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Hillside Home School

Date: 1910
Description: Exterior view of Hillside Home School with a bridge in the foreground.
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Prentice Cottage Detail

Date: 1905
Description: View of a tree stump underneath the Prentice Cottage.
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Corner of Main Street and Tayco Street

Date: 1870
Description: The corner of unpaved Main Street and Tayco Street looking south towards Doty Island. The slanting timbers controlled the primitive draw bridge across the ...
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George A. Whiting Paper Mill

Date: 08 24 1888
Description: Slightly elevated view of the George A. Whiting Paper Mill after a fire on August 24, 1888. Sixteen men were killed by the explosion of a bleacher; the ble...
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Mount Calvary College

Date: 1893
Description: View down tree-lined road, with Mount Calvary College on a hill in the distance.
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Milwaukee College

Date: 1910
Description: The central gothic structure was built around 1852 for the Milwaukee Female College and the wings were added at a later time. Later this building was used...
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Science Hall, Geology Museum

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype print of the interior of the Geology Museum in Science Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. View towards corner of a room with win...
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Science Hall Classroom

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype view of University of Wisconsin-Madison Science Hall classroom.
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Devil's Island Lighthouse

Date: 1934
Description: View from water of Devil's Island lighthouse located above sandstone caves and arches in the Apostle Islands of Lake Superior. Caption reads: "Devil's Isla...
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Grounds at Ravenswood Hotel

Date: 1931
Description: Elevated view of the pines on the grounds of Ravenswood. Benches are set along a stone-lined path and an automobile is parked behind the trees on the right...
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State Historical Society Under Construction

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view across Langdon Street of the Wisconsin State Historical Society building under construction in winter with snow on the ground. A group of men...
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Operating a Rotax X-Ray Machine

Date: 1914
Description: Two men are are standing outdoors and operating a Rotax X-Ray machine on the leg of a man lying on top of a box. Behind them is the side of a building.
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"Forward" Statue and the Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1920
Description: View up sidewalk towards the Wisconsin State Capitol, with the North Pediment, called "Learning of the World, by the sculptor Attilio Piccirilli, just belo...
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A.D. German Warehouse

Date: 06 08 1992
Description: Text on reverse reads: "The A.D. German Warehouse designed by Frank Lloyd Wright stands proudly in Richland Center, Wisconsin, Wright's birthplace. Frank L...

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