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Allouez Monument

Date: 1929
Description: Allouez monument placed at the site of the chapel of St. Francis Xavier that was built by Father Claude Allouez, S. J. in 1671-72. Erected by the citizens ...
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Spanish War Monument

Date: 1936
Description: View of a boulevard containing a Spanish war memorial statue. The plaque on the statue's base reads: "Memorial to those who served in the war with Spain, 1...
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Spirit of the Northwest

Date: 1920
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a Menominee, Claude Alloue...
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Spirit of the Northwest Monument

Date: 1950
Description: "Spirit of the Northwest" monument by Sidney Bedore, on the grounds of the Brown County Court House. Represented, left to right: a member of the Fox Tribe,...
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Fairchild at Gettysburg Monument

Date: 1869
Description: Governor Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and an unidentified group visiting the still uncompleted national monument at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania in 1869. Fair...
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(First) Wisconsin Territorial Capitol

Date: 1931
Description: View of men standing on the lawn in front of the Wisconsin Territorial Capitol. They are standing near the monument of a shell of the Civil War period, rec...
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Monument Square

Date: 1927
Description: View towards Monument Square on the right, with multiple vehicles parked along the street to the left.
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St. Mary's Academy

Date: 1920
Description: View of a statue of Marquette in the St. Mary's Academy Marquette Monument.
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Monument to First Settlers

Date: 1920
Description: Monument to the first settlers in this Swiss colony, 1845. View of monument with partial view of Swiss Reform Church in the background.
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Fort Winnebago Monument

Date: 1924
Description: Fort Winnebago monument two miles east of Portage on Highway 33, erected by the Wau-bun Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in 1924. The mo...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1945
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The base of the statue has state names carved into it.
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1926
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench, plantings and walkway surround the back of the monum...
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Lincoln Monument

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Description: Rear view of Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The monument is at the top of Bascom Hill, with flowering bushes and trees sur...
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North Hall from Lincoln Monument

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Description: View of North Hall from the Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Historical Marker for Champlain

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Description: View across shrubs toward a stone historical marker dedicated to Champlain, a Canadian explorer. The marker overlooks the ocean, and a sailboat is visible ...
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The Lincoln Memorial

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Description: Distant view of the Doric temple style Lincoln Memorial and the National mall including the surrounding manicured park and rolling wooded hills in the back...
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Marquis de Lafayette Monument

Date: 1921
Description: Daniel Chester French's statue commemorating the American Revolutionary War general, Marquis de Lafayette. Installed circa, 1921, the bronze stands in fro...
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Rosenberg Monument

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Description: View looking down Broadway, flanked by palm trees, at the Rosenberg Monument. Street car tracks lead to the monument and a trolley is visible in the distan...
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Overton Park Higbee Memorial

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Description: Classical stone memorial with six columns to the memory of Jennie Higbee, founder and principal of a local school for girls. Located in Overton Park which ...
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Grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle

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Description: A statue of the Madonna stands in a niche of the grotto at the Convent of Our Lady of the Cenacle.

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