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Burial Mound on Fox Bluff

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View looking up towards Reverend F.M. Gilmore, Professor W.E. Leonard, and Charles Brown relaxing on a burial mound on Fox Bluff near Lake Mendota.

Date Created:
1908
Creator:
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946

Publication Information

Creator Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
Date Created 1908

Physical Description

Format Image
Dimensions 14 x 20 cm

Collection Information

Call Number NF Brown, Charles E.

Copyright Information

Copyright Status NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Rights Holder Wisconsin Historical Society
Unique ID
W0138LS
Legacy ID
WHi 3519

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