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House on West Olin Avenue

Date: 03 19 1972
Description: Exterior view of a house at 702 West Olin Avenue. It was built in either 1904 or 1890. Currently many of the architectural details have been removed, but i...
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Bradley House Detail

Date: 03 26 1972
Description: Detail of the intricately designed abutments protruding from the side porch of the Bradley house at 106 North Prospect Street. The building, now the Sigma ...
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Ott House

Date: 04 09 1972
Description: Exterior view of the brick home at 754 Jenifer Street. The home was built by John George Ott, a Swiss immigrant, who made the bricks for the home at his ow...
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The Curtiss House

Date: 04 16 1972
Description: Exterior view of the Curtiss House at 1102 Spaight Street, which features a turret. The "Curtiss House" (named after the family which built it) is typical ...
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Animal Head Detail

Date: 12 27 1970
Description: Detail of an animal (or demon?) head from the stone stairway at the corner of North Pinckney and East Gorham Streets.
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Confederate Soldier Cemetery Plot

Date: 04 23 1972
Description: Plot in the Forest Hill Cemetery at 1 Speedway Road in which 105 Confederate soldiers are buried. They died while confined in Madison's Camp Randall during...
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Petterson House Carvings

Date: 05 07 1972
Description: Wooden carvings of two faces (of a total of four) on the front of the L.W. Petterson house at 101 North Prospect Avenue which represent the "four ages of m...
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Nielsen Tennis Stadium

Date: 05 14 1972
Description: Interior view of the Nielsen Tennis Stadium on Marsh Lane. The $4.2 million structure opened in 1968 as a result of a gift rom A. C. Nielson Sr., best know...
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Mausoleum Stained-Glass Window

Date: 05 21 1972
Description: A stained-glass window in the mausoleum at Forest Hill Cemetery at 1 Speedway Road, with a design featuring upside-down torches (a symbol of death).
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Forest Products Laboratory

Date: 05 28 1972
Description: Exterior view of the facade of Forest Products Laboratory featuring white slatted window trimmings. The laboratory, maintained by the Forest Service of the...
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University of Wisconsin Barn Entrance

Date: 06 04 1972
Description: Ornate entrance to the University of Wisconsin Madison beef cattle barn on the Agricultural School campus.
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Mastodon

Date: 06 18 1972
Description: A Mastodon Americanus Cuvier on display in the Science and Natural History Museum in Science Hall on Langdon and Park Streets at the University of Wisconsi...
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Gargoyle Fountain

Date: 07 02 1972
Description: A gargoyle fountain on the side of the residence of Thomas Nelson at 3403 Circle Close in Shorewood.
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Decorative Wall in Van Vleck Hall

Date: 07 09 1972
Description: Wall in the University of Wisconsin Madison's Van Vleck Hall, which houses the Mathematics Department, decorated with a geometrical design.
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Wisconsin State Capitol Lion Head

Date: 07 16 1972
Description: Metal lion head decoration seen at various entrances of the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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King's Food Host Building

Date: 07 23 1972
Description: Decorated facade of the building at 21 South Pinckney Street, which used to house King's Food Host and has since been demolished. The facade shows intricat...
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Social Science Building Sculpture

Date: 07 30 1972
Description: A metal and glass sculpture entitled "Man--Creator of Order and Disorder" which is in the lobby of the University of Wisconsin Madison's Social Sciences bu...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Details

Date: 08 20 1972
Description: Details on the side of the Wisconsin State Capitol enhanced by night lighting.
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University of Wisconsin Limnology Laboratory

Date: 08 06 1972
Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin Limnology Laboratory situated on the edge of Lake Mendota, half a block west of the Memorial Union.
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St. Paul's Student Chapel

Date: 08 13 1972
Description: Interior view of St. Paul's Student Chapel at 723 State Street, which has the appearance of a theater in the round.

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