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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Williamson Street with Fauerbach Brewery

Date: 1940
Description: The 600 block of Williamson Street ("Machinery Row") with the old Fauerbach Brewery in the background.
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Bascom Hall Entrance Walkway

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior of north walkway of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Monument is on the left, and a car...
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Wisconsin Telephone Company Building

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company, 17 South Fairchild Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 1940
Description: Panorama view, elevated, of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night from the roof of a building on Monona Avenue. The First National Bank and the Belmont Hote...
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Northwestern Railroad Station

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Chicago & Northwestern railroad station, 219 S. Blair St., along with the Lake View Hotel, 524 E. Wilson St, in Madison. A man holding...
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Keenan House

Date: 1940
Description: The Keenan House at 28 East Gilman Street, which was the residence of Dr. George Keenan, Chauncey Williams, and Col. J.H. Knight, and today a Madison landm...
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Babcock Memorial Garden

Date: 1940
Description: View of Babcock Memorial Garden on the University of Wisconsin campus with bench.
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St. Frances Xavier Church in Cross Plains

Date: 1940
Description: Front view of St. Frances Xavier Catholic church.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Dudley/Deutsches House

Date: 1940
Description: Deutsches Haus, formerly the Dudley house.
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Executive Residence

Date: 1940
Description: Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street, preceded the current one in Maple Bluff. Purchased in 1882 by Governor Jeremiah M. Rusk, the legislature bough...
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Executive Residence

Date: 1940
Description: Executive Residence, 130 East Gilman Street, built in 1854. Used as Executive Residence from 1883-1950.
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Wisconsin Telephone Company

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin Telephone Company Building, 17 South Fairchild Street.
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 1940
Description: The Grace Episcopal Church.
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Hamacher Hotel

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Hamacher Hotel on West Mifflin Street.
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Sun Prairie Street

Date: 1940
Description: View down a street in Sun Prairie, including a home, watertower, and church.
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Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the school of the Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.
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Sun Prairie Public Library

Date: 1940
Description: Front exterior view of the Sun Prairie Public Library with a police car parked in front of it.

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