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Madison Female Academy
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Sketch of the Madison Women's Seminary on the corner of Wisconsin Avenue and East Johnson. The Madison Female Academy was a 19th century school for girls which is now mainly famous as the site of the first classes held on February 5th, 1848 by the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
1848
Publication Information
| Date Created | 1848 |
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Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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Collection Information
| Source Collection | Wisconsin place file, circa 1850s-circa 1950s |
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Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES |
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| Rights Holder | Wisconsin Historical Society |
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1948
Model of the new Engineering Building at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Designed by the State Bureau of Architecture.
