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Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration

Date: 1972
Description: A crowd of anti-Vietnam war demonstrators march down Wisconsin Avenue with signs and banners. One banner reads: "Stop the Bombing. Sign the Treaty Now! U.S...
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Aerial View of Lower Campus

Date: 1945
Description: View of the lower campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison includes Bascom Hill, Wisconsin Historical Society, Memorial Union and the Armory (Red Gym ...
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Air View of University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1946
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin campus with Lake Mendota on the right.
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Megget Home

Date: 1888
Description: View of Tenement Block and Megget Home (built before 1870), River Street. The buildings where the A&P Market stands.
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Apartment Building

Date: 
Description: Apartment building with caption reading, "Looking south at 719 East Pleasant Street."
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North 15th Street Apartments

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Description: Front view of apartment building located at 920 N. 15th Street. Caption on the negative reads, "Looking East at 920 N. 15th Street."
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 1940
Description: Basin or slip area. City buildings can be seen on a hill in the background. Various boats are in the river and on the shoreline. A path with stairs lead...
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600 Block South Brearly Street and Walker Mansion

Date: 1918
Description: Children in the backyard of the Walker mansion. Buildings along the west side of the 600 block of South Brearly Street including Monona Apartments can be ...
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600 Block South Brearly Street with cars and children

Date: 1918
Description: Unidentified man stands beside a car, with Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones and Jenkin Lloyd Jones inside. An unidentified man poses beside a second car. In th...
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Looking Northeast from Milwaukee County Court House

Date: 1901
Description: Elevated view looking Northeast from dome of the Milwaukee County Court House. Several churches are visible among the dwellings.
Postcard

Elevated View of Downtown and River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of downtown. Part of the Milwaukee River is on the left side. Sign for the Germania building is in the lower right, and city hall is in the b...
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P&H 40-Ton Type "A" Outdoor Gantry Crane

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Description: Pawling & Harnischfeger 40-ton type "A" outdoor gantry crane located at the Pennsylvania Railroad Co. There are men standing near a horse-drawn cart as wel...
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Underpass of Elevated Railway

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Description: View of street beneath an elevated railway at a market on 60th Street, featuring pedestrians, storefronts, and cars.
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Idlewild Apartments

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Idlewild Apartments. Two cars are parked outside of the arched entrance to the Spanish adobe apartment house.
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First Spiritual Temple

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Description: View across intersection toward the temple, which is a large stone building with a large arched entrance. Other structures and row houses are on the left a...
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Robert Kennedy in Hong Kong

Date: 1962
Description: Robert Kennedy, then attorney general, surrounded by young people during a visit to Hong Kong. Kennedy was traveling in Southeast Asia, and the tall white-...
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Elevated View of Madison from Campus

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the isthmus from campus, looking east. The location of the photographer is unknown, but a railing is in the foreground. The larg...
Postcard

At Keshena Falls on Highway #47

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Description: Photographic postcard view across field towards a row of apartment buildings. Caption reads: "At Keshena Falls on Highway #47, Wis."
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Quisling Towers

Date: 1937
Description: A view of the Quisling Towers Apartments, 1 E. Gilman Street, constructed for Abraham Quisling. The architectural style is called Streamline Moderne. In 19...
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State Street Towards Bascom Hill

Date: 1965
Description: View down center of State Street towards Park Street at the bottom of Bascom Hill, with automobile traffic moving up and down the street. On the left are s...

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