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Men's Lounge at Memorial Union

Date: 10 12 1928
Description: Men's lounge at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union.
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Capitol Park Statue "Forward"

Date: 1893
Description: "Forward", the statue created by Jean Pond Miner of Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Women's Memorial at the Columbian Exposition in 1893. The statue is seen on...
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Female Employees Assembling Torpedo Parts

Date: 01 13 1943
Description: Female workers assembling torpedoes for the U.S. Military at an International Harvester factory. Original caption reads: "This large group of women employe...
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124 Langdon Street

Date: 1924
Description: 124 Langdon Street, viewed from Lake Mendota. The house was designed by Madison architect Frank Riley and built in 1924 for the Kappa Sigma fraternity. T...
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Cross Plains Tavern and School

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of a stone building in Cross Plains, which used to house a tavern downstairs and the town's school upstairs. Features a porch entrance, and ...
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Thuerer House

Date: 1940
Description: View from street of a dog standing on front walk in front of the Dr. Chris L. Thuerer home, a large Four Square Style house which has large bay windows and...
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Elks Home

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Description: Front view of the exterior of the Elks Home. Flags adorn the home and lawn.
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Assembly Chamber, Capitol Building

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Description: Elevated view of the Assembly Chamber interior. The desks and speaker's podium are below in the center. Large light fixtures in the ceiling and on the floo...
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First Baptist Church

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Description: View of the front of the church, which has a columned porch, topped by a pediment. The windows have a variety of shapes, but all contain stained glass and ...
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Aqua Church

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Description: A view of the church's interior. The altar space on the back wall has an architectural feature on the wall that displays Bible verses. To the right is the ...
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Presbyterian Meeting House

Date: 1928
Description: A view of the interior, taken from the altar, looking out to the seating area. U.S. flags hang from the mezzanine seating area, which also houses the organ...
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Porch at Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: View from grounds toward patients sitting on the porch of the rotunda at Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. A nurse stands near ...
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Dining at the National Military Home

Date: 1915
Description: A large group of veterans eating in the dining hall at the National Military Home, which opened in 1867. Men in white hats and uniforms serve a meal to the...
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Library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village

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Description: Interior of the library at Amalgamated Clothing Workers' Cooperative Village, designed by the architects Springsteen & Goldhammer and completed in 1930. Ta...
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Slocum Hall at Ohio Wesleyan University

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Description: Interior of the library at Slocum Hall, built in 1898. Located on the campus of Ohio Wesleyan University, founded in 1842, the hall features an arcade and ...
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The Elton Hotel

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Description: Interior of the Flemish Dining Room at the Elton Hotel, built in 1905. Decorative lighting surrounds a domed skylight, and below, tables are set for a meal...
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Mansion House

Date: 1910
Description: Interior of a restaurant at a mansion house. A man at the left leans against a counter, and two women stand behind a shelf filled with candy. Tables and c...
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Lunch Counter at the Union Railroad Passenger Station

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Description: Women stand behind and near the lunch counter at Union Railroad Passenger Station. Tables and chairs are set up against the wall beside the counter.
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The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
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Hotel Massasoit

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Description: Exterior of Hotel Massasoit, built in 1887. The wooden building features a long porch and balcony. To the left of the hotel, an automobile is parked.

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