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Washburn and Woodman Bank

Date: 1932
Description: View from across street of the Washburn and Woodman Bank building, erected by C.C. Washburn and Cyrus Woodman. The bank was established in 1846 and operate...
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West Wing of Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of the west wing of the Wisconsin State Capitol building. A view of the fourth capitol with snow flocked trees and snow-covered lawn and side...
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West Washington Avenue

Date: 08 24 1945
Description: View of West Washington Avenue from the Capitol steps, with the Grace Episcopal Church steeple on the right.
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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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DeForest State Bank

Date: 09 12 1933
Description: A group of people are gathering in front of the DeForest State Bank, site of a robbery.
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University of Wisconsin Memorial Union

Date: 05 30 1930
Description: View of the University of Wisconsin Memorial Union at 800 Langdon Street, surrounded by bare trees.
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Gesell Photographic Studio

Date: 1895
Description: Street with Gesell Photographic Studio, which is built into the side of a bluff, about 1895. His studio was on Main Street from 1877-1903. Miller and Co. L...
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E.M. Maurer Bookstore

Date: 1885
Description: A man is posing in front of the corner entrance to the E.M. Maurer Bookstore. Above the corner entrance is a turret, and a small child is looking out of on...
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Allen's Hall

Date: 1890
Description: View from street towards a two-story wood-sided building, with a board sidewalk in front. There is a roof covering steps on the left side of the building. ...
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Pioneer Block before the Fire

Date: 1880
Description: Three or four-story brick building, with a "Drug Book Store" sign at the front, and a stair wrapping around the side of the building up to a balcony. A man...
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Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Capitol during a rain shower.
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Martin and Toay Store, Mineral Point

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph of the Martin and Toay Store in Mineral Point. A man is standing at the top of a stairway on the left side of the building. A group of people a...
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Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.
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White Front Grocery from Rear

Date: 04 1960
Description: Right rear view of White Front Grocery at 610-12 Mound Street in the Greenbush neighborhood.
Postcard

North Entrance of State Historical Society

Date: 1918
Description: View towards the terraced steps and balustrades leading down to the sidewalk, at the North, Langdon Street, entrance of the State Historical Society. The A...
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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...
Postcard

House at 1534 Morrison Street

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1534 Morrison Street. The home was built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "1534 Morrison St., 1927...
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Moravian Church

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Description: View across intersection toward the Moravian Church on the opposite corner. Steps at the corner angle up to an entrance on the right side. A large bell tow...
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Mary Baldwin Seminary

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Description: View from across a road of a row of buildings of Mary Baldwin Seminary, established in 1842. A stone fence and stairs separate the lawn from the sidewalk. ...
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Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Description: Elevated view of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, founded in 1870. The building, completed in 1880, features neoclassical architecture. In front of the muse...

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