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Rocky Roost

Date: 1915
Description: Rocky Roost, west of Governor's Island in Lake Mendota. The structure was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright for his childhood friend Robert Lamp. The home's ...
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 1913
Description: Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park. A mast with flags is standing outside of the club near the water.
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Spring on Lake Mendota

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Description: View of a large spring on Lake Mendota, to the west of the University of Wisconsin. A man crouches at the stone wall surrounding the spring, and a small bu...
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Four Lakes Yacht Club

Date: 07 26 1953
Description: The club house of the Four Lakes Yacht Club, situated along the Yahara River with boats tied up along the slips.
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Ice Harvesting Machine

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Description: A man stands near an ice harvesting machine on a lake. A label on the machine reads: "Wisconsin." There is open water behind him, and in the far background...
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The "Columbia" Steamboat at Bernard's Boat Landing

Date: 1893
Description: View down pier towards the "Columbia" steamboat at the boat landing. The shoreline is the the background. There are three or four people on the steamboat a...
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View Across Lake Monona from Fairchild Garden

Date: 07 08 1896
Description: View down hill towards a board fence and two outbuildings on the shore of Lake Monona, taken from the back yard of the Lucius Fairchild home at 302 Monona ...
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Men Near a Lake

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Description: View down shoreline towards a group of men posing sitting and standing. There are several rowboats in the water and a small building behind them. The man s...
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Life Saving Station on Lake Mendota

Date: 10 08 2014
Description: View from walkway on a sunny day towards the side of the Life Saving Station on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. There is someone standing inside the window ...
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Limnology Center Overlooking Lake Mendota

Date: 02 14 2015
Description: View of a corner of the Limnology Center on the shoreline of Lake Mendota. The building overhang is shading a walkway along the shore. A memorial stone and...
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 06 16 2015
Description: Children and adults at a small, sandy beach on the bay. Two woman are watching over the children as they play in the water or on the beach. The skyline of ...
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Wisconsin State Office Building and Monona Terrace

Date: 09 18 1957
Description: Wisconsin State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street and the Monona Terrace area on the lake.
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State Office Building Addition

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: View across Lake Monona towards the third and final wing to the Wilson Street state office building. Automobiles are parked along the shoreline.
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Brotherly Love

Date: 01 1977
Description: A boy is blowing warm air on his little brother's hands to warm them up. They are standing on ice at James Madison Park. In the background are boats pulled...
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Bird's Eye View from the Lake

Date: 05 07 1908
Description: Text on front reads: "Bird's Eye View from the Lake, Madison, Wis." View of the Madison Capitol building, skyline and shoreline from Lake Monona or Mendota...
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River Scene

Date: 08 25 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "River Scene, Stoughton, Wis." Two women in a canoe on the Yahara River near wetlands foliage, with two people on the pedestrian bridg...

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