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Sunday School Picnic at Mendota Steamboat Landing

Date: 1879
Description: Norwegian Sunday School Picnic at Mendota steamboat landing. Small lake steamer "Mendota" could reach speeds of up to 18 mph. The barge "Uncle Sam" was 75f...
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Woman with Canoe Paddle

Date: 1910
Description: Woman standing on riverbank with canoe paddle and boat moored at tree.
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Logs in Ashland Harbor

Date: 1936
Description: Elevated view of logs tugged across Lake Superior to the harbor at Ashland.
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Railroad Tracks by Lake Monona

Date: 1873
Description: View down railroad tracks at Angle Worm Station alongside Lake Monona. The station's unusual name originated from a speech given by Captain Frank Barnes ev...
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Second Point, Lake Mendota

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Description: An aerial view of second point on Lake Mendota.
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Campus and Wisconsin State Capitol from Picnic Point

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Description: View from Picnic Point towards the campus and Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Wooden Stairway

Date: 08 18 1963
Description: View from shore up an outdoor, wooden stairway from the Red Banks Supper Club to the lake shore. The stairs were once used as a means to reach a swimming b...
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Lake View Through Trees

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Description: View through a wooded area toward the lake in Itasca State Park. A cabin stands near the shoreline.
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Winnebago at Stand Rock

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Description: The Council (Winnebago) at Stand Rock.
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"love"

Date: 1967
Description: Black and white photographic greeting card. View down beach towards couple hugging while standing in the sand. The word "love" is centered at the top.
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Ontonagon River

Date: 1900
Description: View from rocky shoreline across river towards a man standing on rocks and holding a stick in front of a rock face on the opposite shoreline. There are lar...
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151 - Young Swimmer Sitting on Dock

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Description: Close-up of a young camper sitting on a dock wearing a swimming suit, and holding a floating device shaped like a fish or seahorse. She has her hair in two...
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Unknown Woman in Bathing Cloak

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown women standing barefoot in the grass near a tree on the shore of a lake. She is wearing a bathing cloak and a straw hat. There is a...
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Two Leader Tree

Date: 1980
Description: A tall white pine standing along Lowe's Creek south of Eau Claire. The top of the main trunk has been broken off and a secondary leader has grown from a ho...
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Man Fishing

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Description: A man is fishing while standing on a large, flat rock in a river. In the background along the shoreline are rocks and trees.
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Mirror Lake

Date: 1930
Description: Elevated view of wooded bluffs lining the shoreline of a narrow part of Mirror Lake in this view taken from Ferndale Cliff.
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Peninsula State Park

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Description: View of Green Bay through the trees from Peninsula State Park.

Stamped on reverse: "From Good Roads Association of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin."

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Summer Time on Miles Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Elevated view of a man fishing in a rowboat seen through a stand of Birch trees on Miles Lake.

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