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| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of a Methodist Episcopal church with children and adults lined up outside the fence. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Steamboats docked in the Portage Canal, which was hand dug beginning in 1849 and completed in 1851. There are industrial buildings on either side of the ca... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph. Probably the Presbyterian Mission School grounds on the Chippewa Indian reservation. Two boys and a dog are standing in the foreground, with a... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the Park Hotel, with city traffic in the streets in the foreground. "'Park Hotel' South Corner Capitol Park." The reverse side gives a des... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the State Bank located at 7-9 South Pinckney Street, near the intersection of East Washington Avenue. A group of men are posing in front. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View of the J. Schadauer Cigar Facotory at 216 State Street. In front of the factory are men, women and children. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | From the cover of a descriptive brochure in the Historical Society's Library pamphlet collection, this drawing depicts the large hotel grounds on Lake Mono... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View towards Lake Monona, with the Dane County Courthouse on the right. Text at bottom reads: "Curtiss Madison Wis." |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 in the 900 block East Gorham Street. The front door is partially open, and a woman is sitting to the right of the entranc... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin State Capitol surrounded by seven miniature drawings of Madison images. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | A view of Lake Monona from the Capitol building, looking down King Street. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Stereograph view of Chamber of Commerce at Broad and Michigan Streets. The building is the center of the image, with a telephone pole to the right, a larg... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View from street of courthouse on street corner. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of river looking north from the Wisconsin Avenue Bridge. A pier with a small building and poster boards extends into the water from the bott... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Reed Street from the corner of South Water Street. This depot served the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, the Wisconsin Central, and the ... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Partial removal of railroad bridge over Rock River. A train is on a section not being removed in order to transport men and materials. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Science Hall (1876-1884) after the fire and in the process of being demolished on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | View down Bascom Hill of Science Hall (1876-1884) in the process of being demolished. |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Engraved bird's-eye view illustration of the "McCormick Harvesting Machine Company's Works," including railroad cars, smoke from smokestacks and factory wo... |
| Date: | 1885 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the old Court House with park in front of it. |
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