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Photograph

Upper Campus from Library

Date: 1900
Description: The view of Bascom Hill and upper campus of the University of Wisconsin Madison seen from the roof of the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Photograph

Wagon In Field

Date: 09 18 1967
Description: A farm wagon in a cornfield surrounded by early morning fog.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol at Night

Date: 
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol at night with moon in background.
Photograph

Rolling Farmland

Date: 06 1967
Description: Elevated landscape view of farmland rolling to the horizon. Patches of trees grow throughout the pastures.
Postcard

West View from Top of Blue Mounds

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of the view to the west from the top of Blue Mounds, in Blue Mounds State Park. Handwritten is "Platteville Mounds, 45 miles" with an...
Postcard

Northwest View of Blue Mounds

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of the northwest view of Blue Mounds. Text below in a white box reads "N.W. View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation 1760 ft."
Postcard

Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds

Date: 
Description: Photographic postcard of the view towards Madison from the top of Blue Mounds. Handwritten on the card is "State Capitol, 25 miles" with an arrow. Text bel...
Postcard

Entrance to the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 1947
Description: Colorized postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, ...
Postcard

Oak Grove Parking Area at the Cave of the Mounds

Date: 
Description: Postcard of the entrance to the Cave of the Mounds. A curved sign sits on two square stone pillars. The sign reads: "Welcome, Cave of the Mounds, Drive In....
Photograph

Small Domed Hill

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: View of small domed hill on Highway 19, surrounded by fields.
Painting

Befriend Nature

Date: 1910
Description: Watercolor design for a conservation poster made by a Wisconsin high school student as part of a competition. The poster has an image of trees in silhouett...
Photograph

Lake Monona in Winter

Date: 
Description: Steam coming off Lake Monona.
Photograph

The Isthmus

Date: 1919
Description: Aerial view looking north over Lake Monona towards the Wisconsin State Capitol on the isthmus. Lake Mendota is in the background.
Photograph

Sunset from Willow Drive

Date: 
Description: View between trees from Willow Drive of the sun setting over Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Blue Mound State Park

Date: 09 07 2014
Description: View from the top of a hill looking out to a valley, with clouds in the blue sky. Trees are framing the view, and in the foreground, a woman, the photograp...
Photograph

Oil Painting of Summer Cloud

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a n...
Photograph

Woodlands and Fields at Sundown

Date: 09 11 1960
Description: Slightly elevated view across fields and small patches of woodlands. A barn is on a hill in the distance, and there are cows in a field below on the right....
Photograph

Boy Playing on Tree Swing

Date: 1979
Description: Silhouette of a young boy playing on a tree swing on a hill.

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