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The Armory from Mrs. Alden's
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View of the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) as seen from Mrs. Alden's on Frances Street, looking west toward Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
1894
Conover, Frederick King (Madison, Wis.)
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Pinckney Street
1894
Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. About 1894. Pinckney Street looking from 309 N. Pinckney." This was the home of Frederick King Conover.
Conover Residence
circa 1890-1899
The Frederick King Conover Residence at 309 North Pinckney Street.
Benjamin Walker Castle
October 1893
Looking towards the Benjamin Walker Castle, 1862-1893 from the path leading up to the front entrance in the 900 block of East Gorham Street.
Schuetzen Park Pier
August 1894
View from shoreline of two people standing on Schuetzan Park pier. A sailboat is docked at the end of the pier and there is a steamboat on the water.
Armory/Red Gym
December 28, 1969
Portion of former Norman Revival fortress the Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), featuring towers, wall slits and a stone arch doorway, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison lower campus. The building w...
Lower Campus and Armory
September 13, 1932
University of Wisconsin-Madison lower campus and Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), taken across library mall.
