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Farmhouse Facade

Date: 1915
Description: View across lawn toward the front of the house, with a stone front porch and a balcony above. A fence is along the right and left bordering the yard. Field...
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Dixie Story

Date: 1957
Description: Elevated view of a man speaking at a podium and groups of people sitting at tables around the room. A banner suspended from a balcony reads: "Industrial Re...
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Manufacturing Area

Date: 01 05 1911
Description: Elevated view of manufacturing area. A crane is suspended over the factory floor.
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Main Street

Date: 1890
Description: View across unpaved road towards a row of buildings on the other side. A fence and trees are on the left, and in front of the first building a group of men...
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Bird's Nest

Date: 05 28 1959
Description: A robin feeding a worm to baby birds in a nest located in a flower pot on the balcony of the C.A. Grant apartment, 111 Wilson Street.
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The Pines

Date: 1920
Description: Text on front reads: "The Pines, Dells of the Wisconsin River." View from rocky shoreline towards the lodge at The Pines Resort, perched above the shore be...
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Ravenswood Annex

Date: 07 30 1924
Description: Text on front reads: "Ravenswood Annex, Kilbourn, Wis." A group of visitors poses on the porch and yard at the Annex at Ravenswood, a three-story building ...
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Northern State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Front of Asylum, Winnebago, Wis." A four-story building built of stone with arched windows and a three-story balcony. Trees line the ...
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Northern State Hospital for the Insane

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Main Entrance to Asylum, Winnebago, Wis." A four story building built of stone with arched windows and a three story balcony. A bicyc...
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Redecorating West High School Auditorium

Date: 08 15 1958
Description: Ernest LaBella, Capital Decorating Co., is repairing a seat in the West High School auditorium as part of an effort to prepare city school buildings for th...
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Prom Queen Candidates

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: Seven U.W. co-eds, candidates for queen of the summer prom, lined up on the railing of the Memorial Union terrace. Left to right: Mimi Graham, Moline, IL; ...
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Sandblasting Facade of Fess Hotel

Date: 11 18 1974
Description: View from sidewalk of a man standing on a ladder and sandblasting the facade on the right side of the Fess Hotel.
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Sandblasting Facade of Fess Hotel

Date: 11 18 1974
Description: View of a man standing on a ladder and sandblasting the brick facade of the Fess Hotel. He is wearing a protective hood, and is working on the right side o...
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Fess Hotel Main Entrance and Facade

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior view of the upper stories and the roof edge above the entrance to the Fess Hotel. There is a partial view of the sign above the entrance, and a wi...
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Fess Hotel

Date: 1958
Description: View from King Street towards the right side of the Fess Hotel. Automobiles are parked along the curb.
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Fess Hotel and Signage

Date: 1958
Description: Exterior view from the top of King Street towards the Fess Hotel, with cars parked along the curb. There are three hotel signs: a large sign on the roof, a...
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Family Posing with an Automobile

Date: 1914
Description: Partial label on front reads: "Andrew L." Handwritten on reverse: "Residence of Andrew Lien, Wheeler, Wis." A family poses with their automobile next to th...
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Lutheran Theological Seminary

Date: 01 27 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Lutheran Theological Seminary, Wauwatosa, Wis." The two-story building with a full basement and a large attic was dedicated in 1893. ...
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Hotel Bean

Date: 01 12 1914
Description: A woman on the sidewalk in front of the Hotel Bean, an Italianate style brick hotel built in 1901. It has a large covered porch with a balcony above. The h...
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Female Prison

Date: 08 06 1930
Description: Text on front reads: "Female Prison, Wisconsin State Penitentiary, Waupun, Wis." A building that housed female prisoners surrounded by trees, fences and ga...

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