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Farm Family with Implements

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Description: A stonecutter, a cooper or smith (identified by the tools of their trade) and a girl with a pail are standing on the left in contrast to a group of ladies ...
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Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1872
Description: View of Wisconsin State Hospital for the Insane (Mendota Mental Health Institute).
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Andrew Proudfit House

Date: 1877
Description: Boys posing in front of the Andrew Proudfit house at the corner of Fairchild Street and West Washington Avenue. Proudfit was the vice president of First Na...
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Family in Yard with Carriage

Date: 1878
Description: Family in yard with carriage with large stone house behind that has shutters closed. The house was built in 1845. Harmon J. Hill was the first supervisor o...
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Residence with Yard and Fence

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Description: Exterior of a residence, probably of 1 East Gilman Street. The yard is enclosed by a fence. A dog is standing in front of the house.
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Tot Lot

Date: 11 28 1971
Description: Tot Lot, a play area for small children created from a vacant lot, funded by the Federal Urban Renewal Authority.
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Backyard

Date: 1890
Description: The backyard of Sam Marshall's home, seen from Mrs. Alden's property on Frances Street.
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Conical Mound on the Crest of the Dividing Ridge

Date: 1909
Description: A horse grazes near Native American burial mounds on the Dividing Ridge, a recessional moraine, between Lakes Monona and Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin. The ...
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Ferdinand Heim House

Date: 05 24 1948
Description: Ferdinand Heim and Henry Noll are shown in front of Heim's family home, on Old Middleton Road, where he has lived for 83 years.
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College of Agriculture on Campus

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view from west of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. In the foreground are lawns, fields, fences, and trees. There is a large...
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Arboretum Entrance

Date: 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison entrance to Arboretum. Two stone walls flank the road. Two informational signs, including the speed limit, are past the e...
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Bascom Hall

Date: 1968
Description: Exterior of front entrance of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Lincoln Statue is visible in front of the bui...
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Kappa Kappa Gamma

Date: 1925
Description: First of the Kappa Kappa Gamma houses, at 421 N. Park Street, University of Wisconsin-Madison. Caption reads: "Kappa Kappa Gamma House, University of Wisco...
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Lincoln Monument

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Description: Side view of Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench curves around the statue, which sits in ...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1922
Description: Side view of Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench and paved walkway curves around the stat...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1909
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall (formerly Main Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Caption reads: "Lincoln Monument and Main Hall...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1950
Description: Side view of the Lincoln Monument on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Bascom Hall is in the left background, and snow is on the ground. A stone ...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1926
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench, plantings and walkway surround the back of the monum...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1932
Description: Side view of Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench curves around the statue, which sits in ...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 1948
Description: Lincoln Monument in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A stone bench curves around the statue, which sits in a paved walk ...

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