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Main Hall on Bascom Hill

Date: 1898
Description: Exterior view of front of Main Hall (now Bascom Hall) on University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A person with a tripod is on the hill in front of the hal...
Drawing

Illinois Central Railway Station

Date: 1887
Description: View across railroad tracks towards the Illinois Central railway station. A horse-drawn vehicle is on the left, and people are along the platform. Caption ...
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The Steamboat "Scutanawbequon"

Date: 04 17 1866
Description: View across water towards the "Scutanawbequon," owned by Francis (Frank) Barnes, launched on April 17, 1866, with seven people aboard. "She was 50 feet lon...
Drawing

Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1870
Description: Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893, 900 block East Gorham Street. There are two deer are the left near trees, and two people are on horseback near the front...
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Railway Hotel

Date: 1890
Description: People and carriages in front of the depot-hotel Railway Hotel on West Washington Avenue. This was the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul Railway Ticket Offi...
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National Hotel

Date: 1852
Description: View of people riding in a horse-drawn sleigh in front of the National Hotel in a snowstorm. The National Hotel was owned by Major Eliab B. Dean. It was or...
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Edgewood Villa Fire

Date: 1893
Description: Group of people standing near two buildings which burned in 1893. In the center background is Edgewood Villa, a home purchased by Governor C.C. (Cadwallade...
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Frances Street Residence

Date: 1886
Description: A view of the Chi Psi chapter house at 602 North Frances Street, looking northwest at the intersection of Frances and Langdon Streets. A group of people ar...
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Steamboat "Satirio"

Date: 1891
Description: View across water towards the steamboat "Satirio," owned by Henry Ainsworth. There is an American flag flying from the prow, and a banner hanging off the e...
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs...
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Balsam Lake Hotel

Date: 1898
Description: Balsam Lake Hotel. A person is standing just outside of the hotel. A fence and tree are on the right.
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"Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring

Date: 07 03 1886
Description: Nineteen men and women are posing outdoors in front of tents in a forest clearing. At the bottom the caption reads: "Jänta å ja" Camp at Livesey's Spring, ...
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The "Columbia" Steamboat at Bernard's Boat Landing

Date: 1893
Description: View down pier towards the "Columbia" steamboat at the boat landing. The shoreline is the the background. There are three or four people on the steamboat a...
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Garden City Brewery

Date: 1860
Description: Exterior view of the Garden City Brewery, built in 1854. A person is on horseback in the yard below on the left, and a man is standing above them in an ope...
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Monona Lake Assembly at Olin Park

Date: 1890
Description: View from pier of groups of people walking along a Lake Monona dock and on the walkway to the shore. On the right is an excursion boat with a United States...
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The Steamboat "Scutanawbequon"

Date: 04 17 1866
Description: Elevated view of the steamer "Scutanawbequon" being carried by a wagon to the lake for launching. This is probably a street on the Capitol Square. Many peo...
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Site of Perrot's Wintering Post

Date: 1885
Description: Elevated view over trees towards the Mississippi River. 1885-90. Across the field in the foreground are people with an American flag standing along the sho...
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American House or Flom Hotel

Date: 1870
Description: The Flom Hotel or American House, 323 East Main Street, at the corner of South Hancock Street. The Vilas House, whose conveyance stands in front, was a riv...
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J.L. Miller and Co.

Date: 1889
Description: Outdoor group portrait of, left to right, William F. Fuller, James L. Miller, and Albert Zimmerman standing outside their shop at 24 W. Mifflin Street. In ...
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Conrad F. Kreuz and Curtis Shoes

Date: 1888
Description: View of three men standing together on the board sidewalk outside Kreuz and Curtis Shoes, 21 S. Pinckney Street. The men are wearing suits, ties and hats, ...

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