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Fishing On Breakwater

Date: 1910
Description: Long row of men in suits and hats fishing on the breakwater.
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Hiawatha Locomotive

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Description: The "Chippewa," one of the Milwaukee Road's high speed Hiawatha locomotives at the Union Station. The station clock tower can be seen in the background.
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Hotel Chequamegon

Date: 1885
Description: View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch...
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Cotton House

Date: 1949
Description: View of three women standing in the foreground looking at the front of the Captain John Cotton house. Also known as "Beaupre", this Greek Revival style hou...
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Waelderhaus

Date: 1948
Description: The Waelderhaus, a memorial planned for John Michael Kohler. Waelderhaus is a replica of his family's home in Austria. An Austrian architect was brought ov...
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Fountain House

Date: 1878
Description: Exterior view of the Fountain House.
Print

First Congregational Church

Date: 1854
Description: Exterior view of a First Congregational Church.
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Straw Lead Furnace

Date: 1880
Description: A straw lead furnace, an open hearth furnace where lead sulphite (Galena) was roasted. Located on the Rountree branch of the Little Platte River, Richard S...
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Exterior of Church

Date: 1930
Description: Church built by early settlers in the village of New Upsala, the first Swedish settlement in Wisconsin.
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Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Fathers

Date: 1920
Description: Cistercian Abbey of Cistercian Fathers, Our Lady of Spring Bank in winter. Formerly a resort hotel on Oconomowoc Lake, called Spring Bank.
Drawing

Original Plan of State Office Building

Date: 1929
Description: A drawing of a State Office Building as originally proposed.
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Bascom Hill and Surrounding Campus Area

Date: 1967
Description: A detail from a larger lithograph depicting the entire city of Madison. This detail illustrates the University of Wisconsin campus buildings circa 1885.
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Milwaukee Arena

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Description: Milwaukee Arena on Kilbourn Avenue. There is a poster for Sonja Henie on the side of the building.
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Science Hall

Date: 1890
Description: Elevated view across Park Street of Science Hall. University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Part of the Chemical Laboratory building is on the right, and Mus...

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