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Monona Avenue and Dome of Old Capitol

Date: 1910
Description: View up Monona Avenue towards the first Capitol dome. A hotel is on the left, and a streetcar is at the intersection. Caption reads: "Monona Avenue and Dom...
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Sterling Court, University of Wisconsin

Date: 1912
Description: Elevated view of Sterling Court. Handwritten on postcard are Varsity Apt's, Chadbourne Hall girls dormitory, and sorority signs marking buildings along the...
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Stirling [sic] Court and Chadbourne Hall

Date: 1910
Description: View up Sterling Court towards Chadbourne Hall, which is marked with a handwritten "X." Sorority houses, also identified by handwriting, are on both sides ...
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First National Bank

Date: 1954
Description: The First National Bank building on the corner of South Pinckney Street and East Washington Avenue.
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Veterans Administration Hospital

Date: 1963
Description: Exterior view of a VA Hospital from across a lawn with small trees.
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Kennedy Manor Dining Room and Cocktail Bar

Date: 1948
Description: Three views of the Kennedy Manor Dining Room and Cocktail Lounge: exterior of front of the building, the dining room, and bar area with jukebox. Located at...
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Charmany Farms of Bancroft Dairy and Bancroft Dairy

Date: 1951
Description: Illustrated postcard view of the exterior of Bancroft Dairy, and an inset at top left of Charmany Farms. Near the entrance of the dairy are chairs set arou...
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Isthmus from the Air

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view of the Isthmus and Lake Mendota from over Lake Monona. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in the center.
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Man Passing Out Flags on the Fourth of July

Date: 1911
Description: Postcard of a view of a man wearing a straw boater passing out flags to children on the Fourth of July. Text on reverse, "Sane 4th."
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The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
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The Samovar Bar

Date: 1941
Description: View across road towards a restaurant/bar located 1 1/2 miles south of the city limit on Hwys 12 & 18. A man is standing on the front steps. There is an el...
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Loyalty Parade, Madison, Wis.

Date: 1917
Description: Elevated view of a patriotic parade on State Street, coming from the Capitol Square. Men in suits and overcoats walking down the street are carrying flags,...
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View from the Capitol Dome, Looking South

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of the southeast corner of Capitol Square. The Park Hotel is on the right and Lake Monona is in the background. An electric streetcar is goin...
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King Street

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of King Street looking towards the Capitol Square. There is a streetcar and a horse-drawn vehicle on the street. The Sherlock and Sons buildi...
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House at 2438 Upham Street

Date: 1926
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 2438 Upham Street, built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "2438 Upham St., 1926."
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House at 2442 Upham Street

Date: 1925
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 2442 Upham Street. Built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "2442 Upham St., 1925."
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House at 409 Walton Place

Date: 1929
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 409 Walton Place. Built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "409 Walton Pl. 1929."
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House at 1814 Rutledge Street

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard view from street of the house at 1814 Rutledge Street, built by Willard Droster. Caption reads: "1814 Rutledge St., 1927."
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House on Monona Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: View across street towards house at 210 Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard), a property owned by Colonel George M. Neckerman and Elizabet...
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St. Paul's University Chapel

Date: 1909
Description: Black and white printed postcard of a drawing of St. Paul's University Chapel, 723 State Street. Caption reads: "St. Paul's University Chapel, (in course o...

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