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| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built... |
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| Description: | The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | Levi B. Vilas built this house in 1853 at 521 North Henry Street on the corner of Langdon Street. |
| Date: | 1938 |
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| Description: | City Hall, located at 2 W. MIfflin Street, was built from 1856-1858. The architect was August Kutzbock. |
| Date: | 1952 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a Wolff-Kubly & Hirsig building (the site of the current Wisconsin Historical Museum) under construction. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Two preliminary watercolors of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. The panel displays the history of Wisconsin ex... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A watercolor of the right panel of the Centennial Mural in the Wisconsin Historical Society. This panel displays the history of Wisconsin exploration, mos... |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | Sunrise over Lake Monona and the Madison, Wisconsin isthmus, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the distance. |
| Date: | 1967 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of the State Historical Society headquarters building by Paul Duesler. This painting is associated with the 1967 building addition plan... |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of Lake Monona from asylum grounds or Governor's Island. On the far shoreline is Madison and the Wisconsin State Capitol. |
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| Description: | Oil painting of a double row of willow trees on University Bay Drive. A trail winds between them. Boulders line the shore of Lake Mendota on the left. A tu... |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a sailing ship on a sea or ocean. A large rock formation is on the left. |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a canoe and sailboat on Lake Mendota. In the background is the city skyline on the far shoreline. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of boats and sailboats on Lake Mendota, looking towards Maple Bluff, perhaps from Governor's Island or Rocky Roost. |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a sailboat on Lake Mendota. |
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| Description: | Watercolor painting of a country road with a small barn in the distance. Trees are on the right and left, and foliage covers the ground. May be based on ... |
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| Description: | Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba... |
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