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Two Boys at Tenney Park

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Description: Two boys lying on the grass asleep in Tenney Park near the lagoon with a hat on the ground between them. The Sherman Avenue bridge and the Hausmann Brewery...
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Willow Walk

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Description: Cyanotype image of a woman in a rowboat on the shore of the University Willow Walk, near picnic point.
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Man at the Yahara River Dam

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Description: A man stands, with a rowboat in the background, at the mouth of the Yahara river on the dam at Lake Mendota.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: A cyanotype of Picnic Point seen from Observatory Hill.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point viewed from Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

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Description: Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: View of the Wisconsin Capitol with its new dome, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, including Bascom Hall, taken from Picnic Point.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

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Description: Cyanotype image of a view looking towards the end of Picnic Point.
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Monona Lakeside

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Description: Stereograph of a Lake Monona pier with sailboats and a steamboat.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Winter on Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill in winter.
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Big Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Big spring on Lake Mendota Drive. [Merrill Springs or sometimes Merrill's Spring]
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University from Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: The University of Wisconsin from Picnic Point. Buildings that can be seen are Bascom Hall with dome, the Students' Observatory, Washburn Observatory, the D...
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Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
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Steamboat on Lake Monona

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Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.
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Picnic Point from University Drive

Date: 1887
Description: Picnic Point from University Drive.
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Picnic Point from University Drive

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Description: Picnic Point from University drive, currently known as Observatory Hill. There are orchards in the foreground.
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Lake Mendota

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Description: Second Point in Maple Bluff looking toward Woodward's Grove.
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Maple Bluff

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Description: Lake Mendota near Maple Bluff with an old stone boat landing.

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