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Statue of Leif Ericson

Date: 1895
Description: Side view of the statue on a plinth with Celtic designs, with his right hand holding a horn resting on his hip. The statue is located in Juneau Park. On th...
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Home of John Johnston

Date: 1895
Description: Home of John Johnston (1836-1904), a successful Milwaukee banker, at 645 Franklin Place, also know as "The Lion House." Home is set back from the road, wit...
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Solomon Juneau Monument

Date: 1930
Description: Close-up of statue in Juneau park. His right hand is holding a rifle, his left hand is resting on his belt. His name is inscribed on the middle level of th...
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South Entrance of Lake Park

Date: 1905
Description: South Entrance; in the background is a lighthouse. In the center is a bridge flanked by carved stone lions. A man on a motor car is crossing the bridge.
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St. Joseph Orphanage

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Description: Exterior view of the St. Joseph Orphanage, with lion statues at the entrance. Caption reads: "St. Joseph Orphanage, Superior, Wis."
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Marquette University and Catholic Church

Date: 1940
Description: Gesu Pastoral Residence Catholic Church, 1131 W. Wisconsin Street. Church towers, with a clock, are right of center, with wings to the left and right. A mo...
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Court of Honor

Date: 1923
Description: Elevated view of Court of Honor on Wisconsin Avenue.
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University of Wisconsin Orientation Week Activities

Date: 08 18 1948
Description: Donn Frey, Barbara Becker, and Claire Engelhardt, three freshmen students on a campus tour led by Jack Padgham, upperclassman and sub-chairman of orientati...
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Sculptor, Stefan Mittler with Statue

Date: 08 25 1948
Description: Sculptor Stefan Mittler, posed with an 11 feet 6 inch tall statue of St. Peter at his monument works at 29 N. Orchard Street. The statue was intended for N...
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Staughton Lynd at an Anti-War Demonstration

Date: 03 26 1966
Description: Standing near the Lincoln Statue on Bascom Hill at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Historian Staughton Lynd speaks to a nighttime, anti-war demonstrat...
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Abraham Lincoln Terrace, Children on the Lincoln Statue

Date: 06 1919
Description: Florence (Bis) Lloyd Jones stands at the base of the Abraham Lincoln statue in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Her bro...
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Minneapolis Anti-War Rally

Date: 03 1966
Description: Anti-Vietnam War rally in Pioneer Park in Minneapolis held as part of the Second International Days of Protest, March 25-26.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Building

Date: 1904
Description: Wisconsin's Third Capitol building seen from across the road, with a fountain just inside the gate, which has sculptures on top of the columns. The grounds...
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Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1887
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol building. Mansions and churches are along the road, and Lake Mendota and Picnic Point ar...
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Statue in Field

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Description: Statue of St. Francis is in a field beyond a lawn and small vine-covered building on the right.
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New Monument in Calvary Cemetery

Date: 11 12 1948
Description: Rev. J.B. Schneider, O.P., pastor of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, looking at a newly installed bust of St. Dominic de Guzman, Spanish priest who foun...
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1926
Description: View framed by trees from mall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. An automobile is parked in the drive.
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1930
Description: View framed by trees from mall of the University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. An automobile is parked in the drive.
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Arthur Page and Statue of Liberty

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Description: Arthur W. Page (far left in eyeglasses and hat), poses with business associates and a little girl in costume. The Statue of Liberty is in the background.
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Mansion Entrance

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Description: Brick home, with stairs flanked by trees and small statues. A balcony is above the entrance.

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