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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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Capitol Rotunda

Date: 1940
Description: Interior of Wisconsin State Capitol rotunda at entrances of the South and West galleries.
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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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Gerke Twins

Date: 1940
Description: Twin sisters Julie & Juliet Gerke, students at the Kehl School of Dance, posed in matching, Kehl-designed clothing--including hats, jackets, short skirts, ...
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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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Neighborhood House

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of the Neighborhood House at 766 West Washington Avenue.
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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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East Mifflin Street Looking West

Date: 1940
Description: Elevated view of East Mifflin Street on the Capitol Square. The Strand Theater is on the right. Automobiles are parked at an angle on both sides of the str...
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Pew House

Date: 1940
Description: John C. Pew home, at 3650 Lake Mendota Drive, Shorewood Hills. This home was designed by architect Frank Lloyd Wright. Construction began in 1939, and by 1...
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Pierce Home

Date: 1940
Description: Pierce home, located at 424 North Pinckney Street, built about 1857.
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Quisling Towers Apartments

Date: 1940
Description: View of the Quisling Towers Apartment building, 1 East Gilman Street at the corner of Wisconsin Avenue. Built in the Art Moderne style by the Quisling bro...
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St. Raphael's Cathedral

Date: 1940
Description: Exterior view of Saint Raphael's Cathedral.

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