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| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | John J. Suhr residence at 121 Langdon Street, designed by City Engineer and architect Captain John Nadar. Built in 1886 for immigrant John J. Suhr, Sr. (18... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Charles Lindbergh's airplane, "Spirit of St. Louis," while visiting Madison. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The landing of the "Spirit of St. Louis," carrying Charles Lindbergh. |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | The "Spirit of St. Louis," flown by Charles Lindbergh, was the first airplane to fly non-stop from New York to Paris in 1927. Lindbergh returned to Madison... |
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| Description: | Elevated view from railing of immigrants boarding a ferry to depart Ellis Island. |
| Date: | 1852 |
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| Description: | Illustration of four Indians on Madeline Island with a canoe in the water on the shore. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View across lawn of the Mission Inn on Madeline Island, with a shoreline on the left. |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Uniformed soldiers marching in a World War I homecoming parade. Many men are carrying flags, and the street is heavily decorated with U.S. flags. The soldi... |
| Date: | 05 22 1931 |
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| Description: | The golf course greens and rear view of the Monona Golf Course clubhouse (aka Nathaniel and Harriet Dean House, built 1856) located at 4718 Monona Drive. |
| Date: | 1925 |
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| Description: | Railroad depot taken as part of a survey by the Wisconsin Power and Light Company to promote economic development by emphasizing available buildings and bu... |
| Date: | 06 13 1918 |
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| Description: | "Here lies the remains of German in B.H.S." is written on the pavement next to a smoldering pile of German textbooks. A car is parked along the curb in the... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and surrounding Madison area. Lake Monona is in the background. |
| Date: | 12 27 1929 |
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| Description: | A crowd lined up on opening night at the Eastwood Theatre at 2090 Atwood Avenue. This view of the facade shows an unfinished dome on top of the building. |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the French Battery and Carbon Company office building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View down Main Street on the Capitol Square. Caption reads: "Main Street, looking West." |
| Date: | 1884 |
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| Description: | A sign for Fauerbach's Brewery depicting a young woman and the brewery. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from water of Bernard's Boat House on Lake Mendota, adjacent to the present James Madison Park. |
| Date: | 07 24 1933 |
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| Description: | A man in a car poses in front of A. Sinaiko Hay, Flour and Feed at 653 West Washington Avenue. |
| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Entrance to the Forest Hill Cemetery, with a streetcar on the right. |
| Date: | 01 06 1939 |
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| Description: | View from street towards two men filling the gas tanks of a car and truck at Jack D. Taylor's Super Service Station, 751-753 Williamson Street. This Art De... |
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