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Pilots with Air Show Trophies

Date: 06 15 1930
Description: William McDonald and Merl Buck posing in front of a small airplane with several Air Show trophies on the ground in front of them.
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Snow on Butler Street

Date: 1910
Description: Winter scene of an unplowed, snowy Butler Street, with tire tracks and snow-covered trees.
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W.J. Hyland Plumbing Truck

Date: 1920
Description: Ford truck of Madison plumber W.J. Hyland parked outdoors.
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Red Dot Foods Inc., Plant

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Description: Red Dot Foods Inc., potato chip plant, 1441 East Washington Avenue.
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Yellow Cab Transfer Company

Date: 1922
Description: Exterior view of the Yellow Cab Transfer Company located at 643 E. Wilson Street, (housed in the Denison Building) with two cabs with drivers out front.
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Reaping Scene

Date: 1879
Description: Three men taking a break during harvesting. Their horse-drawn reaper raked the grain into rows as it cut. In the background are various farmstead buildings...
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Men with Farm Tools

Date: 1879
Description: Five men, facing away from the camera, are standing in a field. Some of them are holding a rakes and a scythe. A boy is in the foreground facing the camera...
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Concerned Law Students

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Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison law students protest CIA activities.
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Costume Parade

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of a costume parade on State Street, at the corner of State Street and Gilman Street. On both sides of the street are drugstores. The one on ...
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Nakoma Real Estate Sign

Date: 1927
Description: Nakoma real estate sign at the corner of Breese Terrace and University Avenue.
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H.S. Manchester's, Incorporated, Department Store

Date: 1954
Description: Manchester's, Incorporated, a department store on Mifflin Street.
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Real Estate Values Sign

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Description: A sign in Nakoma detailing real estate values, which reads "If you are going to build, note these facts..."
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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Night View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1955
Description: A nighttime view of the Wisconsin State Capitol as seen from Monona Avenue (South Wisconsin Avenue until December 1, 1877; Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard...
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Thornton N. Wilder

Date: 1949
Description: Quarter-length studio portrait of Thornton Wilder wearing eyeglasses.
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William Ellery Leonard

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Description: William Ellery Leonard, who was a poet and professor of English at the University of Wisconsin from 1906-44.
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Soldiers' Orphans Home

Date: 1870
Description: Stereograph of Soldiers' Orphans Home, formerly Harvey Hospital. The octagon house was originally built for Governor Leonard J. Farwell and designed by Aug...
Photograph

Daily Democrat: Peshtigo Fire

Date: 10 08 1871
Description: A portion of a page from the Madison Daily Democrat which gives an account of the Peshtigo fire.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 1893
Description: Back of painting reads: "Madison in June 1837 after photo taken by E.E. Bailey" and "Peck's cabin by Dengel." The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built...
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: The Eben Peck cabin was the first house built in Madison.

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