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| Date: | 1860 |
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| Description: | Engraved print of the institute. The building has dome, and at the top is a wind vane. Caption reads: "Wisconsin Institute for the Deaf & Dumb." |
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| Description: | The Civilian Conservation Corps dam built at Camp Petenwell near Necedah. |
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| Description: | A view of Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Petenwell at Broadway and 42nd St. |
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| Description: | A man stands in the entrance archway to the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) Camp Petenwell. |
| Date: | 1914 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of St. Clara's Orphanage, which was built in 1882 and run by the Felecian Sisters. |
| Date: | 1870 |
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| Description: | Stereograph of Soldiers' Orphans Home, formerly Harvey Hospital. The octagon house was originally built for Governor Leonard J. Farwell and designed by Aug... |
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| Description: | Group of men posing in two rows in a field. The men sitting and crouching in the front row are wearing folded down rubber boots. The men standing behind th... |
| Date: | 02 23 1950 |
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| Description: | Metal fire escape at rear of the Dane County Home For The Aged. Newspaper calls building a "fire trap." |
| Date: | 2009 |
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| Description: | Group of people line up for Hunger Task Force delivery. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Jackson County Home. Flags are hanging from the front porch, which has a balcony above. Men are sitting on the side landing on the lef... |
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| Description: | Elaborate gateway, in the shape of an arch, to the National Soldiers Home, with man and boy standing in entrance. The gateway is made of trees, covered wit... |
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| Description: | Exterior view from street of a house in a residential neighborhood. A carport or porte-cochere is on the left of the front porch. Two women stand in the ya... |
| Date: | 10 1961 |
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| Description: | Atwood Community Center is one of Madison's three Neighborhood Centers which receives support from the United Givers. Here one of the participants is playi... |
| Date: | 02 22 1950 |
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| Description: | Exterior side view of Dane Co. Home For The Aged, showing porches and a dangerous fire escape. The newspaper headline calls the building a "fire trap." |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Soldiers Home with trees. |
| Date: | 12 30 1964 |
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| Description: | One of 36 new apartments at the Truax Field Madison public housing site. It is one of four public housing sites in Madison providing 160 units for those el... |
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