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Aerial View of the Isthmus

Date: 1908
Description: A panoramic aerial view of the Isthmus taken from a kite. Lake Mendota is to the right in the background with Picnic Point jutting into the lake. The photo...
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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Capitol Oil Company

Date: 04 03 1929
Description: A railroad tanker car is sitting on tracks next to fuel storage tanks at the Capitol Oil Company, 919 East Main Street.
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West Main and South Hamilton Streets

Date: 1865
Description: First block of West Main Street. A portion of South Hamilton Street is at the right of the image. The original railroad causeway is at the upper right.
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Aerial View of Middleton

Date: 11 1928
Description: Aerial view of Middleton including businesses, residences, the railroad tracks, and the surrounding countryside.
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C, M, St. P & P Railroad Tracks

Date: 02 08 1970
Description: Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad tracks running down the middle of East Wilson Street from South Baldwin Street to Dickinson Street.
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Aerial Photograph of University Avenue

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Description: Aerial view of University Avenue near the Veteran's Administration Hospital. The J.S. Timlin Lumber Company is along University Avenue.
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
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Fish Stocking Car

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Description: Exterior view of a fish stocking railroad car. Two men are standing at an open doorway of the car, and another man is standing on the ground on the right.
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Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company

Date: 1902
Description: A bird's-eye view illustration of the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in 1895 by four Madison businessmen, Conrad M. Con...
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Land Survey Corners Marked

Date: 02 02 1960
Description: The Madison Redevelopment Authority joined in the city's program of locating and permanently marking land survey corners in the Madison area. Here they mar...
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Skyline Across Monona Bay

Date: 08 2013
Description: View from shoreline of natural plants and trees towards the Madison skyline from across Monona Bay. A line of high-rise buildings frame the Wisconsin State...
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Lakeside Street

Date: 11 2013
Description: View from sidewalk down Lakeside Street towards a railroad crossing. Across the street beyond the railroad tracks are four buildings with cars parked in fr...
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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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