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Gay Building

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of the neoclassical Gay Building, named after Madison developer Leonard W. Gay, at 16 N Carroll Street, one of the first high-rise buildings ...
Book or Pamphlet

International Light-Duty Trucks Advertising Brochure

Date: 1965
Description: Front cover of an advertising brochure for International D-Line light-duty pickup trucks featuring color illustration of truck.
Photograph

Alcohol Notification at Construction Site

Date: 1969
Description: A notification is on a window that reads, "Beer or other alcoholic beverages will not be permitted to pass through this gate." Beyond the gate, the World T...
Photograph

Seminary Church and Buildings at Vyatka, Russia

Date: 07 11 1917
Description: Church buildings in a town along the Trans-Siberian Railway. Original caption reads: "seminary church and buildings at Vyatka."
Photograph

Church of the Resurrection at Petrograd, Russia

Date: 1917
Description: View down a Petrograd (St. Petersburg) street with the Church of the Resurrection in the background.
Photograph

Lake Monona

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Description: Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac...
Photograph

City Panorama With Mount Tom in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view of Holyoke buildings with Mount Tom in the distance.
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View of Town From Bancroft Tower

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Description: Elevated view of town buildings as seen from Bancroft Tower. A body of water and what appears to be an industrial plant are in the foreground.
Photograph

Applying Shingles

Date: 10 1983
Description: "High over the rooftops of Theresa, Jim Polster and son, Kieth, have the scary job of applying new shingles on the building that houses the fire department...
Photograph

Capitol City

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards downtown Madison.
Postcard

Trinity Lutheran Church

Date: 1891
Description: Hand-colored view of Trinity Lutheran Church on Columbia Road, a stone building with a clock in the bell tower/steeple. Arched windows are on the front and...
Postcard

Aerial Vew, Looking S.E., showing State Capitol, Lake Monona in Distance

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Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square from over Wisconsin Avenue. MATC Downtown in the foreground. Caption reads: "Aerial Vew, Looking S.E., showing State Capitol,...
Postcard

Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1940
Description: Twilight view of the Madison skyline across Lake Monona. Caption reads: "Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol at Night, Madison, Wisconsin."
Postcard

Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

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Description: Color aerial postcard of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. John Nolen Drive is along the shoreline in the foreground. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in th...
Postcard

Madison, Wisconsin — the Skyline from Lake Monona

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Description: Sepia-toned postcard towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona. There are trees and a pier in the foreground.
Photograph

Schwabentor

Date: 1932
Description: Tram tracks lead to the arched gateway of the Schwabentor in Freiburg im Briesgau, Germany. Above the arch is a painting of St. George. The spire of Freibu...

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