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Harrison Street Viaduct

Date: 1906
Description: Rail car passing over the Harrison Street viaduct on the Wingra Park line. The line served the growing suburbs of University Heights, Oakland Heights, and ...
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Forest Middleton with Pets

Date: 1905
Description: Forest Middleton on a settee holding a dog in his lap. A rabbit and cat lie next to him.
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Horse-Drawn Fire Wagon

Date: 1890
Description: Horse-drawn fire wagon in front of several brick buildings, including the Capitol Publishing building, near the water tower. The man driving the wagon may...
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Clara Middleton Holding Rabbit

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Description: Clara Middleton seated in a chair holding a rabbit.
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Man, Woman and Child with Dog

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Description: Man, woman, and young girl in a living room. A dog is sitting on the man's lap
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Seated Woman Wearing Hat

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Description: A woman seated in a chair wearing a coat with a fur collar, hat, and holding a handbag.
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Madison old Central Fire Station

Date: 1900
Description: Madison old Central Fire Station (1881-1904), 10 South Webster St. Three men driving horse-drawn ladder trucks in front of Madison Fire Station, 10 S. Webs...
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Forest Feeding a Squirrel

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton offers a treat to a squirrel, who is sitting on his knee. They are in Capitol Park; Grace Episcopal Church is in the background on the le...
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Nurse Will Make the Bed

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of the Middleton family dog, in nurse's dress and cap, straightening the bedding on a doll cradle as the cat sits in a chair, bandage...
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Tommy is Well Again

Date: 1909
Description: Photographic postcard of Tommy the cat sitting in a high chair as Tootsie, the dog, stands alongside. Both wear long dresses; the dog also wears a cardigan...
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Tootsie Takes Up Music

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard of Tootsie the dog, wearing a dress and holding a mandolin while sitting on a daybed. A banjo, marked "Joker," and zither are propped...
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Woman with Pets

Date: 1909
Description: An unidentified woman sits in a rocking chair holding the Middleton family dog, Tootsie, and a cat. The pets are dressed in gowns and the cat wears a sweat...
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Middleton Family Pets

Date: 1910
Description: Tootsie, a fox terrier, rests on a love seat with a rabbit and cat. The love seat is covered with an ornate woven throw.
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Fox Terrier

Date: 1910
Description: Tootsie, the Middleton family dog, poses on a pedestal which is covered by a woven throw with a fleur de lis design.
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Cat

Date: 1910
Description: The Middleton family cat poses near a basket on a table which is covered by an oriental carpet.
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Rabbit

Date: 1910
Description: A rabbit sits on the floor in front of a curtained shelf. A laundry basket sits on a chair nearby.
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Cecropia Moth

Date: 1905
Description: A cecropia moth, Hylophora Cecropia, on a potted geranium.
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Cecropia Moth

Date: 1905
Description: A profile view of a cecropia moth, Hylophora Cecropia, on a potted geranium.
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Bluejay

Date: 1904
Description: A juvenile bluejay is perched on the back of a wicker chair.
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Bluejay

Date: 1904
Description: A juvenile blue jay perched on a wicker chair.

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