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City Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view toward Lake Mendota towards the City Boathouse, which was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The boathouse was at the foot of North Carroll Stre...
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William F. Vilas House

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Description: Exterior view of the William F. Vilas house,at 12 East Gilman Street.
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Two Men Sitting on a Drain Pipe

Date: 1920
Description: Dredging Lakewood Bay to fill the lots for sale in Lakewood. The men are sitting side-by-side on the drainpipe with their bare feet in the water. There is ...
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Three Men Photographed with a Concealed Vest Camera

Date: 1886
Description: An image of three men taken with a Stirn Concealed Vest Pocket Camera. The #1 Detective Camera held a 14cm round glass plate for making six 4cm wide round ...
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 14

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Description: Five circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. One spot is unexposed. The five images are of women posing outdoors, a...
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Fox Bluff Farm and Barn

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Description: Fox Bluff farm on the shore of Lake Mendota, owned by Stanley Hanks. On the left is a windmill, and a number of outbuildings are near the barn.
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Lakewood-Curtiss House

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Description: View across lawn towards the Lakewood-Curtiss House at 82 Cambridge Road. A flag is hanging near the front steps under a tree on the left.
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Lakewood-Curtiss House

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Description: View across street towards the Lakewood-Curtiss House at 82 Cambridge Road.
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Lakewood House Construction

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Description: Two women and three children posing by a fireplace during the construction of the Lakewood House.
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Lakewood House Construction

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Description: The Lakewood House during construction, nearly completed.
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Bus at Lakewood Boulevard

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Description: A man is in a bus on a snowy road near houses at 138 and 146 Lakewood Boulevard.
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Cambridge Street House

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Description: A house on Cambridge Street in the Lakewood neighborhood. The house is still under construction, and dirt is piled around the foundation. On the far right ...
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Lakewood Signs

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Description: A few signs are posted along a road in the Lakewood neighborhood.
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The Johnson/Vilas House on Cambridge Road

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Description: A Mediterranean Revival style house at 69 Cambridge Road.
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Lakewood Construction

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Description: Construction in the Lakewood neighborhood. There are two cars parked in the snow on the right.
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Lakewood House

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Description: The house at 205 Lakewood Boulevard. A man is working in the yard in the right foreground.
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Lakewood House

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Description: The house at 221 Lakewood Boulevard.

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