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Water Tower

Date: 1895
Description: Water Tower located on East Washington Avenue. Horse-drawn wagons are parked in the center near the tower. Commercial buildings are in the background on th...
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Water Works Tower

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Description: View of the Water Tower, located on East Washington Avenue near the Capitol Square. Horse-drawn wagons are around the base of the tower.
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Elevated View of Water Tower

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Description: Elevated view, probably taken from the old Wisconsin State Capitol building, looking down East Washington Avenue toward the water tower.
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New Pavement for Myrtle Street, Looking West

Date: 03 23 1949
Description: Madison streets, new pavement, viewed on Myrtle Street, looking west toward Oscar Mayer plant.
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1890
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon in front of several brick buildings, including the Capitol Publishing building, near the water tower. The man driving the wagon may...
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Newly Reconstructed East Washington Avenue

Date: 08 18 1949
Description: Elevated view of the newly reconstructed East Washington Avenue, looking east at the 700 block. A water tower is on the right.
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Water Tower Plan

Date: 1902
Description: Architectural rendering of the water tower plan for the University of Wisconsin.
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New Well on Spaanem Avenue

Date: 03 23 1950
Description: A large steel cylinder-shaped water reservoir stands above a drilled well with a tall construction crane behind it. The well under construction is Unit #9 ...
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Central High Baseball Team

Date: 05 18 1950
Description: Group portrait of the uniformed Central High School baseball team with their coach, Harold "Gus" Pollock. A water tower is in the background on the right.
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Telephone Pole and Water Tower

Date: 11 1980
Description: A telephone pole emerges from a dirt mound and casts a shadow across the land. Trees and a water tower can be seen in the distance. Bible Camp Road.
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Downtown Water Tower

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Description: The Madison water tower as seen through the stone gateway at the East Washington Avenue entrance to the Capitol Park.
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Aerial View of Dane County Hospital

Date: 1960
Description: Aerial view of the Dane County Hospital, looking west. Excavating for a more modern east wing that was finished in 1960 can be seen near the main building....
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Cement Work

Date: 1915
Description: A wooden chest with a sign "[illegible] Cement Work" stands on West Dayton Street near its intersection with Wisconsin Avenue. There is a bucket nearby, an...
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Pinckney Street

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of horses and buggies traveling on North Pinckney Street. The water tower rises behind the commercial buildings on the east side of the stree...
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Water Tower

Date: 1905
Description: The 125 foot tall Madison water tower stands in the middle of East Washington Avenue. On the right is a large business block occupied by the Amerika Publis...
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Snowy Street

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Description: View down a snowy unpaved street. There appears to be a water tower, as well as a windmill at the far end of the street.
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Depot and Yards

Date: 1926
Description: View down railroad tracks where three boys are standing. The water tank and windmill are on the right near the Deerfield Depot. On the far right, two men a...
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Deerfield Creamery Company

Date: 1926
Description: Exterior view of the Deerfield Creamery Company. Two cars are parked in the lot in front of the factory. There are storage tanks in the background on the r...
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Bird's-Eye View

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Mazomanie. The church's steeple stands out in the landscape of houses and barns.
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Mount Horeb Bank

Date: 1925
Description: View from intersection of the exterior of the three-story Mount Horeb Bank, next door to the printing office. There is a water tower in the background.

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