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Madison Countryside

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Description: View from the western countryside towards Lake Wingra, looking east. In the foreground is a dirt road and fence.
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View of Madison from Turville's Woods

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona at Turville's Woods.
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View from Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards Lake Mendota and the surrounding neighborhood, looking northwest from Observatory Hill.
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Lake Monona From Observatory Hill

Date: 06 26 1896
Description: View of Lake Monona from Observatory Hill, on the University of Wisconsin campus. Building are below the hill among trees.
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Looking Across Lake Monona

Date: 06 1896
Description: View looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol and downtown Madison from across Lake Monona.
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Picnic Point

Date: 07 1899
Description: Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota.
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Surveying Class Practicing in front of Science Hall

Date: 1900
Description: A class of engineering students practicing surveying in front of Science Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin (Madison) campus. Eleven engineering ...
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Unknown Woman in Bathing Cloak

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown women standing barefoot in the grass near a tree on the shore of a lake. She is wearing a bathing cloak and a straw hat. There is a...
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Unknown Woman Standing in a Lake

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown woman standing in a lake wearing a bath dress and a straw hat. Trees are along the shoreline on the right.
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West Shore of Turville Bay

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the west shore of Turville Bay. Two men sit in a rowboat near the shore surrounded by water lilies. There is a fence in the foreg...
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Cows on Turvill Shore

Date: 1900
Description: Four cows stand in the water, and another stands in the foreground on the Turvill shoreline.
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Turvill's New Sailboat

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View from rocky shoreline of Turvill's new sailboat tied to a dock. A women is standing on the narrow wooden dock. A man is standing in the sailboat, with ...
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Outdoor Portrait of Mr. Olin and Horse

Date: 07 28 1896
Description: Outdoor portrait of Mr. Olin sitting on a horse on a lawn near the shoreline of a lake. The far shoreline is in the background. Near the shoreline on the r...
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Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the Beach with Puppies

Date: 1899
Description: Elizabeth Turvill Wood on the beach with two puppies, who are investigating a dead fish. The lake is in the background.
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Men Ice Skating on Lake Monona

Date: 1897
Description: Men ice skating on Lake Monona, with two young boys. Other skaters are behind them, and the far shoreline is in the background.
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Shoreline in Madison

Date: 1897
Description: A view of Madison from a lake shoreline. Unknown location.
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Northeast View of University Pier

Date: 12 1895
Description: A northeast view of Madison from University Pier.
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Swimmers in Lake Monona

Date: 1897
Description: Original title reads, "Bathers assemble [swimmers in Lake Monona]." Women and men, wearing suits, hats, and long dresses, are standing near the lake shorel...
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Madison from Elmside

Date: 04 03 1896
Description: View down dirt road towards Madison from Elmside. There is a horse and buggy on the side of the road near the shoreline, with a woman wearing a veil sittin...
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Elsie Stevens on "Kittie"

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: Outdoor portrait of Elsie Stevens sitting on "Kittie" the horse. They are posed with the lake in the background.

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