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Turvill House and Garden

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Turvill house and garden. A man and woman are working in the garden near the Turvill home. The woman, wearing a bonnet, is bent over w...
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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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Thwaites Lakeside Cottage

Date: 09 24 1897
Description: Three-quarter view of the Thwaites cottage on Lakeside. On the left a young woman is sitting in a hammock on the porch behind a fence. In the yard in the f...
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Turvill Marsh

Date: 1899
Description: View over section of Turvill Marsh towards trees. On the far right in the background are what may be railroad tracks.
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Shoreline in Madison

Date: 1897
Description: A view of Madison from a lake shoreline. Unknown location.
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Portrait of Elizabeth Slaughter

Date: 09 24 1896
Description: An outdoor portrait of Elizabeth Slaughter sitting in a wicker baby carriage.
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Portrait of an Unknown Woman

Date: 1897
Description: Full-length indoor portrait of an unknown woman. She is wearing a long dress with puffy sleeves, and underneath a white blouse with lace collar and cuffs. ...
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Girl Kneeling in the Turvill Garden

Date: 1898
Description: A unknown girl is kneeling in Turvill garden. She is wearing a dress and her hair is braided. There is a path in the center and the gardens surround her. ...
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Miss Mayhew's Room in Ladies' Hall at Easter

Date: 1900
Description: Miss Mayhew's room in the Ladies' Hall, located on the University of Wisconsin campus. The room is set for Easter, with Easter lilies on the mantel and on ...
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Turvill House and Garden

Date: 1898
Description: View across thick covering of foliage towards the Turvill family home and garden. The Turvill home is in the background surrounded by trees.
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Quarry Drive

Date: 03 20 1986
Description: View of Quarry Drive, a sunken path lined with trees, near Mendota Heights. Branches and stones obstruct the pathway.
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Maple Bluff and Chemunk from the Old Mill

Date: 
Description: View from shoreline across Lake Mendota towards Maple Bluff. There are pilings in the foreground on the left.
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Path Through the Woods

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Description: Original caption reads, "The path through the Woods-U.W." A sunken dirt path is lined with tree and brush.

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