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Victorian Interior

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Description: View through open front door of entry of home decorated in the Victorian style, including a carved wood stairway and a hall tree bench with a beveled mirro...
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Interior Staircase

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Description: Interior view of a Victorian-era home, with a heavy, intricately carved wooden staircase. A brick fireplace with a mirrored mantel adorns the adjoining wal...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Machine Hall

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Description: Elevated view of interior of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Machine Hall. Several men work in the large, warehouse-like work space amidst numerous m...
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Red Gym Interior

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Description: View of the basketball room and a rowing machine inside the University of Wisconsin-Madison Red Gym (Armory or Old Red).
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Red Gym Swimming Pool

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Description: The "swimming tank" inside the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Red Gym (Armory or Old Red).
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Main Floor of the Red Gym

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Description: Elevated interior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Red Gym (Old Red or Armory) main floor. Gymnastic equipment is set up throughout the large, w...
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Red Gym Running Track

Date: 1897
Description: View of the interior running track inside the University of Wisconsin-Madison's Red Gym (Armory or Old Red).
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Lecture Room

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Description: View of an empty University of Wisconsin-Madison lecture room filled with rows of chairs. A globe and blackboard are visible at the front of lecture hall.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Blacksmith Shop

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Description: The interior of the University of Wisconsin-Madison blacksmith shop. A man stands with his hands crossed in the shop, surrounded by various blacksmith impl...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemical Laboratory

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Description: The interior of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Chemical Laboratory. Rows of glass bottles line the tables and two fume hoods are installed on the bric...
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Decorated Bay Window

Date: 1896
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 ...
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W.B. Hathaway House

Date: 1898
Description: An interior view of a sitting room in the W.B. Hathaway house on West Johnson Street. The Victorian-era room consists of two plush pieces of furniture: a l...
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Interior Stairway in the Henry Schildhauer Home

Date: 1897
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...
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Dining Room of the James Nevins Home

Date: 1897
Description: Interior view of the dining room in the James Nevins home on Broom Street. Dishes, teacups and glasses are stacked on the table. A bowl of fruit is in the ...

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