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Grant County Court House

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior view of the Grant County Court House. Caption reads: "Court House, Lancaster, Wis."
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Main Street on the Square

Date: 1900
Description: View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West."
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Town Hall and Church

Date: 1932
Description: Photographic postcard view of a man sitting on the steps of Town Hall. The Catholic church is in the background. Caption reads: "Town Hall and Church, La P...
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Steamer St. Paul on Mississippi River

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of the sidewheel excursion, Saint Paul, on the Mississippi River taken in 1909. St. Paul, Minnesota is seen in the background. Later n...
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Scott Street

Date: 1905
Description: View of Scott Street, looking westward. A horse-drawn carriage is parked near a large sign for a drugstore. Caption reads: "Looking West on Scott Street, W...
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Bellinger in Navy Flying Boat

Date: 1914
Description: Lieutenant Patrick N.L. Bellinger, one of the first Navy flyers, piloting a U.S. Navy flying boat during the U.S. occupation of Vera Cruz, Mexico. During t...
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Curtiss with Langley's Aerodrome

Date: 06 1914
Description: The Aerodome, invented by Samuel Langley, Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, as reconstructed by Glenn Curtiss at Hammondsport.
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Main Street Looking East

Date: 1905
Description: View of Main Street, looking eastward. A drugstore and the Stevens Point Journal offices are on the right. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking East, Steve...
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Main Street Scene

Date: 1910
Description: View of a Main Street. A drugstore can be seen prominently on the left. Trees line the sidewalk on the right. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West, St...
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St. Mary's Hospital in Madison

Date: 1915
Description: St. Mary's Hospital soon after its completion in 1911. Caption reads: "St. Mary's Hospital."
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Madison City Hospital

Date: 1910
Description: View of City Hospital, which became known as Madison General Hospital and is now Meriter Hospital. It was designed by Madison architects Louis W. Claude an...
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Central High School

Date: 1915
Description: Central High School, designed by St. Paul architect Cass Gilbert and partially razed in 1986. Caption reads: "High School, Madison, Wis."
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Forest Rangers on Horseback

Date: 1912
Description: Two forest rangers are posing on horseback. Handwritten on front: "Forest Rangers at Trout Lake Station."
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Main Walk, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1905
Description: View down the main walk leading to Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, then Main Hall.
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Camp Randall Memorial Arch

Date: 1912
Description: Camp Randall Memorial Arch and Civil War cannons. The memorial was built to honor Wisconsin Civil War soldiers and is located on the University of Wisconsi...
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Camp Randall Stadium

Date: 1908
Description: Aerial view of Camp Randall Stadium on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.

Top image on Place File card. Caption reads: "Bird's-eye View, Camp Ra...

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Soo Round House at Abbottsford

Date: 1909
Description: The Soo line roundhouse. Caption reads: "Soo Round House, Abbottsford, Wis."
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Whitefish Bay Street Railroad

Date: 1911
Description: Colorized view of the railroad curve near Whitefish Bay resort. Caption reads: "The Curve near Whitefish Bay Resort."
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Main Street

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street with streetcar. Caption reads: "Main Street, Madison, Wis."
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Main Lodge at Old Mission Inn

Date: 1937
Description: Old Mission Inn on shoreline of Lake Superior, taken from end of dock. The Old Mission Inn was razed in 1965.

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