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Lake Monona

Date: 1894
Description: Man in a rowboat on Lake Monona with a view of the city in the background.
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Steamboat on Lake Monona

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Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
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View from Picnic Point

Date: 1900
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 th...
Postcard

Sites of Madison — Collage

Date: 1960
Description: Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi...
Drawing

Dr. Ward School House and Landing Place

Date: 08 24 1885
Description: Pencil on paper; promontory shoreline with houses, trees, and church in background sweeping to right, with long pier jutting into lake. Two boats tied to ...
Photograph

Lake Mendota

Date: 07 05 1933
Description: View from shoreline of tree-lined distant shore, beyond which can be seen the dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, and on the right, St. Raphael's Catholic...
Photograph

Lake Monona

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Description: Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac...
Postcard

View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and...
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View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

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Description: View of the Madison skyline featuring a church and the original Capitol from across Lake Monona near Olin Park. A man is in a rowboat on the lake. Caption ...

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