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Soldiers' Orphans' Home/Monona Academy

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
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Villa Louis Porch

Date: 1898
Description: The Dousman family and friends on the east porch of Villa Louis.
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Octagonal House

Date: 1877
Description: This building, on an entire block of Spaight and Brearly Streets with Lake Monona, was originally the governor's mansion for Leonard J. Farwell. The Farwel...
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Shirley on the Back Porch of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Shirley Krueger standing near one of the columns on the piazza. Several chairs are lined up against the wall to the left of an open doorway.
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George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back side of George Washington's Mount Vernon. Several people are sitting and standing on the piazza. There is a cupola on the...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: View across lawn towards the back of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the left. A woman is walking on the lawn in the left foreground, and behind her ...
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View of George Washington's Mount Vernon

Date: 1950
Description: Front view of George Washington's Mount Vernon from the circular driveway. A line of people are waiting at the entrance. The cupola on the roof has a weath...
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Driving the Horse and Carriage

Date: 1896
Description: Holding the whip, Lucy Rumsey Holt is driving the carriage with Minnie May Rumsey sitting beside her. The Evergreens, the Rumsey estate is in the backgroun...
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Woman at Villa Louis Entrance

Date: 05
Description: Young woman in a period dress standing at the front entrance of Villa Louis.

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