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Land Clearing Special Train

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Description: Land clearing special train in a field.
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Looking Out From Boat Cave

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Description: View out to the river from Boat Cave. At the entrance of the cave are two men in a canoe. H.H. Bennett's brother, John, is the paddler in the bow of the bo...
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Alma from across the Mississippi River

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Description: Alma from across the Mississippi River. Steamer 'U.S. General Barnard" is at a landing.
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Gesell Photographic Studio

Date: 1895
Description: Street with Gesell Photographic Studio, which is built into the side of a bluff, about 1895. His studio was on Main Street from 1877-1903. Miller and Co. L...
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Aerial View of Isthmus from the West

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of isthmus looking east toward Lake Mendota and the Wisconsin State Capitol, with Lake Monona and the horizon in the background.
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Tramway

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Description: An engraving based on a drawing by Alexander Simplot. The image shows a very detailed aerial view of a hillside with a tramway traversing the side. There a...
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Shake Rag Street

Date: 1935
Description: Shake Rag Street, showing Cornish miner's homes. The street was formerly called Hoard Street in honor of Capt. R.C. Hoard who was stationed at Fort Defianc...
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Lake Ripley Island Resort

Date: 1948
Description: View from a pier of rowboats and a cabin at the Island Resort on Lake Ripley.
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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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Turville's Point

Date: 08 1893
Description: Lake Monona shoreline at Turville's Point.
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Mohawk Trail View of Town

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Description: Men stand near an automobile parked along Mohawk Trail, a historic road surrounded by trees, to view a scenic overlook.
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University of Wisconsin Linden Drive

Date: 1900
Description: View down Linden Drive on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Original caption reads, "Linden Drive in the spring time." Trees line both side of th...
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Frozen Ice Fall on Bluff

Date: 1907
Description: View down snowy road along a bluff with frozen ice falls on the rock faces. Two signs are painted on the bluff. One reads: "Painting and Paper Hanging, R. ...
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Silo Under Construction

Date: 1907
Description: View of a silo. A man with a horse is standing at the base of the silo on the left, and a man is standing near a wagon on the right. At the top of the silo...

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