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| Date: | 1873 |
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| Description: | Identified as " Lover's Retreat, Spring View." Group in field with stream on a picnic. Children are stepping on stones in foreground with U.S. flag, people... |
| Date: | 02 23 1953 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin varsity crew in a practice boat on the Yahara River. View looking south with Westinghouse Electric Supply Company, 110 North Thorn... |
| Date: | 02 23 1953 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin crew rowing down the Yahara River. View looking south toward railroad bridge in the 100 block of North Thornton Avenue. |
| Date: | 02 23 1953 |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin crew gets into their shell from the dock on the Yahara River with Trachte boat houses in the background. View looking northwest tow... |
| Date: | 06 18 1945 |
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| Description: | Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge. |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Two rowboats docked in a river surrounded by trees, following a recent snowfall. |
| Date: | 08 31 1885 |
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| Description: | Pencil on paper drawing of large house on hill above river, with rowboat and boathouse. The house has three stories, four chimneys, mansard roof, and long... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | Sons of Norway group in traditional Norwegian costume standing on a replica of a viking ship as part of the Fall Festival. A large American flag flies from... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| 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. |
| Date: | 04 17 1950 |
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| Description: | A University of Wisconsin rowing crew prepares for a workout in the Yahara River aboard a scull. Trachte metal boat houses line the shore at right, and the... |
| Date: | 07 12 1953 |
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| Description: | George Karls of Waunakee is shown fishing in Cross Plains creek. |
| Date: | 07 29 1953 |
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| Description: | Six members of Madison's Four Lakes Yacht Club are shown in a boat. In the back row, left to right, are Tom McKee, Ralph Gregg, and Sherman Olson. In the f... |
| Date: | 07 26 1953 |
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| Description: | Boats of the Four Lakes Yacht Club at anchor in the Yahara River. There is a bridge in the background. |
| Date: | 07 26 1953 |
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| Description: | Four Lakes Yacht Club member Clair Puttkamer is shown with his boat on a hoist operated by the Four Lakes Yacht Club on the Yahara river. The hoist facilit... |
| Date: | 07 26 1953 |
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| Description: | The club house of the Four Lakes Yacht Club, situated along the Yahara River with boats tied up along the slips. |
| Date: | 07 26 1953 |
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| Description: | 18 members of the more than 100 member Four Lakes Yacht Club are pictured at a club gathering. |
| Date: | 1957 |
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| Description: | Color postcard of Dream River, North Cave, opened in 1957, in the Cave of the Mounds. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundatio... |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | These two maps of Madison and the Four Lakes region show the site of the Teachers Country Club on Lake Monona, the lakes and the Catfish or Yahara River, f... |
| Date: | 1928 |
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| Description: | Illustrated map of points of interest, including University buildings, parks, athletic venues, fraternity and sorority houses, and state buildings. |
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