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Askew Steamboat Landing

Date: 1890
Description: Two men pose on a boat docked at the Askew Steamboat Landing on Lake Monona off South Carroll Street. The old Governor Harvey residence is in the backgroun...
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Studio Portrait of Anson Dart

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Description: Cased image of Anson Dart, first settler on Green Lake, Wisconsin.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Construction Disaster

Date: 1883
Description: The third Wisconsin State Capitol after the unfinished South Wing collapsed on November 8, 1883. Defective workmanship and shoddy construction materials ca...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Fence

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Description: Slightly elevated view of the stone gateway at the intersection of Pinckney, Main, and King Streets and the iron fence that surrounded the entire Capitol P...
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La Crosse Railroad Bridge

Date: 1880
Description: Construction of a railroad bridge on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railroad line. A set of railroad tracks is in the foreground, running along the s...
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Alice Whiting Waterman

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Description: Head and shoulders portrait of Alice Whiting Waterman, who lived from 1820 to 1894.
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An Unnamed Soldier

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Description: Waist-up seated portrait of an unnamed Union soldier. Cased frame around portrait. He is wearing a hat, and a US belt buckle.
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Faries House

Date: 1890
Description: The Faries home, built in 1858.
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Main Street

Date: 1895
Description: View down sidewalk on right side of Main Street.
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Mineral Point Jail

Date: 1913
Description: Reportedly the first jail to be built in Wisconsin, this jail was built somewhere between 1830 and 1835 from hewn logs. Iowa County was organized within th...
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Mercantile Building

Date: 1964
Description: A mercantile building across Sixth Street from the Windiate Hotel, built in 1854. Automobiles are parked in the foreground.
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Marshall Academy

Date: 1925
Description: Exterior of Marshall Academy.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: View of unpaved Water Street, showing a millinery shop.
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Water Street, Sauk City, Wisconsin

Date: 1868
Description: View of Water Street looking north from the business district.
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Townsend House

Date: 1870
Description: Townsend House and grounds with elaborate birdhouse in foreground.
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State Fair Grounds

Date: 1945
Description: Fruits, Farm Crops building. A man in a trench coat stands in a doorway.
Book or Pamphlet

"Pucks" the Trump Man

Date: 1903
Description: Rolf "Pucks" Anderson and Herbert "Chub" Fowler playing cards on a train.
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1951
Description: A group of people are gathered on the stairs in front of the main entrance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campu...
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Man with Deer and Fish

Date: 1900
Description: Man posed at door of a hunting lodge with guns, deer carcass, and two Northern pike.
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Portrait of Chief Keokuk

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Description: A copy of a portrait of Chief Keokuk (1767–1848), who was an orator of extreme eloquence and noted for his policy of cooperation with the U.S. government. ...

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