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State Street from Bascom Hill

Date: 1896
Description: Tree-lined State Street from Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Traffic on State Street includes two well-dressed gentlemen on hors...
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Randall School

Date: 04 1926
Description: View across street towards the Randall Elementary School, 1802 Regent Street at 10 N. Spooner Street.
Photograph

Johnson Wax Company

Date: 1951
Description: Aerial view of the Johnson Wax Company building.
Photograph

View of University Heights Neighborhood

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of University Heights, looking north from Ely Place towards Bascom Hall. The following houses are visible: Professor Richard T. Ely house, 20...
Photograph

Recycling Man

Date: 05 08 2009
Description: James, a recycling man, poses with his wagon of recyclables.
Photograph

Street Scene with the Public Library

Date: 1900
Description: View across intersection toward the library on the left, and houses behind a tree-lined sidewalk on the right.
Photograph

View Northwest from Exposition Building - Anaglyph

Date: 1874
Description: Stereograph of elevated view looking northwest from Exposition Building. There is a church on a street corner on the left, and the Best Brewing Company in ...
Photograph

Street Scene — Post Office

Date: 1930
Description: A man and his two children pose at the corner near the post office.
Postcard

Walker's Point Neighborhood Funeral

Date: 
Description: An elaborate funeral hearse is pulled up to a house with the back doors open, waiting to be loaded with the casket. There are many men and women bundled up...
Photograph

Hayek Pharmacy

Date: 
Description: View across street towards the brick building that housed Hayek Pharmacy at 4001 North Downer Avenue.
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Madison: Business

Date: 1908
Description: A Sanborn map featuring the Capitol Square and surrounding business district.
Photograph

1240 Sherman Avenue

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the house at 1240 Sherman Avenue.
Map or Atlas

1890 Madison Plat Map

Date: 1890
Description: Plat map of Madison, T7N R9E, including portions of the towns of Blooming Grove and Burke. Includes inset maps of South Madison, Quarrytown, Marril Park, a...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: A Sanborn map including a portion of the East Johnson Street and East Gorham Street neighborhood.

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