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Memorial Union

Date: 1929
Description: View from Landon Street of Memorial Union southeast entrance on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The inscription on the wall in front of the bas...
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Entry Hall at Walden

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Description: Interior view showing entry hall at "Walden", the family estate of Cyrus McCormick, Jr.
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Surveying Fire Damage in the Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1904
Description: The remains of a second floor corridor in the North Wing of the Third Wisconsin State Capitol after the fire of February 27-28, 1904. This photograph docum...
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Supreme Court Doorway

Date: 02 04 1945
Description: Supreme Court doorway, with a sculpture of a badger over the door in the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Arched Entrance of Lowell School

Date: 04 06 1944
Description: View from street towards the entrance to the Lowell Elementary School, 401 Maple Avenue.
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McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor

Date: 06 02 1937
Description: McCoy's Ice Cream Parlor, 507 State Street, showing the soda fountain and bar, taken from the front door. In the back is an arched doorway leading to stair...
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Central High School Entrance

Date: 12 09 1933
Description: View of the Central High School entrance arch at 214 Wisconsin Avenue. Ivy is growing around the entrance, and is obscuring the carved letters of "High Sch...
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Beta Theta Pi Summer Group

Date: 07 27 1932
Description: Beta Theta Pi summer group at 622 Mendota Court.
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Eastwood Theatre Main Foyer

Date: 01 08 1930
Description: View of foyer from west end; Eastwood theatre, located at 2090 Atwood Avenue. On the right is a staircase and newel post with a statue of Mercury. Text on ...
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Hinman House Interior

Date: 09 01 1928
Description: Albert Hinman Residence, 1 Vista Road. Shows the living room with fireplace, bookcases, radio, desk and stairway.
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Sacred Heart Academy Class Picture

Date: 1925
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a class at the Sacred Heart Academy, now Edgewood High School.
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Sacred Heart Academy Class Picture

Date: 1925
Description: Outdoor group portrait of a class at the Sacred Heart Academy, now Edgewood High School.
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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 02 1904
Description: Ruins of the second floor of the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol, looking south, after the fire. The blaze nearly destroyed the entire buil...
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Surveying Fire Damage

Date: 02 1904
Description: Ruins of the second floor of the North Wing (looking south), after the fire that destroyed most of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. In addition to the ch...
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Fire at the Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 02 1904
Description: View of the crowd standing at the South Wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol watching the fire that destroyed most of the building. Because the University w...
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Ashland County Jail

Date: 1890
Description: Text on front reads: "Ashland County Jail, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." A young boy standing on the steps near the open door of the a...
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G.W. Peck's Store

Date: 1890
Description: Front view of G.W. Peck's Store. The ground is covered with snow. The signs on the building read "Globe Steam Laundry" and the text below the photograph re...
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Eau Claire County Courthouse Entrance

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Description: View of the entrance with Corinthian columns, and intricate curved metal stairs and railings flanking the doorway. The sidewalk and lawn are in the foregro...
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Industrial Home for Women

Date: 1920
Description: The dormitory building of the Taycheedah Industrial Home for Women.
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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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