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William F. Vilas House

Date: 
Description: Exterior view of the William F. Vilas house,at 12 East Gilman Street.
Map or Atlas

East Side Madison Map

Date: 1911
Description: Map of the east side of Madison.
Map or Atlas

Nakoma Map with Proposed Golf Grounds

Date: 1920
Description: Map of the Nakoma neighborhood including the proposed golf grounds.
Drawing

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1870
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street. There are two deer are the left near trees, and two people are on horseback near the front...
Photograph

Mac's A & W Root Beer Drive-In

Date: 1971
Description: Mac's A & W Root Beer Drive-in, 900 South Park Street, established by David S. McKown. This building, which was open only during the summer months, was con...
Photograph

Tenney Park Panorama

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic view of Tenney Park showing Marston Bridge.
Photograph

Hotel Ogden

Date: 1901
Description: Hotel Ogden on East Wilson Street. This may be a view of the back. People are standing on the second story porch.
Photograph

Pence House

Date: 1927
Description: William Pence house, located at 168 N. Prospect Avenue, designed in 1909 by Claude and Starke, architects.
Drawing

Home of University President and Family

Date: 
Description: View of the University President's home at 130 North Prospect Avenue. This illustration was taken from a Christmas card prepared for Conrad A. Constance W....
Print

Breese Stevens House

Date: 1973
Description: A depiction of the Breese Stevens house at 401 North Carroll Street. Located in the Mansion Hill neighborhood, the house was built in 1863.
Photograph

United States Sugar Beet Company

Date: 
Description: An exterior view of the United States Sugar Beet Company, located on Atwood Avenue.
Postcard

University Hill Farms

Date: 09 1958
Description: An aerial view of University Hill Farms on Madison's west side, a complete 604 acre community developed by the Regents of the University of Wisconsin. Real...
Photograph

Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking west down State Street towards the University of Wisconsin. Caption reads: "General View of the State University of Wisconsin, at Mad...
Postcard

Beta Theta Pi Fraternity House

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior of University of Wisconsin-Madison fraternity house at 622 Mendota Court.
Book or Pamphlet

Thomas Lloyd Jones Portrait and Home

Date: 
Description: A page from the book Nakoma Tomahawk with a portrait and brief story about Nakoma resident Thomas Lloyd Jones. The page includes an image of the Jon...
Poster

"What's Happening on W. Mifflin Street?"

Date: 03 14 1971
Description: Poster advertising the story of "Madison's hippie haunts" in Insight Magazine and the Milwaukee Journal. Features a street view of West Miffl...
Poster

Mifflin Street Party

Date: 04 03 1971
Description: Poster advertising a party on Mifflin Street. Features an image of a smiling face and a quotation from Jon Donne which reads, "For God's sake hold thy tong...
Book or Pamphlet

Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company

Date: 1902
Description: A bird's-eye view illustration of the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in 1895 by four Madison businessmen, Conrad M. Con...
Map or Atlas

College Hills Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1914
Description: Shows lot numbers and dimensions; covers portion of the neighborhood currently known as Shorewood Hills. Includes red annotations showing houses and sold l...
Map or Atlas

Evergreen Park : Subdivision in Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1903
Description: Shows lot numbers and dimensions. "Issued May 31, 1903" -- Inscribed in ink. Oriented with north to the upper right. Includes text. Labelled streets are "R...

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