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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 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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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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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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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.
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Second Point

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Description: Rowboat on the shoreline near Second Point.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

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Description: Evening view of Capitol from across Lake Mendota.

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