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Map or Atlas

Madison

Date: 1855
Description: This map shows a plat of the city, local streets, numbered blocks and lots, university grounds, the Capitol Square, and parts of Third and Fourth Lakes (La...
Drawing

View of Madison

Date: 1890
Description: Drawing depicting a distant view across water towards the city of Madison.
Photograph

House in Madison

Date: 1897
Description: Cyanotype of an unidentified house in Madison.
Photograph

House in Madison

Date: 1897
Description: Cyanotype of an unidentified house in Madison.
Print

Park Hotel

Date: 1873
Description: Park Hotel, from the 1873 Madison City Directory.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Pharmacy Lab

Date: 1890
Description: View of an empty University of Wisconsin-Madison pharmacy laboratory.
Print

Capital City Mills

Date: 1895
Description: A Capital City Mills advertisement from the 1894-1895 Madison City Directory.
Document

Madison Female Seminary Prospectus

Date: 1856
Description: Prospectus for the Madison Female Seminary, then operated by Joseph C. Pickard.
Drawing

Madison City Hall

Date: 1889
Description: Madison City Hall, 2 West Mifflin Street built in 1857.
Print

Madison Hospital

Date: 1890
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.
Print

Third Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1857
Description: Illustration of an early design for the 3rd Wisconsin State Capitol, the second in Madison. Caption reads: "State Capitol at Madison — Donnel & Kutzbock, A...
Photograph

Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
Map or Atlas

Plat Map of Madison and Lake Mendota

Date: 1890
Description: Portion of a plat map of Madison featuring Lake Mendota.
Photograph

View of Madison from Turville's Woods

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona at Turville's Woods.
Photograph

South Hall

Date: 1899
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison South Hall, north side.
Photograph

City of Madison

Date: 1897
Description: Elevated view of the city of Madison, seen from atop Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Map or Atlas

1890 Madison Plat Map

Date: 1890
Description: Plat map of Madison, T7N R9E, including portions of the towns of Blooming Grove and Burke. Includes inset maps of South Madison, Quarrytown, Marril Park, a...
Print

City of Madison Map

Date: 1880
Description: Bird's-eye map of the city of Madison. Caption reads: "City of Madison — From Park's 'History of Madison, Dane County, and Surrounding Towns.'" The text un...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1890
Description: Cyanotype view of side of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
Photograph

City of Madison from Old Assembly Grounds

Date: 1898
Description: A city view of Madison across the lake from the old Assembly Grounds.

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