View from Picnic Point | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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View from Picnic Point

View from Picnic Point | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
View of the city from across Lake Mendota at Picnic Point. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in the center. University of Wisconsin buildings on the far shoreline include the Observatory and Bascom Hall. Church steeples and the Wisconsin State Capitol are in the distance on the left. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in the center. Caption reads: "City from Picnic Point."
DESCRIPTION
View of the city from across Lake Mendota at Picnic Point. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in the center. University of Wisconsin buildings on the far shoreline include the Observatory and Bascom Hall. Church steeples and the Wisconsin State Capitol are in the distance on the left. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in the center. Caption reads: "City from Picnic Point."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:51882
Creation Date:circa 1900
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Madison
County:Dane
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Place File*
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:PF Madison.1140
Original Dimensions:8 x 6 inches
SUBJECTS
Outdoor photography
Lakes
Shorelines
College buildings
Observatories
Hills
Church buildings
Wisconsin State Capitol
University of Wisconsin
Boats and boating
Trees
Cities and towns

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