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Main Street

Date: 1910
Description: View of Main street with the public library and storefronts.
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New Municipal Building

Date: 1927
Description: The exterior of the city hall and public library on the corner of East Bluff Street and Wisconsin Avenue. There is a toy wagon outside the building. The la...
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Dogs in a Buggy

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Description: View of two dogs sitting on a wagon seat in a buggy. The buggy is hitched to a single horse. Location identified as the north side of Main Street between S...
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New Madison Public Library

Date: 10 28 1964
Description: The entrance area of the new public library under construction on the corner of Fairchild and Mifflin streets.
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Racine Public Library

Date: 1920
Description: Exterior view of Racine Public Library.
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Sleigh on Main Street

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Description: View across street towards a man posing sitting in a sleigh pulled by a team of two horses on a snow-covered city street. Location identified as the north ...
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"Heiroglyph" Sculpture By O.V. Shaffer

Date: 06 09 1965
Description: Passerby looking at "Heiroglyph," a sculpture made by O.V. Shaffer, Beloit, located in front of the new Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street. Th...
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300 Block of State Street

Date: 06 1967
Description: Composite panoramic view of the south side of the 300 block of State Street. Businesses include: Montgomery Ward (on North Henry Street), Colonial Shoppe E...
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Mineral Point Municipal Building

Date: 1915
Description: The Municipal Building, which holds the City Hall and Public Library.
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Richland Center Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of a Richland Center Public Library. Caption reads: "Library — Richland Center — Wis."
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"Heiroglyph" Sculpture By O.V. Shaffer

Date: 06 09 1965
Description: A man and woman are looking at the "Heiroglyph," a sculpture by O.V. Schaffer, Beloit, in front of the new Madison Public Library, 201 West Mifflin Street....
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Woman Walking on Board Sidewalk

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Description: Woman wearing a large flower hat and holding an umbrella is walking on a board sidewalk of Main Street, passing the City Library. The brick office building...
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Eau Claire Public Library

Date: 1935
Description: Eau Claire Public Library about 1930-1935. The building in the left background is the Y.M.C.A.
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Watertown Free Public Library

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Description: Exterior view of the Free Public Library, dedicated on June 14, 1907. The library was built, in part, with Andrew Carnegie funding.
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Madison Free Library

Date: 1939
Description: Madison Free Library, 206 North Carroll Street. There are two men standing on the sidewalk outside of the library. In addition, there are several automobil...
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Whitford Memorial Hall at Milton College

Date: 1940
Description: Whitford Memorial Hall, in which is housed the library of Milton College, including many books on biology and evolution.
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White Memorial Library

Date: 1910
Description: A view of the facade of White Memorial Library and the Birge Fountain. Construction of the neo-classical style library was funded by Mary Flavia White. The...
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Madison Public Library Bookmobile

Date: 07 11 1957
Description: Exterior view of the new Madison Public Library bookmobile parked in front of the City-County building on Monona Boulevard.
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Madison Public Library Groundbreaking Ceremony

Date: 10 29 1963
Description: Groundbreaking ceremony for the new Madison Public Library building at the south corner of W. Mifflin and N. Fairchild Streets. Rev. Joseph Brown is standi...
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Eau Claire Public Library

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Description: A view from across the street shows the staircase leading to the main entrance of Eau Claire Public Library. A man and child stand amidst automobiles parke...

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