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Pabst German Stadt Theater

Date: 1891
Description: Lithograph view of The Pabst German Stadt Theater on Oneida Street in Milwaukee, Wis.
Photograph

George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: The George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. A man is standing to the left of a large damaged metal section of the mill which is resti...
Photograph

View of the Sawyer business district

Date: 1912
Description: View of the Sawyer business district with a bank visible in the foreground.
Photograph

Winslow School

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view of the Winslow School.
Postcard

Public School

Date: 1908
Description: Exterior of public school made from stone. A bell tower is on the roof. Caption reads: "Public School, Mt. Vernon, Wis."
Photograph

Mrs. Simon Kander

Date: 
Description: Informal outdoor portrait of Lizzie Black Kander walking with a cane in winter.
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Cow Brand Saleratus

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Description: Trade card advertising Dwight's celebrated Cow Brand of Soda and Saleratus. Saleratus is an early name for baking powder.
Postcard

Industrial School for Girls

Date: 1910
Description: View across lawn toward the Chapel Building. Small footpaths curve from the left and right to the entrance. Caption reads: "Chapel Building, Industrial Sch...
Photograph

Maynard Meyer Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: Elevated view of building facade, which has a light-colored wall pierced with holes, designed by Maynard Meyer, architect. On the right is a restaurant, th...
Postcard

Town Club

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior of building from across the street. A flight of steps leads up from the sidewalk to a side entrance. Caption reads: "Town Club, Milwaukee."
Photograph

Bascom Hill

Date: 1895
Description: Elavated view across Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, with tree-lined paths. Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) is on top of the hi...
Photograph

Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1897
Description: View from across road of Chadbourne Hall, a women's dormitory, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Photograph

Park Street and Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1938
Description: Elevated view of 900 block South Park Street, with Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background. The two-story white building in the fore...
Photograph

Wausau Furniture Company

Date: 1939
Description: A winter view of the Wausau Furniture building at 109-111 West Washington Avenue.
Photograph

Drafting Room, Ocatilla

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Description: Drafting room used by the Taliesin Fellowship at Ocatilla. A number of Fellowship apprentices are working at drafting tables.
Photograph

Transporting Fiber to Wharf

Date: 1915
Description: Men carry fiber on their shoulders onto a wooden wharf. The fiber, probably from manila plants, is also piled near a building in the background.
Photograph

Control Gates

Date: 
Description: A view of the control gates on the federal floor control dam on the Mississippi River, in the La Crosse vicinity.
Photograph

Scott Street

Date: 1936
Description: View of Scott Street looking west. There are automobiles parked on each side of the snowy street, and two men are standing on the corner holding shovels. S...
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Public Library

Date: 1936
Description: An exterior view of the Public Library at 106 West Washington.

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