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| Description: | Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba... |
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| Description: | View from a stone bridge towards Vilas Park, with children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) and a kiddie train adjacent to the lagoon. |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun... |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | This card which is postmarked 1912 shows the zinc statutes on the stone gateways near the sidewalk at Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.). Ori... |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down unpaved street. Caption reads: "Main Street, Belleville, Wis". |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View of the front of the Opera house. Caption reads: "Opera House, De Forest, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View down side of unpaved Main Street in Deerfield, with a wooden sidewalk on the left. Caption reads: "Main Street, Deerfield, Wis." Handwritten note: "De... |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the church. Caption reads: "Christ Presbyterian Church, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Color view of the State Street and Lake Street intersection, with the Co-op book store, the Rennebohm Drug Store and the Wisconsin State Capitol at the end... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The Dane County Courthouse. Caption reads: "The Court House — Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Northwestern railroad depot with a train approaching the station. Caption reads: "Northwestern Depot, Waunakee, Wis." |
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| Description: | View down unpaved Madison Avenue, lined with trees on either side. Caption reads: "Madison Ave., Sun Prairie Wis". |
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| Description: | Exterior view of a high school, with multiple people standing in front of it. Caption reads: "High School, Sun Prairie, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of the wagon factories. Caption reads: "The Wagon Factories, Stoughton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | View along sidewalk of Main Street, with pedestrians on the sidewalk and walking across the street. Storefronts line both sides of the street. Caption read... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Elevated view on Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main St., looking West, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | A view of Main Street at night. Caption reads: "'Main St. at Night' Mt. Horeb, Wis." |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View across intersection towards the Park Hotel, located on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Park Hotel, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the West corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Identifiable businesses include Haswell Furni... |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of Capitol Square, seen from the South corner. Originally functioned as an oversized post card. Ringling Brothers Circus advertisement visib... |
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