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East High School

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Exterior of East High School, located at 2222 East Washington Avenue.
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Tenney Park Bridge

Date: 04 14 1974
Description: View of the Tenney Park bridge casting a reflection in the water of the lagoon.
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Picnic Grounds at Spring, Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of picnic grounds at a spring in Blue Mounds State Park. The spring is running out of a brick catch basin on the right. A woman weari...
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Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the si...
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West View from Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view to the west from the top of Blue Mounds, in Blue Mounds State Park. Handwritten is "Platteville Mounds, 45 miles" with an...
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Northwest View of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the northwest view of Blue Mounds. Text below in a white box reads "N.W. View of Blue Mounds, Wis. Elevation 1760 ft."
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Grand View From Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of the view towards Madison from the top of Blue Mounds. Handwritten on the card is "State Capitol, 25 miles" with an arrow. Text bel...
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Old Indian Trail Marker, Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard of an old Indian trail marker, a twisted tree, as seen on top of Blue Mounds. Text below reads: "'Old Indian Trail Marker' Top of Blu...
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Child Enjoying Lilacs at the Arboretum

Date: 05 16 1959
Description: A man holding Kim Kuether (15-months-old) who is looking at lilacs at the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Edward Hein Retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department

Date: 06 29 1959
Description: Edward Hein, age 66, retires from the Wisconsin Conservation Department after 24 years of service as the publications supervisor. Hein was honored at a ret...
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New State Park on Lake Kegonsa

Date: 03 31 1965
Description: Nature view with marshland sedges and rushes in foreground, Lake Kegonsa, and a tree-lined horizon. The newly acquired area consists of marsh, woodland, In...
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Jackson Oak

Date: 09 2013
Description: The huge white oak that the Arboretum once named the Jackson Oak after a founder and benefactor of the nature preserve. The tree is dead but the trunk and ...
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Blue Mound State Park

Date: 09 07 2014
Description: View from the top of a hill looking out to a valley, with clouds in the blue sky. Trees are framing the view, and in the foreground, a woman, the photograp...
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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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Rachel Imsland and Mark Evans at Blue Mound State Park

Date: 06 01 1983
Description: Two people are leaning against a railing overlooking at forest. Caption reads: "Rachel Imsland, 25, and Mark Evans, 28, both of Iowa City, Iowa, viewed the...
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Woman Standing Outdoors Holding Snowshoes

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Description: Caption reads: "Mother." The woman is standing outdoors in the snow wearing a coat, hat and scarf.

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