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City Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of City Hall during winter with horse-drawn sleighs passing. A sign above the second story windows on the front of City Hall reads: "Welcome....
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Bogart Store

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Description: The Bogart Store, a new and second-hand store, operated by George Bogart. Note details of the "Romanesque" brickwork, executed by Milwaukee German workmen...
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Madison City Hall

Date: 1920
Description: City Hall. 2 West Mifflin Street, with large "Welcome" sign across the front. It was built in the Romanesque style by Donnell and Kutzbock.
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Madison City Hall

Date: 1920
Description: Madison City Hall, 2 West Mifflin Street, built in 1857, originally had a small Romanesque clock tower in the corner closest to the camera in this photogra...
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Fox House

Date: 1922
Description: The Dr. Philip Fox house, 122 East Johnson Street.
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Michael Fry House

Date: 1923
Description: The Michael Fry / Frye ? house, 454 West Gilman Street, built in 1851 by Mr. Fry, who came here from Germany. His wife lived in the house until 1916. It i...
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Bashford Farmhouse

Date: 1927
Description: Exterior of the Bashford farmhouse.
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Jarvis-Ward-Atwood House

Date: 1923
Description: The Jarvis-Ward-Atwood octagon house, 121 West Wilson Street, built for Mr. Jarvis from red brick made at a kiln, owned by W.A.P. Morris, at the turn of La...
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Kutzbock House

Date: 1923
Description: The August Kutzbock house on East Main Street, built by architects Kutzbock and Donnel in 1857.
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McDonnell-Garnhart Residence

Date: 1923
Description: The McDonnell-Garnhart residence, 424 North Pinckney Street. This Romanesque revival house was designed in 1857 by Samuel H. Donnel, the architect for the...
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Ott-Wright House

Date: 1920
Description: The house was built in the late 1850s or early 1860s by Donnel and Kutzbock, who also built the first Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison. Originally this h...
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Pierce House

Date: 1920
Description: Pierce house, at 424 North Pinckney Street. This house was designed by architects Donnel and Kutzback. Donnel came to Madison in 1854 and also designed t...
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Reiner House

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Description: Reiner house on the 600 block of Williamson Street, built in 1851 by John J. Reiner with red brick from "Vet" Williams of Madison. John J. Reiner, who came...
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Roth House

Date: 1917
Description: A wintery view of the E. Roth house on 619 West Doty Street. A colonial style house, with double walk(?) inside. Formerly owned by the Westerfield(?) famil...
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Vilas Mansion

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Description: View from across Langdon Street looking toward the residence of Levi B. Vilas. Built in 1851, the house was later used by the Phi Gamma Delta and then Sig...
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Langdon Street Residence

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Description: The Watson-Butler-Gilman-Montgomery house, located at 115 Langdon Street. The home was built by W.H. Watson in 1858, purchased by Professor James Davie But...
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The Winslade House

Date: 1925
Description: The John Winslade residence, 445 West Wilson Street. The home was built in the 1840's by Mr. Winslade, who was one of the workmen who built the first Wisco...
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McDonnell House at 424 North Pinckney Street

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Description: Exterior ot the McDonnell House, located at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Christmas in New Guinea

Date: 01 03 1943
Description: Corporal Frank Abrashinsky of Sheboygan, somewhere in New Guinea, opening his Red Cross Christmas package.
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Trench Warfare

Date: 07 1917
Description: ROTC engineers at Fort Leavenworth learn about trench work, an important skill for World War I combat.

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