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Monona Avenue and Lake Monona

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Elevated view of Madison featuring Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987) and Lake Monona.

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Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 16 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
Album 7.64

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W013J3H
Legacy ID
WHi 35714

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Photographs
Monona Avenue, Now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

Monona Avenue, Now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard

1955

View down Monona Avenue, which is now Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, toward Lake Monona.

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Postcards
Elk's Club and Avenue Hotel

Elk's Club and Avenue Hotel

1913

West side of Monona Avenue (Martin L. King Jr. Boulevard), with Elks Lodge No. 410, 120 -24 Monona Avenue; GAR Hall, 118 Monona Avenue; Monona Hotel, 114 Monona Avenue; and Western Union, 108 Monon...

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Photographs
Monona Avenue

Monona Avenue

1914

Monona Avenue with Lake Monona in the background. (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). View from the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol.

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Photographs
View from Capitol Looking East

View from Capitol Looking East

1911

View from the top of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking east down King Street toward Lake Monona.

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Photographs
Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

1900

Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, from the south shore of Lake Monona.

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Looking South from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Looking South from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

1890

Looking south from the capitol dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, the view is of West Main Street bound by South Hamilton Street and Monona Avenue (now Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard). None of ...

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