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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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Longfellow School 4th Grade

Date: 1930
Description: View of the Longfellow School's 4th grade class seated at their desks as their teacher stands at the back of the classroom.
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Two Boys at Tenney Park

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Description: Two boys lying on the grass asleep in Tenney Park near the lagoon with a hat on the ground between them. The Sherman Avenue bridge and the Hausmann Brewery...
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Sixth Ward / Marquette School

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of the 6th Ward School, 1237 Williamson Street, built in 1894. Several people are posing on the road and sidewalk in front of the building with tw...
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Two Xylophonists at Emerson School

Date: 02 27 1935
Description: Two xylophonists playing at Emerson School Gymnasium.
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Jackie Hoo-Ray

Date: 01 12 1928
Description: Jackie Hoo-Ray eating Purity Bread.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: "Living flag" created by the Kehl dancers on the steps of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. This close view permits better examination of the ornamentatio...
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Young Ballerina

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Description: Young ballerina of the Kehl School of Dance poses in her dance costume which was hand-designed by Kehl seamstresses. Satin ribbons tied around the ankles a...
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Horseback Ride at Governor's Mansion

Date: 1904
Description: Philip F. La Follette on horseback in front of the old Governor's Mansion on Gilman Street, sometime during the years that his father, Robert M. La Follett...
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Groceries and Provisions Store

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Description: Group of people posing in front of the Reindl Brothers' Groceries and Provisions store at 32 North Bassett Street.
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Van Slyke Residence

Date: 05 1867
Description: The residence of Napoleon B. Van Slyke at 510 North Carroll Street. The caption reads: "Maie on piazza with doll. Jonnie in baby carriage."
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Loftsgordon Residence

Date: 1950
Description: The Herman Loftsgordon family residence at 2429 Center Avenue, with daughter Hazel on the steps. Loftsgordon served as chairman of Anchor Savings and Loan ...
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Cowgirl Dancer

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Description: Janet Phyllis Wheeler (later Mrs. Herold), a student at the Kehl School of Dance, wears a cowgirl oufit for a tap dance routine she performed in the school...
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Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians

Date: 10 1914
Description: Fourth Annual Conference of American Indians taken in front of Lathrop Hall, University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Included are: Mr. (William) Kershaw (M...
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Children Sledding on North Pinckney Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with children sledding down 400 block of North Pinckney Street, Madison, Wisconsin, including 10 boys on a coasting bobsled. Three houses are ...
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Nurse with Native Americans

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Description: A nurse poses on steps with a Native American mother and four children.
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Holtzhauzen House

Date: 1904
Description: The William H. Holtzhauzen house, 351 West Washington Avenue. A group of people are posing near the entrance. Holtzhauzen, a German immigrant carpenter and...
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Dean Family Sleighing

Date: 1852
Description: Quarter plate daguerreotype of Eliab Dean, an early Madison businessman, riding in a sleigh drawn by two horses with his wife Sarah Fairchild Dean and youn...
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Jenifer Street House

Date: 1899
Description: Exterior of a house at 1030 Jenifer Street, built in 1883-84 with a family sitting on the front porch.

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