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Lake Mendota

Date: 1874
Description: View across Lake Mendota toward Bascom Hall from 2-16 Langdon Street.
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1887
Description: View across water towards the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel on Lake Monona. The hotel, on the east shore of the lake, is located in Blooming Grove Township, just...
Drawing

Waterfront on the Grounds of Benjamin Walker Castle

Date: 1863
Description: View of the shoreline on the Walker Castle grounds. Two men are boating while a young boy fishes from the shore.
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Edgewater Hotel Skating Rink

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: View from hill of the Edgewater Hotel skating rink on Lake Mendota. The rink has been lined with evergreen trees and some men are playing hockey.
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West High School Hockey Team

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Group portrait of the undefeated West High School hockey team in uniform with hockey sticks posing on the ice at a rink outdoors.
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View of University Bay and the Boathouse

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Description: View from shoreline of Lake Mendota for the end of Park Street, including the boathouse (backyard of Olin House located at 766 Langdon Street) on the Unive...
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Two Children in Yard of Cottage

Date: 1910
Description: View from road of two children standing in the yard of a small cottage on a lake. There is a white rabbit on the ground between them. A bicycle leans again...
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Scenic View

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Description: View from a bridge looking down a river.
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University Bay

Date: 1900
Description: View downhill through pastures towards the northwest looking across Lake Mendota's University Bay with Picnic Point in the background.
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Monona Lake Assembly

Date: 1886
Description: Women and children, who are members of the Monona Lake Assembly, relax beneath the trees at the Monona Lake Assembly grounds. There are tents and small bui...
Painting

Sunrise on Lake Monona

Date: 1884
Description: Sunrise over Lake Monona and the Madison, Wisconsin isthmus, showing the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the distance.
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Governor's Island

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of Governor's Island. There is a far shoreline in the background on the left.
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Lucius Fairchild Home

Date: 1880
Description: View across lawn of the residence of Lucius Fairchild, in Madison. A woman is standing outdoors near the entrance. A fence surrounds the yard of the house,...
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Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...
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Farwell Residence on Spaight Street

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Description: View along shoreline with Lake Monona on the left. A fence runs along the slope, and beyond is a small white building and behind, at the top of the hill, F...
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Madison City Hall

Date: 1873
Description: Elevated view from Capitol Park of Madison City Hall with clock tower, 2 West Mifflin Street. Lake Mendota is in the far background.
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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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View of Tonyawatha House

Date: 1885
Description: View along shoreline towards Tonyawatha House and several outbuildings on Lake Monona. There is a long dock extending into the lake from a boathouse on the...
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Edgar Hornung Trimming a Hedge

Date: 1982
Description: A man, identified as Edgar Hornung, trims a hedge along a chain link fence. He stands on rocks at the top of the steep shoreline with his back to the camer...
Painting

University Bay Drive

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Description: Oil painting of a double row of willow trees on University Bay Drive. A trail winds between them. Boulders line the shore of Lake Mendota on the left. A tu...

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