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Mill Pond

Date: 1905
Description: View of a mill pond with buildings in the background.
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124 Langdon Street

Date: 1924
Description: 124 Langdon Street, viewed from Lake Mendota. The house was designed by Madison architect Frank Riley and built in 1924 for the Kappa Sigma fraternity. T...
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Scenic View

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Description: View from a bridge looking down a river.
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Bridge Across Black Earth Creek

Date: 1909
Description: View from shoreline of wooden bridge. There are homes and barns in the distance.
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Mill Race at Tenney Park

Date: 1910
Description: The mill race as it flows from Lake Mendota into Tenney Park.
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New Dam

Date: 1913
Description: View of the newly constructed dam from across a reservoir. There is a building on stilts in the left foreground, and buildings in the background behind the...
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Ro-Mi-Hoco Park

Date: 1927
Description: View from the dock looking at a beached canoe and two housing structures at Ro-Mi-Moco Park.
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Madison Skyline from Olin Park

Date: 1925
Description: View from Olin Park looking at the Madison skyline.
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Scene Along Lake Mendota

Date: 1902
Description: Scene along “Willow Drive,” later known as "University Drive," on the shore of Lake Mendota, showing the neo-Gothic carved bridge. View from shoreline of t...
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the flagstone terrace. People sit at tables in the sunburst chairs. There are shadows of the empty chairs on the terrace as well as the s...
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Along the Lake Monona Shoreline

Date: 1982
Description: View across a lawn towards the back of a house. The lawn slopes down to the left towards a tree-lined shore, with a bench and a pier. In the background is ...
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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...
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The Flowing Yahara

Date: 03 2014
Description: View looking down at the bank of the Yahara River. The sun is being reflected in the water near the snow covered stones on the shoreline.
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The Bridge, Tenney Park

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Description: A view from the shoreline through trees of the lagoon at Tenney Park towards an arched bridge. Caption reads: "The Bridge, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis."
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Pier on Lake Monona

Date: 09 16 2014
Description: View from shoreline towards a small wooden pier on Lake Monona. Homes and buildings and a water tower are among trees on the opposite shoreline. There is a...
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The Commodore

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Description: View across water towards the large building on the shoreline of the lake. Text on reverse reads: "The Commodore on Lake Mendota at 3100 Lake Mendota Drive...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1911
Description: View from shoreline across river towards an industrial building near the Yahara River. A bridge is behind trees and bushes on the right. Caption reads: "Te...
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Steamer "Wisconsin" on Lake Mendota

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Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards an excursion steamer filled with tourists on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Steamer 'Wisconsin' on Lake Mendota, Madiso...
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Vilas Park

Date: 10 10 1912
Description: Text on front reads: "Vilas Park, Madison, Wis." A man is standing on a sidewalk next to the shoreline of a lagoon or pond. Sidewalks are surrounded by tre...
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Lake Kegonsa

Date: 08 13 1906
Description: Text on front reads: "Lake Kegonsa, Stoughton, Wis." A path leads to a dwelling on the tree-lined shore above Lake Kegonsa. The sunset is reflecting on the...

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