11 21 1936
Description: Three men on scaffolding are installing Capitol Rock Wool insulation, from a R.H. and E.H. Carpenter Inc. truck into a house at 616 N. Carroll Street.
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Chicago & Northwestern R.R. Crossing at Blair Street

Date: 11 12 1936
Description: Chicago & Northwestern Railroad tracks, looking east at the crossing of S. Blair Street, King Street, E. Wilson Street, and Williamson Street. Included in ...
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Madison Railways Bus

Date: 10 31 1935
Description: Three-quarter view from front left of Madison Railways bus on the Capitol Park route. The front angle doors are open.
Photograph

K-D Texaco Service Station

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: K-D Texaco Super Service Station, 521 E. Washington Avenue at S. Blair Street. The business was owned by Carl A. Kessenich and Ernest J. Dupuis.
Photograph

Yankee-Built Greek Revival House

Date: 1870
Description: A Yankee-built Greek Revival frame house from the 1840s. The small dark rectangular plaque above the door is a Madison Mutual Insurance Company sign that i...
Photograph

Nichols House

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of Nichols House with a group of people on and around the porch.
Drawing

Astor House

Date: 1835
Description: Rough sketch of the Astor house made from memory.
Photograph

North Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Residential block of North Sherman Avenue between McPherson and Farragut Street, across from Sherman School.
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Oak Grove House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view from lawn of the front of the Oak Grove House near Juneau. There is a sign hanging from the railing of the second floor porch.
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Phi Delta Theta Homecoming Display

Date: 11 07 1952
Description: The Phi Delta Theta fraternity house, 222 Langdon Street, is decorated for Homecoming with a theme of Bucky Badger whipping the Northwestern University Wil...
Postcard

Cutler House

Date: 1890
Description: Souvenir postcard showing a view of the Cutler house and Morris D. Cutler. Caption reads: "Souvenir postcard of centennial celebration of the founding of W...
Photograph

Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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Kunert Tin Shop, Superior, Wisconsin

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the A.W. Kunert Tin Shop.
Photograph

Keyes Residence

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the Keyes residence, home of Elisha W. Keyes, political leader. According to Keyes' daughter, Mrs. John C. Gaveney, the framed pictures, etc.,...
Photograph

Keyes Residence

Date: 1897
Description: Interior of the Keyes residence, home of political leader Elisha W. Keyes. According to Keyes' daughter, Mrs. John C. Gaveney of Whitehall, Wisconsin, the...
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Tanner House

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the Tanner House.
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Madison Roofing and Supply Trucks

Date: 08 12 1945
Description: Eight Madison Roofing and Supply Trucks, specially equipped for home insulation and transportation of roofing and siding materials.

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