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Dane County Courthouse

Date: 1905
Description: The Dane County Courthouse. Caption reads: "The Court House — Madison, Wis."
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U.S. Post Office

Date: 1908
Description: Colorized view of the U.S. Post Office and its surrounding streets. Caption reads: "Post Office, Madison, Wis."
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The Avenue Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: The Avenue Hotel, owned and managed by George P. Gifford. Caption reads: "The Avenue Hotel, Geo. P. Gifford, Madison, Wisconsin."
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View of the Old Post Office

Date: 1902
Description: View across Mifflin Street towards the old Madison Post Office, with a streetcar stopped in front of the building.
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Post Office

Date: 1900
Description: View across Mifflin Street towards the post office. Caption Reads: "Post Office, Madison, Wis."
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Administration Building

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior of Administration building at Park and State Streets. Three men wearing hats are standing near the sidewalk.
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Capitol Steps Dancers

Date: 1900
Description: The Fourth of July "living flag" created by costumed dancers from the Kehl Dance Studio, a school founded in Madison by Frederick W. Kehl in 1898. The Capi...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 07 1908
Description: Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov...
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Lincoln Monument

Date: 06 1908
Description: Unveiling ceremony, in front of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two American flags and a Wisconsin pennant hang from a wire abov...
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Park Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: Card advertising the Park Hotel on the Capitol Square. Includes a drawing of the hotel, and a fish on a fishhook at the end of a fishing line. Text reads: ...
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American Library Association Group Portrait

Date: 07 08 1901
Description: Group portrait of members of the American Library Association, Madison, Wisconsin. East front of Wisconsin State Historical Library Building. Charles A. Cu...
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Fauerbach Brewing Company

Date: 1900
Description: An architectural rendering of the Fauerbach Brewing Company.
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Main St. (East) Madison, Wis.

Date: 1909
Description: View of Main Street along the Capitol Square facing east. Streetcar tracks in the street. Businesses include a piano store, a dry goods store and a restaur...
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La Follette Handbill

Date: 1903
Description: Handbill advertising two lectures at the Monona Lake Assembly, near Madison in July 1903. First was a debate on "The Negro Problem" between Senator J.R. B...
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Charles McCarthy and Legislative Reference Library Staff

Date: 08 08 1906
Description: Dr. Charles R. McCarthy and staff at the Legislative Reference Library.
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Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1906
Description: Formal 3/4 length portrait of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., taken during his first year in the U.S. Senate but taken in Madison.
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr., and Dr. Philip Fox

Date: 1909
Description: Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., at Maple Bluff Farm in 1909. Seated with him on the bench is Madison physician, Dr. Philip Fox, a close family friend,...
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Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.

Date: 1904
Description: Formal portrait of Governor Robert M. La Follette, Sr.
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Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) with Dome Illuminated

Date: 1902
Description: An unusual photograph of the Wisconsin State Capitol at night with the dome illuminated for a political meeting.
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Wisconsin Capitol

Date: 1900
Description: Bunting decorates the columns of the east wing of the third Wisconsin State Capitol. The sculpture "Forward" is on the far right.

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