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Hotel Backbone

Date: 1925
Description: View toward the hotel on a street corner. A large sign on top of the hotel reads: "Hotel Backbone." Caption reads: "Hotel Backbone, Antigo, Wis."
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Holy Family Church

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Description: Interior view of the Holy Family Church. Caption reads: "Holy Family Church, Bayfield, Wis."
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Belle Case La Follette Working in the Garden

Date: 1907
Description: Belle Case La Follette hoeing the garden at Maple Bluff Farm in early spring. Two of her children are working with her, apparently planting seeds, and one ...
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La Follette House on West Wilson

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Description: This house was the Madison home of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Belle Case La Follette from the time of their marriage until they moved to the Governor'...
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Fort Atkinson Club House

Date: 1905
Description: View of the Fort Atkinson Club house from across a body of water. Caption reads: "Ft. Atkinson Club, Ft. Atkinson, Wis."
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Tank Cottage

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of the Tank cottage. The cottage was built in 1776 by Joseph Roi, a fur trader, who lived in it until 1805 when it was purchased by Jacques Porl...
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Jefferson Street, Waterford, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: View down sidewalk along the left side of Jefferson Street. Caption reads: "Jefferson St., Waterford, Wis."
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Fuller Residence

Date: 1930
Description: 2 Langdon Street, built in 1857. From 1877 to 1885 it served as the residence of E.M. Fuller, who built Madison's Fuller Opera House. It was extensively ...
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Mendota State Hospital

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior of the Mendota State Hospital (Mendota Mental Health Institute) with stone fountain in front. Caption reads: "Mendota Hospital, Madison, Wis."
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Chicago, Milwaukee, & St. Paul Railway Station

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Description: Elevated view across lawn with paths among trees toward the Passenger Depot with tall clock tower. Caption reads: "C. M. & St. Paul Ry. Passenger Depot, Mi...
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Kilbourntown House

Date: 1943
Description: House built by Benjamin Church in 1844. Restored, it stands in Estabrook Park. Two men near front porch, from left to right: Frederic Heath, President of...
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
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College of Engineering

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Description: View from Bascom Hill of the Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, ...
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Xmas * Fatherless Children of France * 1917

Date: 1917
Description: Holiday card of three French orphan children, two boys and a girl, herding three geese. The youngest boy holds a switch. A meadow, trees and a house are vi...
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Hull House

Date: 10 29 1907
Description: Black and white postcard of Hull House. The house was built in the Italianate style around 1850. Farm outbuildings are in the background. The house was sti...
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Exterior of Coole Park Manor

Date: 1915
Description: Exterior view of Hull Cottage, also known as Coole Park Manor, on Madeline Island.
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Summer Cottages

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of the summer cottages on Maple Bluff.
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Maple Bluff

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: A view from the west of Maple Bluff. Part of the roof of a cottage can be seen above the bluff.
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Dane County Telephone Company Wagon

Date: 1908
Description: Dane County Telephone Co. horse-drawn service and installation wagon. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the background. “Dad” Schroeder and Oscar Quale are...
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Man, Boy and Automobile

Date: 1915
Description: Man and small boy posing at the back of a Ford automobile in a farm yard.

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