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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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Steensland Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge with a boat and passengers passing beneath. Caption reads: "Steensland Bridge, Madison, Wis."
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Mendota Yacht Club

Date: 1915
Description: Mendota Yacht Club, later the site of James Madison Park.
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View from Lake Monona

Date: 1905
Description: View from shoreline looking towards the city of Madison from across Lake Monona. Several people are in a rowboat on the lake. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis....
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Madison View from Across Lake Monona

Date: 1905
Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona. A boat is moored near trees at the shoreline of the lake in the foreground. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Glimpse ...
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Sites of Madison — Collage

Date: 1960
Description: Views of popular sites in Madison. Numerous different types of recreation are depicted, along with popular sites such as the Wisconsin State Capitol buildi...
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"The Pennsylvania"

Date: 1918
Description: Toy battleship "Pennsylvania" floating on Lake Monona.
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Group on Lakeshore

Date: 1910
Description: Two boys in swimsuits and two well-dressed men pose beside a rowboat which has been pulled up on the sandy shore of, most likely, Lake Mendota.
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Group of People in "Leona" Motorboat

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Description: View across water towards a group of people, two men and five women, in a motor boat.
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On the Beautiful Yahara River

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Description: Hand-colored elevated view of the Yahara River. Two people are in a rowboat in the center, and on the right, two people are fishing from a pier along the r...
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The Yahara River Between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona

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Description: Elevated view from shoreline of the Yahara River, with a path running along the shoreline on the left, and a bridge in the distance. Boats are docked near ...
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View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

Date: 1910
Description: View from shoreline towards the Madison skyline from across Lake Monona. Landmarks include a church, the Park Hotel, Madison City Hall, the old Capitol and...
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Boat House and Gymnasium, U. of W.

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Description: View of the boathouse and Red Gym from Lake Mendota. Men are carrying a long boat above their heads on the dock. A group of men is gathered at the boathous...
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Bath House, Brittingham Park

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Description: View across water towards the bath house and bathing beach at Brittingham Park on Monona Bay. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
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Steensland Bridge

Date: 1920
Description: View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge crossing the Yahara River at Tenney Park. There are people in a boat just under the bridge. Caption reads...
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The Locks, Tenney Park and Lake Mendota

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Description: View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks...
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Mendota Lake, showing Rear of Gymnasium

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Description: View from shoreline of the south shore of Lake Mendota. There is a pavilion on the shoreline, and a large boathouse in the distance.
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Landing at Esther Beach

Date: 1916
Description: View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac...
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Pier at Esther Beach, Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: View from shoreline towards five women sitting together on the pier at Esther Beach. Boats are moored along the pier. People are in a boat near the end of ...
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View of Madison from Assembly Grounds

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Description: View of the Madison skyline featuring a church and the original Capitol from across Lake Monona near Olin Park. A man is in a rowboat on the lake. Caption ...

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