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Freight Steamer "Cornucopia"

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill...
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View Across River from College Grounds

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Description: Stereograph of elevated view across the river from college grounds.
Postcard

Saint Clara Academy

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of Saint Clara Academy, formerly known as Saint Clara College. Caption reads: "Saint Clara College — Sinsinawa, Wisconsin".
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Ripon College West

Date: 1874
Description: Ripon College, West College. A group of people are standing at the entrance.
Postcard

Main Hall of Milton College

Date: 1915
Description: Main Hall at Milton College. Stamp on print reads: "W. P. Clarke, Pharmacy, Milton, Wis."
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Mount Calvary College

Date: 1893
Description: View down tree-lined road, with Mount Calvary College on a hill in the distance.
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Campion College

Date: 1925
Description: View from a distance of Campion College. Bluffs are in the background.
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College of Engineering

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Description: View from Bascom Hill of the Engineering Building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. College of Engineering, University of Wisconsin, Madison, ...
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Military Drill on the Campus

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Description: A view of a military drill on the campus of Clemson College, which opened in 1893. College buildings stand in the background, and lines of soldiers march i...
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University of Virginia

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Description: An aerial view of the University of Virginia. The main building in the foreground references the Roman Pantheon and features a Classical-style porch, colum...
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College of Mt. St. Vincent

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Description: Aerial view of the campus, with the largest brick and stone buildings in the center. Trees border the structures and people are walking on paths or playing...
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Bessie Tift College

Date: 1930
Description: A view of a swimming pool beside a hill at Bessie Tift College. Next to the pool is a vine-covered pergola and a slide. College buildings are visible in th...
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Scene From Cardinal's Play

Date: 1875
Description: Costumed students act out a scene from Cardinal's Play outdoors on a lawn near a wooded area at the College of Mount Saint Vincent. The college was founded...
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Ripon College

Date: 1863
Description: View down hill across lawn toward a three-story building with a cupola at the bottom of the hill on the Ripon College campus. Caption reads: "View across t...
Postcard

River Scene in the Vicinity of Lawrence University

Date: 08 03 1905
Description: Photographic postcard of a scene of the Fox River near Lawrence University. The Main Building at Lawrence University can be seen in the background on the r...
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Panoramic View of Downtown Madison

Date: 05 07 1907
Description: Panoramic view of the downtown towards Bascom Hall from the corner of the Capitol Square, showing Carroll, Mifflin, and State Streets. Several businesses c...
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Football Team; Whitewater State College

Date: 1895
Description: The Whitewater State College football team posing in a snap formation on a hill just outside the college. People are watching from a college building at th...
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Lawrence University

Date: 10 1969
Description: A football player is leaping to avoid a tackle at Lawrence University. Two people are watching from the hillside in the background.
Postcard

University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 10 08 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "University of Wisconsin Campus, Madison, Wis." Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity, possibly from the roof of the ...

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