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Canal and Congress Streets in Bloomington

Date: 1880
Description: Slightly elevated view of street corner, with two buildings that have been destroyed by a fire, a brick fence, and some trees. There is a wooden cart in th...
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DuCharme House and Trading Post

Date: 1890
Description: The home and fur-trading post of Col. Dominique DuCharme. The portion of the structure on the left was built by DuCharme in 1791. The right portion was add...
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Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1898
Description: View across water towards the Lake Mendota shoreline from the foot of Frances Street.
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City Hotel

Date: 1896
Description: Exterior view of the City Hotel with a group of people posed near its entrance.
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Alba House

Date: 1860
Description: View across intersection towards the Alba House, with individuals standing outside its entrance and on the balcony.
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Lincoln School

Date: 1890
Description: Exterior view of the Lincoln School as it approached its completion. Scaffolding is on the roof.
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Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1896
Description: Bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1880
Description: Cyanotype print of the Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block of East Gorham Street, and its surrounding yard.
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Old Water Works

Date: 1896
Description: View of the Old Water Works on East Washington Avenue, as seen from the Capitol Square.
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Crowd around Fountain

Date: 1898
Description: Crowd around fountain at Wisconsin State Capitol for a 50-year celebration. There are decorations hanging from the fountain, and flower arrangements are ar...
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Armory from Lake Mendota

Date: 1895
Description: View of University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on shoreline of Lake Mendota. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is behind the boathouse, and the Science Ha...
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Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior of Chadbourne Hall, a women's dormitory, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus
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Science Hall and Langdon Street

Date: 1895
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Science Hall. View looking up Langdon Street, with a horse-drawn wagon on the right.
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Young Girl Feeding Chickens

Date: 1898
Description: A young girl feeds a flock of chickens outside the Leslie Bird house. Several other residences are visible in the background.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison South Hall

Date: 1897
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's North Hall. The city of Madison and Lake Monona are visible in the background.
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F.D. Eyerley and Daughter

Date: 1897
Description: F.D. Eyerley crouches down to give his daughter a kiss. A bicycle is propped against a wooden fence which runs the perimeter of the front yard of the West ...
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The Eyerley Family

Date: 1897
Description: F.D. Eyerley sits with his wife and his daughter on the front stoop of their home on West Johnson Street. They are reading from a book. A small, wicker roc...
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Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the Beach with Puppies

Date: 1899
Description: Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the beach with two puppies, who are investigating a dead fish. The lake is in the background.
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Oxmobile "Pioneer"

Date: 1875
Description: Team of oxen pulling a wagon in front of Schuette Brothers store grain warehouse on a muddy Jay Street. The man standing with the oxen is likely Fred Wilke...
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The Loreley

Date: 1888
Description: A view of the east side of the newly built Loreley, the summer home of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp. The large, two and one half story, wood frame Queen Ann...

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