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| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Group of people on the front porch, weighing the guests. A visit was considered successful if the guests weighed more when they left. |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | "Forward", the statue created by Jean Pond Miner of Wisconsin for the Wisconsin Women's Memorial at the Columbian Exposition in 1893. The statue is seen on... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | A worker stands next to a pneumatic tube communication system used at the Milwaukee Electric, Railway, and Light Company. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | The Flom Hotel or American House, located at 323 East Main Street at the corner of South Hancock Street, existed from 1865 to 1925. Attached to the buildin... |
| Date: | 1893 |
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| Description: | Interior of the cell blocks in the Wisconsin State Prison. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Jail For Ashland County, Ashland, Wis." and "Conover & Porter, Architects." |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View of the original Hotel Chequamegon, built by the Wisconsin Central Railroad interests and opened in 1877. It was built of wood with a wrap around porch... |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View of the Vaughn Library building, built of brick in 1888 in the Romanesque Revival style. It was supported by retail, apartments and offices located on ... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the east side of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin during construction. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Polish immigrant standing near a team of horses eating hay in Market Square. He is wearing work clothes. Large brick buildings are in the background. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | A man, possibly John Forbes, working at a roll-top desk in his office over the old Fire Hall. A dog is sitting on a chair in the lower left. Books on the s... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elderly woman sitting in a rocking chair knitting in front of a window. |
| Date: | 07 03 1896 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of waiters and customers in the Schlitz Palm Garden. The idea of the garden was borrowed from Germany where beer gardens were common. It open... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | An interior view through a curtained doorway of Captain J.W. Hommrel's(?) home. The Victorian interior includes tapestries, patterned wallpaper, and many p... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | Two young children look out a window at the F.D. Eyerly residence. The children are dressed in matching, plaid-patterned dresses and stand in front of a la... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Interior view of a decorated bay window in a Victorian-era home. The window area was used as a photography back-drop so the shades are drawn and fabric is ... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | An interior view of the Henry Schildhauer residence on West Washington Avenue. Henry Schildhauer was the Chief Department of Revenue Collector. A curved, w... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | A detailed look at the dining room table in the Dankoler home. |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | View of corner of the Dankoler's sitting room. A framed portrait of Harry Dankoler sits on an easel near a window with a lace curtain. On the left is a cus... |
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