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Hans Holtan Family

Date: 1879
Description: This is said to be the family of Hans Holtan (a.k.a. Austinson) posed in the yard before a frame house that has carpenter's lace on porch, two separate doo...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) Park Gateway

Date: 1899
Description: Third Wisconsin State Capitol (the second in Madison), showing the East Washington Avenue gateway and iron fence. In reality the statues, which were meant ...
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Soldiers' Orphans Home, Farwell House

Date: 1870
Description: Group of people posing outside of Soldiers' Orphans Home, located on Spaight Street between Paterson and Brearly Streets. The building was originally const...
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Wisconsin State Capitol Dome under Construction

Date: 10 1869
Description: The second Wisconsin State Capitol dome under construction, showing the workmen and the equipment they used to hoist construction materials into place.
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Pierce House

Date: 01 1895
Description: View from street of the residence at 424 North Pinckney Street.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Park Detail

Date: 1890
Description: Detail of the photograph of the Third Capitol showing the North Wing addition completed in 1883. Designed by D.R. Jones, the North and South additions were...
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Thompson House

Date: 1873
Description: The William Thompson family on the porch roof of their substantial brick bracket style house with shutters, and with latticework at its foundation. A girl ...
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Wisconsin State Prison Exterior

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison.
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Wisconsin State Prison Walls

Date: 1893
Description: Exterior view of the Wisconsin State Prison from outside the prison's walls.
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Norwegian-style Barn with Cupola

Date: 1876
Description: Distant view from hill of a barnyard with people, split-rail fencing, cattle, a Norwegian-style barn with cupola and rooster weather vane and an animal bui...
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Family posed in Yard near Frame House

Date: 1878
Description: A family is posed in a yard around a table, with a boy holding his hat. Behind them is a substantial two-story bracket style frame house with a widow's wal...
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Group in front of Bracket Stye House

Date: 1874
Description: Two men, one holding a sword, and a woman are posing on the steps of a two-story bracket style house with a parapet roof and brick foundation. In the backg...
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Family by Farmhouse and Barn

Date: 1874
Description: A family stands in the yard of a large frame bracket style house that has carpenter's lace, trim above windows, shutters, latticework at porch and a stone ...
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Group Posed in front of Double Bracket House

Date: 1878
Description: Men stand in the yard, and a woman stands on the porch of a frame house with double brackets, double front doors with screen doors and a double walkway lea...
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Group with Horses Pose near House

Date: 1869
Description: On the left a woman sits side saddle on a horse, and on the right two men are on a wagon hitched to two horses. Between them are a group of men in front of...
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Family Posed in Yard of House

Date: 1877
Description: A family is posed around two trees in a yard. A man sits on a chaise lounge and a woman in a striped dress sits in a rocking chair with a shawl on its back...
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Women in front of House

Date: 1878
Description: Four women are posing in a yard among trees, and one woman is sitting on the porch of the house. A dog is sitting in a chair in the yard near one of the wo...
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Group sits in Yard near House

Date: 1875
Description: A young boy, two men and four women are seated in a row the yard of a frame house with latticework on the porch foundations, brick steps on the side, small...
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People in front of House with Statue

Date: 1876
Description: Two men, two women are posing in front of a frame house that has a chair, sofa, table and a small white statue on its front porch. There are three doors an...
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Hans A. Bringager and Erik Sviggum stand with Guests

Date: 1875
Description: Left to right, standing: Hans A. Bringager and Erik Sviggum; Seated: C. Gulson, Annie Pedersen, Mary Gulson Brager and her mother Thora Gulson; all gathere...

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