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Belmont Hotel and Pinckney Street

Date: 1954
Description: View from Capitol Square Park of the Belmont Hotel and nearby buildings. Includes the storefronts for Simpson's and Rennebohm Drug Store #6, at 19 North Pi...
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Madison Concert Orchestra

Date: 08 29 1937
Description: Madison Concert Orchestra members with their instruments seated on a "stage" under trees at Vilas Park. The conductor is standing in front. Groups of U.S. ...
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Road Equipment

Date: 01 29 1931
Description: Elevated view of Wisconsin Foundry and Machine Company road construction equipment, featuring a new portable rock crushing plant, on display at the Wiscons...
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and East Washington Avenue

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Description: View of the North Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol in the background, the Capitol Park, and farm wagons on East Washington Avenue on market day. T...
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International Special Delivery Grocery Truck

Date: 1929
Description: International Special Delivery grocery truck owned by Meehan Grocery Company.
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East Main Street Buildings

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Description: John S. Fuller took this photographs of the buildings in the first block of East Main Street from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof. Most of the businesses ...
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Aztalan State Park

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Description: Little girl under the "Aztalan Mound Park" sign, in a field. Another person stands in the background on one of the mounds.
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Capitol Park Fountain

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Description: The replica of the Centennial Fountain in the Capitol Park.
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Park Building

Date: 1905
Description: North Side Park building. There is a bell tower above the entrance.
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Dedication of Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude Historical Marker

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Arthur Melster, President of Cambridge Foundation; K.K. Amundson. M.D. of Cambridge; and W.T. Webb of Evinrude Motors, look at the Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude...
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Fox River Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of the Fox River Bridge. The building in the foreground has a sign that reads: "Chicago & Northwestern Railway. Freight Station." Caption rea...
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Park near Gimbels Building

Date: 11 29 1913
Description: Park near hotels and Gimbels building. Caption reads: "View N.E. from C. M. & St. P. Depot". Presently, it is Zeidler Union Square on W. Everett Street bet...
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U.S. Government and War Exposition

Date: 09 1918
Description: Elevated view of the U.S. Government War Exposition grounds at Grant Park.
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Gorillas Samson and Sambo Adoptive Birthday Party

Date: 10 05 1955
Description: Children and adults gathered in front of the gorilla cages at the Washington Park Zoo to celebrate the fifth adoptive birthday party for Samson and Sambo. ...
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Annie the Elephant Fund Raiser

Date: 02 27 1948
Description: Neighborhood children from the 2700 blocks of Van Hise Avenue and Mason Street held a bake sale to raise funds toward the purchase of a replacement for Ann...
Postcard

Park at Kilbourn Reservoir

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of city over Kilbourn Park Reservoir. In the grass is the name of the park in large white letters. Caption reads: "Kilbourn Park Reservoir, M...
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Knickerbocker Hotel

Date: 1934
Description: Front of hotel from park across the street. Several cars are parked along the street, and a large building is visible to the left of the hotel.
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Building near Krinker's Park

Date: 1910
Description: Building at corner of Lisbon Avenue and North Avenue. A manuscript note on the reverse of the photograph calls this Neumueller's Park, which may have been...
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Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 08 14 1948
Description: Spring Green's float entitled "The Century Limited," in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade.
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Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade

Date: 08 14 1948
Description: Sauk County's Centennial Queen float in Sauk County's Wisconsin Centennial Parade.

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