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Looking South from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1890
Description: Looking south from the capitol dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, the view is of West Main Street bound by South Hamilton Street and Monona Avenue (now M...
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Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with South Carroll Street. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street,...
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Madison Shoreline from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison shoreline taken from Lake Monona in line with Monona Avenue (Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard as of January 19, 1987). Includes Wisconsi...
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Looking North from Millpond

Date: 1915
Description: View of several Cross Plains buildings across a millpond. There is a bell mounted on a metal tower near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Looking North From M...
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Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of people rowing on the Yahara River on Madison's East Side. The Malt House, 1603 Sherman Avenue, is in the background.
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Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Ice Regatta

Date: 01 18 1952
Description: View of iceboats on Lake Monona for the Northwestern Ice Yachting Association ice regatta with downtown Madison buildings in the background.
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State Street

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west along State Street to Bascom Hall (with dome). The State Historical Society Buildin...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. The Deering Harvester Company is identified b...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow...
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City of Madison

Date: 09 1900
Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol roof of the city of Madison. State Street leads toward the Wisconsin State Historical Society and Bascom Hal...
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Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the southeast from the Capitol Square. The Tenney Building appears behind the original first National Bank that was demolished t...
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Capitol City

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards downtown Madison.
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Night View of Madison

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Description: Night view across Lake Monona towards downtown Madison.
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Lindstrom Pop Factory

Date: 1870
Description: View across water towards where brothers John and August Lindstrom had a pop factory at 409 N. Blair Street during the 1870s and 1880s. They lived above th...
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Aero-Sled Iceboat on Lake Monona

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Description: A man dressed in winter clothes is standing behind an Aero-Sled iceboat, which has a motor and a propeller on the back. The boat is near the Lake Monona sh...
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Monona Terrace

Date: 07 2014
Description: View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. ...
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Elevated View of Downtown Madison

Date: 07 1936
Description: Handwritten on back: "From 10th floor of Tenney Building." There is a clock tower and dome on the building in the foreground along Pinckney Street and King...
Postcard

View from South Page Street

Date: 03 10 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "View from South Page Street, Stoughton, Wis." An elevated view of the Yahara River as is flows through the town. Many buildings, larg...
Postcard

Princess III in Action

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Description: Caption on front reads: "Princess III in Action". A view across the lake towards the Princess III on Lake Monona with the Fauerbach Brewery in the b...

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