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Fauerbach's Brewery Sign

Date: 1884
Description: A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery.
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Madison Hospital

Date: 1890
Description: Advertisement for Madison Hospital, 413-415 South Baldwin Street. Also known as the Gill & Boyd Hospital, opened in 1889 and existed for just a few years.
Poster

Wisconsin State Fair Poster

Date: 1879
Description: Advertisement for the 1879 Wisconsin State Fair held at Camp Randall in Madison. The poster features a drawing of a hot air balloon and boasts of special ...
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Capital City Mills

Date: 1895
Description: A Capital City Mills advertisement from the 1894-1895 Madison City Directory.
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Capital House Hotel

Date: 1859
Description: An illustration of the Capital House, from the 1858-1859 Madison City Directory. The first-class hotel opened in 1853, was later bought by L.B. Vilas and c...
Photograph

Flour and Feed Store

Date: 1899
Description: The Smith M. Jacobs Flour and Feed Store (left) and residence (right), 301 and 303 Monroe Street. The address renumbered within the next five years to 1701...
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Jones Hardware Advertisement

Date: 1873
Description: An advertisement for John N. Jones, Dealer in Hardware, which appeared in the 1873 Madison City Directory.
Book or Pamphlet

Farwell's Madison Mills

Date: 1851
Description: Engraving of the five-story tall mill erected at the outlet of the Yahara Creek by Leonard J. Farwell. This engraving appears in Statistics of Dane County,...
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Madison Brewery Advertisement

Date: 1858
Description: Advertisement for the Madison Brewery operated from John Rodermund that appeared in the 1858 City Directory.
Book or Pamphlet

Madison Water Cure Advertisement

Date: 1858
Description: Advertisement for the Madison Water Cure and Electro-Hydrogienic Institute, formerly the Lakeside Water-Cure.
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Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Park Hotel, from the 1873 Madison City Directory.
Poster

Real Estate Advertisement

Date: 1855
Description: Poster advertising homesteads and village lots for sale.

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