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Opera House

Date: 1883
Description: The Oshkosh Grand Opera House. This is the interior elevated view showing the curtain painted by Louis Kindt of Kenosha, which depicts a scene from Goethe'...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1955
Description: Historical Society Library Reading Room and the Visitors Gallery after their modernization during the mid-1950s. Prominent among the visible changes are a...
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room

Date: 1901
Description: Library Reading Room as completed in 1901, showing skylights and ceiling fixtures, library tables and lights, and many University of Wisconsin students at ...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1904
Description: University of Wisconsin students (primarily women) studying in the Historical Society Library Reading Room. On the left is the Visitors Gallery.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Library

Date: 1905
Description: Interior of the Wisconsin Historical Society library.
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The Portland Observatory

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Description: A view of the Portland Observatory and nearby houses. The observatory is a hexagonal brick building built in 1807 surmounted by a fenced walkway, a domed ...
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Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
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Rockefeller Summer Home

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Description: View of "The Eyrie," summer home of American industrialist John D. Rockefeller, overlooking a river from the top of a hill. The home was erected in 1914 an...
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I.W. Wills Mansion

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Description: A view of the the mansion of I.W. Wills. Another home is next door.
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Exterior of Residence

Date: 1911
Description: Exterior view of home and yard on an unpaved road.
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View Down Chestnut Street

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Description: Looking West on Chestnut Street with the Buffalo Valley Inn in the foreground.
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The Sisters House, Erected 1742

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Description: View across street toward the Sisters House, built 1742. Trees line the street in front of the home. Part of the side yard is on the right, and other buil...
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George Washington's Headquarters

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Description: Hallway in George Washington's headquarters showing a staircase, a window with a built in seat, several doors along the wall on the right, and sun streamin...
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Studying in the Historical Society Library

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Description: University students studying in the wisconsin Historical Society's library reading room. This view is undated, but the presence of the microfilm viewing ro...
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Historical Society Reading Room

Date: 1908
Description: Elevated view of the length of the Historical Society Library Reading Room, including tables, chairs, lamps and skylight.
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Charter House Hotel

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Description: View across road toward the Charter House Hotel. A driver is sitting in an early touring automobile in front, and other people are standing nearby.
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Memorial Continental Hall

Date: 1921
Description: A general view of the Disarmament Conference in Memorial Continental Hall from the balcony. Politicians sit around tables, and an audience gathers on the m...
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Forest Hill Home

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Forest Hill Home. Decorative railings and columns are shown on the country home, and two trees lie in the foreground with a swing, chairs, an...
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Workers' Unity House

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Description: View across lawn toward the side of the Cottage and its corner tower. Part of the covered walkway is on the right. Women, men, and children are walking the...
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Marine Barracks and Grounds

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Description: A view of a marine barracks from across the grounds. Cannons are on the right, next to a flag pole.

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