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Fourteen Foot Tomato Plant

Date: 09 27 1936
Description: Mr. Liebenberg standing on a ladder measuring a 14 foot tomato plant growing in his garden. Mrs. Liebenberg is standing beside the plant.
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Rock Garden

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Girl sitting in Arthur G. Clemens rock garden made with stones from every county in southern Wisconsin. Also includes pond, at 706 W. Lakeside Street.
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Rock Garden

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Girl sitting in Arthur G. Clemens rock garden made with stones from every county in southern Wisconsin. Also includes pond, 706 W. Lakeside Street.
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Backyard Landscaping of a House on Van Hise Avenue

Date: 07 25 1929
Description: Backyard landscaping of a house on Van Hise Avenue taken for McKay Nursery.
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Hinman House

Date: 09 04 1928
Description: View from Regent Street towards the front and right side of the Albert Hinman residence at 1 Vista Road.
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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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Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family and Visitors

Date: 1877
Description: "Professor R.B. Anderson, his Family & Visitors." Seated outdoors left to right around a table are: Mrs. R.B. Anderson, H. Herlofson, Professor Rasmus B. A...
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Meditteranean-Influenced House

Date: 05 05 1974
Description: House with an apparent Mediterranean, "High Renaissance" influence, 1122 Sherman Ave., built by Joseph E. Messerschmidt in 1922.
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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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The Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1890
Description: View cross yard towards the front entrance to the castle. In front of the entrance, a man and woman sit on the steps leading to the castle.
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Francis J. Bloodgood Family

Date: 06 17 1949
Description: Group portrait of the Reverend and Mrs. Francis J. Bloodgood, former pastor of St. Andrews Episcopal Church and their family, taken at their home, 1102 Lin...
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Drum Majorette

Date: 06 26 1948
Description: Mrs. Schafer (?) in a drum majorette costume in a marching position with a baton and wearing boots, posing outdoors near a house.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Soap Box Derby racer Bobby Holmes seated in car outdoors on grass.
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Presbyterian Women's Garden Party

Date: 07 15 1948
Description: Women representing Presbyterian churches of Madison attended the garden party given at the home of Mrs. W.H. Conlin, 739 Farwell Drive, in honor of Mrs. Ho...
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Two Young Girls in Yard

Date: 09 15 1948
Description: Two young girls outside with a toy pedal station wagon. Possibly children of a Harley family.
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Mrs. Theodore Statz and Daughter Cindy in Yard

Date: 09 18 1948
Description: Mrs. Theodore Statz and her 6-month old daughter Cindy in the yard of their basement apartment at 425 West Wilson Street. They are soon to be evicted becau...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison President's House

Date: 07 1925
Description: Residence on the University of Wisconsin campus. Later this site became the Memorial Union. A fence and a drive run along the bottom of the image toward th...
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Mrs. Chester (Nancy) Rieck and Son

Date: 07 27 1949
Description: Mrs. Chester (Nancy) Rieck of Oak Park, Illinois holds her six-month-old son, Jeffrey Allan Rieck, while seated outdoors beneath a trellis. The Reicks are ...
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Burch House

Date: 09 19 1949
Description: Exterior of the house of Byron and Mary Burch, 205 South Owen Drive. The yard is bordered by a picket fence and a car parks in the driveway on the right.

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