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| Date: | 11 1883 |
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| Description: | The ruins of the unfinished South Wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol after its collapse while still under construction. |
| Date: | 11 1883 |
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| Description: | View of the third Wisconsin State Capitol showing the ruins of the South Wing addition after it collapsed during construction. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Peter Selb, Ben Dietrich, J.A. Lockwood, Matt Dietrich, and John Downing pose around the hand engine of the volunteer fire department. All but Selb were ch... |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | A list of nine reasons to use co-operative-made goods, entitled "Reasons Why You Should Use Co-operative-Made Goods in Preference To All Others". This was ... |
| Date: | 04 29 1886 |
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| Description: | A proposal to the Knights of Labor of America regarding organizing a Linen Collar and Cuff Manufactory. |
| Date: | 02 1886 |
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| Description: | A formal announcement of a Co-operative Fair that was held in March of 1886. |
| Date: | 1887 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for K. of L. Brand Co-operative Collars and Cuffs showing illustrations of collars. It includes the statement "The Only Union Made Collars". |
| Date: | 11 29 1888 |
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| Description: | Advertisements for co-operative companies including Co-operative Collar and Cuff Company, Solidarity Watch Case Company and a tailoring company. They appea... |
| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Map of the township of Windsor, from the "Atlas of Dane County." |
| Date: | 07 04 1876 |
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| Description: | Studio portrait of "Professor" William H. Noland in costume as leader of the Mock Parade, or "Horribles". He was a barber, musician, chiropodist, and publi... |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Oil painting of Caroline Klauber, wife of Samuel Klauber. |
| Date: | 1868 |
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| Description: | Oil painting of Samuel Klauber one of Madison's first Jewish settlers and founder of Gates of Heaven Synagogue. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | Advertisement for Madison Hospital, 413-415 South Baldwin Street. Also known as the Gill & Boyd Hospital, opened in 1889 and existed for just a few years. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | People attending a wedding reception, posing outdoors. They are standing in front of a modern house that has a log cabin attached to the back. In the backg... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | A painting of the three colonels of the 26th North Carolina Regiment. John R. Lane (born July 4, 1835), Harry King Burgwyn (born October 3, 1841), Zebulon... |
| Date: | 1872 |
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| Description: | Lillian Sholes, demonstrating a prototype typewriter invented by her father, Christopher Latham Sholes. |
| Date: | 07 18 1862 |
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| Description: | Officers of the Second Wisconsin Infantry posed in front of a tent. They are, from left to right, Quartermaster J.D. Ruggles, Dr. A.J. Ward, Major J.S. All... |
| Date: | 1848 |
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| Description: | In 1849, northern Wisconsin was composed of huge sectional regions such as Chippewa, Portage, Brown and Crawford, whereas southern Wisconsin was constitute... |
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