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Gates of Heaven Synagogue

Date: 07 17 1971
Description: The moving of the Gates of Heaven Synagogue from West Washington Avenue to James Madison Park. Crowds line the streets, and a crane is in the background.
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Aerial View of the Isthmus

Date: 1908
Description: A panoramic aerial view of the Isthmus taken from a kite. Lake Mendota is to the right in the background with Picnic Point jutting into the lake. The photo...
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Grace Episcopal Church

Date: 11 24 1946
Description: Built in 1855 and designed by Milwaukee architect James Douglas, the Grace Episcopal Church is the oldest remaining building on the Capitol Square. Grace E...
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View from Main Hall (Bascom Hall) toward the Wisconsin State Capitol (Second)

Date: 1861
Description: View of Madison from Main Hall, now Bascom Hall, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus looking up State Street toward the second Wisconsin State Ca...
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200 Block of West Washington Avenue

Date: 06 20 1944
Description: Cars parked in the 200 block of West Washington Avenue. Properties shown are, right to left, Fiore Filling Station parking lot, U.S. Government warehouse (...
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Immanuel Church / Jackson Clinic

Date: 08 01 1929
Description: Originally the Evangelical Association's Immanuel Church, 106 North Hamilton Street, which was converted into a waiting room for the Jackson Clinic shown t...
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View of Wisconsin State Capitol (Third)

Date: 1873
Description: View, ca. 1873-1879, of Madison looking down Wisconsin Avenue toward the third Wisconsin Capitol, a view that suggests something of the ongoing importance ...
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One View of Village of Mount Vernon

Date: 1876
Description: "One view of the village of Mount Vernon, Wis." a stereograph listed in Dahl's 1877 "Catalogue of Stereoscopic Views."
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Blue Mounds Rural Road

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Description: View of rural Blue Mounds, with a two-lane, paved road. The caption at the bottom reads: "East View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation, 1760 ft.".
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Wisconsin Avenue from the Capitol

Date: 1915
Description: Wisconsin Avenue looking toward the northwest from the top of the Capitol. The elevated perspective provides an unusual view of the old City Hall (left) an...
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North Hancock Street

Date: 03 01 1949
Description: First block of North Hancock Street looking toward East Washington Avenue, with partial views of St. John's Lutheran Church, 322 East Washington Avenue, on...
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Queen of Apostles Seminary

Date: 07 23 1953
Description: Queen of Apostles Seminary, 5810 Cottage Grove Road.
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Capitol Square

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of Capitol Square, looking northwest up Carroll Street at its intersection with Main Street.
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Aerial View of Downtown Verona and Farmland

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Verona including businesses, houses, and the surrounding farm land.
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Aerial View of Downtown Sun Prairie

Date: 10 1928
Description: Aerial view of Sun Prairie, including the central business district, residences, and the surrounding countryside stretching to the horizon.
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Aerial View of Stoughton

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Stoughton, including the central business district, residential areas, the Yahara River, and the surrounding countryside.
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St. Patrick's Catholic Church

Date: 02 07 1971
Description: Exterior view of St. Patrick's Catholic Church at 410 East Main Street which was dedicated on March 17, 1889. The church was designed by T.C. McCarthy and ...
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First Congregational Church

Date: 1895
Description: The First Congregational Church.
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First Unitarian Church

Date: 1886
Description: Stereograph of the First Unitarian Church, which stood on Wisconsin Avenue near the Post Office.
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First Lutheran Kirch (Church)

Date: 07 26 1970
Description: Exterior view of the First Lutheran Kirch on Old Sauk Road, which was used by the Bethel Baptist congregation after 100 years as a Lutheran church.

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