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Army Balloon

Date: 1904
Description: The first dirigible purchased by the U.S. Army and its builder, Thomas A. Baldwin.
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1908
Description: View of the Tank cottage on its original site on the west side of the Fox River. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it...
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Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: Interior view of a bedroom, with a tall, arched window on the far wall, and a painting hanging near the bed. Caption reads: "Tallman Homestead, Janesville,...
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Tallman House

Date: 1956
Description: View of bedroom, with a baby crib in front of the window on the right, and a rocking chair in front of the window on the left. Caption reads: "Tallman Home...
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Executive Mansion

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Executive Mansion in Madison.
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Zwingli Reformed Church

Date: 1898
Description: Interior view of Zwingli Reformed Church with pulpit and organ.
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Harvester House

Date: 1947
Description: A female receptionist sits at a desk near a Farmall tractor in the entryway of "Harvester House" in Melbourne, Australia. Two large staircases are on the r...
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International Harvester Salesman George H. Kaelin

Date: 1935
Description: George H. Kaelin, in charge of farm machinery sales at Long Island Produce and Fertilizer Co., Inc., sits behind a desk. Long Island Produce and Fertlizer ...
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Agricultural Hall

Date: 1948
Description: Exterior of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. The building sits on a hill surrounded by a lawn with trees and bushes.
Postcard

Law Building

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Description: View across Bascom Hill of the college building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Caption reads: "College of Law, University of Wisconsin, Mad...
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Music Hall

Date: 1901
Description: View across Bascom Hill of Music Hall and Library on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Science Hall from Bascom Hill

Date: 1895
Description: Science Hall from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a large smokestack on the left behind trees.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Lecture Room

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Description: View of an empty University of Wisconsin-Madison lecture room filled with rows of chairs. A globe and blackboard are visible at the front of lecture hall.
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Badminton Game at Campsite

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Description: Four individuals, presumably the Jonas family, play badminton at their campsite. A horse grazes behind the individuals playing badminton.
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Wisconsin School for the Deaf Chapel

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Description: Interior view of the chapel at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Rows of empty, bow back chairs face a stage, where more chairs are set up under bunting a...
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Summer Cottage

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of U.S. Marshall Canon's summer cottage. The two-story cottage has an outdoor porch and is surrounded by trees.
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The C.A. Coon House

Date: 1898
Description: An exterior view of a home on S. Henry Street owned by C.A. Coon, an employee in the Department of "R.R. Conservation." The Victorian home has several deco...
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Young Girl Reading

Date: 1898
Description: A young girl, Dorothy Hubbard, sits on a hardwood floor surrounded by pillows and reads a book. Next to the girl a large house plant grows in a pot, and a ...
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The Schildhauers looking at Photographs

Date: 1897
Description: Four Schildhauers: H., Annie, Rudolph and Edward, sit in a parlor and look at a photo album.
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Mrs. Hutchin's House

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of Mrs. Hutchin's house. The Victorian-style interior consists of patterned wallpaper and area rugs, a fireplace, framed pictures and vari...

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