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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon.
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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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Capitol Park Entrance

Date: 1912
Description: This card which is postmarked 1912 shows the zinc statutes on the stone gateways near the sidewalk at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Ori...
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Farmworkers Taking a Break

Date: 1913
Description: Group of farm workers, men and women, posing in a field, holding various beverages. One man has his arm over a barrel on a stand in the center. In the back...
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Albion College Campus

Date: 1905
Description: View across lawn and trees towards college buildings. Caption reads: "Campus, Albion, Wis."
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High School in Deerfield

Date: 1905
Description: View of the high school in Deerfield. Caption reads: "High School, Deerfield, Wis."
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Deerfield from the East Side

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of the town. Caption reads: "Part of Deerfield, Wis. -- viewed from the East". Handwritten note: "Dear Ella, Here comes the postal I am owing...
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State Street and Lake Street

Date: 1950
Description: Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end...
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Memorial Baptist Church

Date: 1907
Description: View of Memorial Baptist church. Caption reads: "Memorial Baptist Church, Verona, Wis."
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Madison Avenue

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Description: View down unpaved Madison Avenue, lined with trees on either side. Caption reads: "Madison Ave., Sun Prairie Wis".
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High School, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

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Description: Exterior view of a high school. Caption reads: "High School, Sun Prairie, Wis."
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High School, Sun Prairie, Wisconsin

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Description: Exterior view of a high school, with multiple people standing in front of it. Caption reads: "High School, Sun Prairie, Wis."
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Wagon Factories

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the wagon factories. Caption reads: "The Wagon Factories, Stoughton, Wis."
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Martin Luther Children's Home

Date: 1951
Description: Exterior view across lawn towards the Martin Luther Children's Home. Caption reads: "Martin Luther Children's Home, Stoughton, Wis."
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Main Street on Capitol Square

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view on Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main St., looking West, Madison, Wis."
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Exterior, Mt. Horeb High School

Date: 1910
Description: Mt. Horeb High School. Caption reads: "High School, Mt. Horeb, Wis."
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Exterior, Mt. Horeb High School

Date: 1912
Description: Exterior of the High School. Caption reads: "High School, Mount Horeb, Wis."
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Little Norway Kitchen

Date: 1956
Description: Exterior view of the kitchen at "Little Norway." Log building with a turf roof. Caption reads: "The Kitchen - Little Norway - Mt. Horeb, Wis."
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Main Street

Date: 1908
Description: View down unpaved Main Street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Mt. Horeb, Wis. Looking West."

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