Postcard
On Mendota Lake near Varsity Boat House
| View of a group of people in a large model launch with an American flag. Caption reads: "On Mendota Lake near University of Wisconsin-Madison Boat House." |
| Image ID: | 11027 |
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| Creation Date: | circa 1915 |
| Creator Name: | Unknown |
| City: | Madison |
| County: | Dane |
| State: | Wisconsin |
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| Genre: | Postcard |
| Original Format Type: | prints, photomechanical |
| Original Format Number: | PH 1955 |
| Original Dimensions: | unknown |
| Launch owners and members of Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association wanted a way to travel between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona, so the Yahara River Improvement Association dredged the Yahara River between Monona and Mud Lake and the Railroad Commison raised the railroad track into Lake Waubesa to open the four lakes. |
| Boathouses |
| Clothing and dress |
| Hats |
| University of Wisconsin |
| Outdoor photography |
| Flags |
| Boats and boating |
| Lakes |
| Shorelines |
| This image is issued by the Wisconsin Historical Society. Use of the image requires written permission from the staff of the Collections Division. It may not be sold or redistributed, copied or distributed as a photograph, electronic file, or any other media. The image should not be significantly altered through conventional or electronic means. Images altered beyond standard cropping and resizing require further negotiation with a staff member. The user is responsible for all issues of copyright. Please Credit: Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Location: | Wisconsin Historical Society Archives, 4th Floor, Madison, Wisconsin |
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