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Drawing

Second Ward School House

Date: 1868
Description: Illustration of the exterior of the Second Ward School House, copied from the 1868 Madison City Directory.
Photograph

Memorial Chapel

Date: 1930
Description: Front view of Memorial Chapel at Lawrence College.
Photograph

Hawks Tavern

Date: 1920
Description: Interior view of window details in Hawks Tavern, also known as Hawks Inn.
Photograph

Main Street Looking North from Forest Avenue

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the Lewis House. In the foreground men are sitting in horse-drawn wagons in the street.
Book or Pamphlet

Beavers and their Dams

Date: 1859
Description: Color drawing of beavers working on and living at their dams.
Photograph

Kenosha Cemetery

Date: 1900
Description: The exterior wall along the Kenosha cemetery.
Photograph

John R. Commons in Suit

Date: 1895
Description: Candid portrait of John Commons posing in front of a lace curtain with his hands in his pockets. This may have been taken while he was at Syracuse Universi...
Print

Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1930
Description: A lithograph of the Grace Episcopal Church with the Wisconsin State Capitol in the background.
Photograph

Spence's Observation Tower

Date: 1877
Description: View of Spence's observation tower. There is a group of people standing on its upper balcony.
Photograph

The U.S. Hotel

Date: 1858
Description: The U.S. Hotel was constructed in 1852 by Hugh Phillips to be used for mercantile purposes, but later transformed into the hotel. A group of people are sta...
Photograph

Levitan Building

Date: 1973
Description: The Levitan Building, 15 West Main Street. The detail over the entrance exhibits Egyptian architecture in the terra cotta details. The columns are copies o...
Postcard

East Lemonweir Lutheran Church

Date: 
Description: Etching of East Lemonweir Lutheran Church. Etching from a centennial souvenir dated July, 1954. People are walking up the stairs to the church entrance. Ca...
Photograph

Church

Date: 1915
Description: View of the front of a church near Oak Grove.
Photograph

Men Threshing

Date: 
Description: View across fence towards a crew of twenty men posing sitting or standing on a threshing machine and a steam tractor.
Drawing

View of Madison

Date: 1890
Description: Drawing depicting a distant view across water towards the city of Madison.
Photograph

Perry and Elsie Horton with Dogs

Date: 1937
Description: Perry and Elsie Horton, parents of Myles Horton, with fox hounds, at Highlander Folk School.
Photograph

Timothy Howe

Date: 
Description: Studio portrait of Timothy Howe. Born in Livermore, Me., Feb. 24, 1816. Member of the Maine legislature in 1845. He moved to Wisconsin; was elected a judge...
Magazine or Periodical

National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers

Date: 1870
Description: Magazine illustration of the home, titled: "Soldiers' National Asylum at Milwaukee, Wisconsin". The building is in the background, and in the foreground ar...
Print

Newhall House Fire

Date: 01 09 1883
Description: A large crowd is on the street surrounding the burning building. Fire fighters are struggling with horses pulling the fire engine, and on the left a group...
Photograph

Abandoned Stone Schoolhouse

Date: 
Description: Schoolhouse at Lawerton(?), built 1859. There is a bell tower on the roof. Several of the windows are boarded up, and the door is either wide open or missi...

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