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Children's Picnic at the Beach

Date: 1950
Description: Woman with children grilling hot dogs and wieners at the beach.
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Aerial View of the Mendota Shoreline

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view looking east along Madison's Lake Mendota shoreline. The large building under construction at center is Carroll Hall, a University of Wisconsin...
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Aerial View of Eastern Lake Mendota

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view over the eastern end of Lake Mendota, looking northeast. Maple Bluff is in the foreground and Truax Field is in the background.
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Aerial View over Maple Bluff Country Club

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view looking south from a point over the Maple Bluff country club golf course (foreground). A new housing development in the mid-ground and Maple Bl...
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Aerial View of Little Norway

Date: 1957
Description: Aerial view of "Little Norway."
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State Office Building

Date: 1958
Description: An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
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Northwest View from The Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1954
Description: Looking northwest down Wisconsin Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome. Mifflin Street is visible in the foreground, while in the center of the phot...
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Lake Mendota Shore Looking East

Date: 1960
Description: Air view of the Lake Mendota Shore looking east. The Edgewater Hotel and Kennedy Manor are at bottom center with Lake Mendota at left. James Madison Park i...
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University Expansion Area

Date: 06 1960
Description: Aerial view looking northwest showing an area to be redeveloped into high-rise dormitories. Lake Mendota and Bascom Woods can be seen at the top. Universit...
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Hilldale Shopping Center

Date: 1962
Description: Aerial view of the Hilldale Shopping Center and environs. Anchor store is Gimbels. N. Midvale Boulevard runs left to right. The State Department of Transpo...
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Triangle Redevelopment Project in Winter

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Description: Aerial view of the Greenbush neighborhood in winter partially demolished for the Triangle Redevelopment Project. Monona Bay and Brittingham park are at rig...
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Sampson Plaza

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Sampson Plaza apartment complex on West Washington Avenue, with Proudfit Street running along the bottom. Neighborhood House can be seen...
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Law Park Crossing Accident Site

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Description: View of a railroad crossing near Lake Monona. Men are on the standing on the road in the background, and other men are working along the railroad tracks. C...

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