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Governor Washburn's House

Date: 1876
Description: Home of Governor Cadwallader C. Washburn on Monroe Street at the east end of what is now the Edgewood College campus. Washburn is probably the man at left.
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Norwegian Family with Possessions

Date: 1870
Description: Norwegian family posing with their household possessions, in front of their home. The man dressed in military uniform is a Civil War veteran. Madison, Wisc...
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Neighborhood Garage Sale

Date: 09 13 1984
Description: People working and shopping at a neighborhood garage sale in the Walker's Square Park area. Several neighborhood groups collaborated to sponsor the annual ...
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Christian Turck House

Date: 1900
Description: Christian Turck House built in 1835 by Turck who was a German immigrant.
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Rowley Residence

Date: 1914
Description: Exterior view of the residence of Mrs. M.S. Rowley on University Avenue, opposite the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemistry building.
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Krueger Children at their First Christmas

Date: 12 26 1900
Description: Jennie, in rocking chair, and Edgar Krueger, on a rocking horse, with small Christmas tree and toys, including wagon, blocks, and doll, displayed outside o...
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Presbyterian House, Kilbourn

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Description: View of Presbyterian House, Kilbourn.
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Bennett Family, House and Auto

Date: 1901
Description: The H.H. Bennett House, Kilbourn, with members of the family posing in front of the house and in a 1901 Winton automobile. Ashley Bennett, the son of the f...
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William Dickinson House

Date: 1874
Description: An elegant carriage and a group of people are standing in front of a picket fence, with a brick house with shutters and hipped roof behind. More people are...
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Houses in Residential Neighborhood

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: Old houses in a residential neighborhood with women and children at play.
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Woman Cleaning Kerosene Lamps

Date: 1925
Description: Woman cleaning kerosene lamps on the front porch(?) of her house.
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Backlit Trees and House

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Exterior of a house surrounded by backlit trees.
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Raiffeisen House

Date: 01 16 1939
Description: Raiffeisen House, CUNA Mutual Society office, 142 East Gilman Street. It was originally the Benjamin Franklin Hopkins house built in 1863.
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CUNA Employees at Raiffeisen House

Date: 12 05 1935
Description: Eleven CUNA (Credit Union National Association) employees standing on the porch of their office at Raiffeisen House, 142 East Gilman Street.
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Anxiously Waiting

Date: 07 14 1933
Description: Two girls and a boy waiting on steps in front of their house to go to The Capital Times Kiddie Camp, clutching parcels that hold their camp clothes.
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Pugh House

Date: 05 29 1933
Description: View from street towards the residence of Arthur and Sophia Pugh, 107 W. Gorham Street. Bridal wreath spirea bushes bloom around the open front porch, and ...
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Chapman Home Exterior from Southeast after Fire

Date: 12 29 1932
Description: View from hill looking down at the Chandler B. and Frances Chapman home exterior from the southeast after the fire. There is a man near the porch entrance.
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Lorenz House

Date: 12 20 1929
Description: House of Dr. William F. Lorenz, 115 East Gilman Street, built in 1859 by Silas Pinney.
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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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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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