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Painting

Neckerman House

Date: 1939
Description: The Neckerman house, located at 208-212 (210-214?) Monona Avenue, (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), built by General David Atwood and his partner Ro...
Photograph

George White House

Date: 1962
Description: Drawing of the exterior of George White's home, 421 Cass Street. The house was built about 1835.
Photograph

Atwood/Buck-Neckerman House

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Description: Possibly the Atwood/Buck-Neckerman House at 210-214 (208-212?) Monona Avenue, early view. Built by David Atwood and his partner Royal Buck as a double hous...
Photograph

Executive Mansion

Date: 1962
Description: Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
Drawing

The Spring Inn

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of the Spring Inn, located at 3706 Nakoma Road.
Drawing

De Pere House

Date: 1946
Description: Pencil drawing of a house at 421 Cass Street. The main entrance is on a long porch with columns, under a balcony. There is a side entrance on the left.
Drawing

Executive Mansion

Date: 1946
Description: Ink drawing of the Governor's Residence, 130 East Gilman Street. The stone building features a porch and wrap around balcony.
Photograph

Exterior of Wright's Bedroom at Taliesin

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Description: Exterior of Frank Lloyd Wright's bedroom, looking southeast, at Taliesin, the summer home of Frank Lloyd Wright. In the courtyard is a sculpture near a poo...
Photograph

I.W. Wills Mansion

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Description: A view of the the mansion of I.W. Wills. Another home is next door.
Photograph

Forest Hill Home

Date: 1910
Description: Front view of Forest Hill Home. Decorative railings and columns are shown on the country home, and two trees lie in the foreground with a swing, chairs, an...
Photograph

Saint Mary's Sanatorium

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Description: Exterior of Saint Mary's Sanatorium, founded in 1880 by Bishop Salpointe. The view shows a two-story rotunda on the right, and two other buildings of the s...
Photograph

Poland Spring House

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Description: Exterior of Poland Spring House, a six-story hotel on which construction began in 1875. View includes the main drive and entrance to the hotel. One space...
Photograph

The Curtis Hotel

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Description: Exterior of the Curtis Hotel, a Victorian era building expanded in 1883. Horse-drawn carriages can be seen parked underneath an awning, and a man stands o...
Photograph

Bedford Springs Resort

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Description: Elevated view looking along the front of the Bedford Springs Resort, built in 1806. Two automobiles are on the driveway near steps leading to the ground fl...
Photograph

D.W. Corning Groceries on Street Corner

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Description: Panoramic view of a street corner. Commercial buildings are along the street on the left, including D.W. Corning Groceries. A large group of people are on ...
Photograph

North Side of Nathan Strong Park

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Description: A row of Victorian dwellings stands opposite an unpaved road, seen from the north side of Nathan Strong Park. The second home from the left was built in 18...
Photograph

North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street. The road is lined with residences, most with porches and balconies. A traffic light hangs from a wire at the intersectio...
Photograph

State Normal School

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Description: Exterior of "Old Main" at the State Normal School, founded in 1868. A dirt road leads to the main entrance, flanked by columns. A central tower is above th...
Photograph

Walworth Hotel

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Description: Exterior of Walworth Hotel. Stairs lead to a porch where a man sits and signs that read "Billiard Hall" and "New Walworth Buffet" are near the side entranc...
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North Washington Street

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Description: View down North Washington Street, a residential area. Two girls are running on the terrace toward a man sitting in a horse-drawn carriage.

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