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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 1954
Description: Manchester's, Incorporated, a department store on Mifflin Street.
Postcard

Ashland County Court House

Date: 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "New Court House, Ashland, Wis." The Neoclassical courthouse was built in 1915 of limestone.
Postcard

Knight Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: This building was named the Knight Block and contained retail on the first floor, business offices on the second floor and the Knight Hotel on the third, f...
Photograph

Masonic Temple

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the Masonic Temple with bicycles in front of the entrance. It was built in 1895 of brick and brownstone in the Richardson Romanesque style...
Postcard

St. Joseph's Hospital

Date: 1905
Description: Caption reads: "St. Joseph's Hospital, Ashland, Wis." Front facade and grounds of the four-story, red brick hospital built in 1905. The basement level is b...
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Under Construction

Date: 1899
Description: State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction.
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State Historical Society of Wisconsin, Under Construction

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view of the east side of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction.
Photograph

St. Frances School

Date: 1910
Description: View of the exterior of a Roman Catholic school built of stone with many windows. Sidewalks run along two sides. Trees can be seen behind and on the right....
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Passing the Time

Date: 11 1976
Description: Paula Fails and her young niece looking out of an ornate window in a building.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol.
Book or Pamphlet

State University in Madison

Date: 1874
Description: State University (University of Wisconsin), Madison.
Book or Pamphlet

Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1874
Description: Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute) near Madison.
Photograph

Main Street

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Description: Main Street from the Park Hotel.
Drawing

Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses at Pendarvis Complex

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of the Pendarvis and Trelawny Houses. Stone building with six over six windows on two levels, and three entrances. A stone wall runs along t...
Photograph

The Capitol Building

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Description: A view of the capitol building from Washington Avenue. Built in the neo-Renaissance style and architecturally modeled on the Hotel de Ville of Paris, Franc...
Photograph

Spotswood Fire Department Engine

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Description: A view of the engine, with four men posing on it, one in front and three in the back. It is parked in an empty lot, with a house to the left. This struct...
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Ponds Reformed Church

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Description: View from road toward the church. The windows have arched frames, and a set of double doors is on the front. Two houses are further down the street on the ...
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Madison Public Library, New Jersey

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Description: Exterior of Madison Public Library in New Jersey, designed by Bringham and Adden and built in 1900. A path leads to an arched entryway, and a tower rises o...
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Building and Monument

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Description: A cannon and statue on a lawn next to a two-story brick building. The building features a large clock tower topped by a cupola, rectangular windows, and de...
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West View of the Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Elevated view of the state Capitol building looking west. The building features columns, a dome topped by the statue Wisconsin, and multiple windows.

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