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Date: | 1879 |
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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... |
Date: | 1948 |
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Description: | John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigarette tax division, using a sledge hammer to smash illegal slot machines. |
Date: | 1896 |
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Description: | A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota. |
Date: | 1900 |
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Description: | Steamboat on Long Lake owned by Lorenzo Newman of Chippewa Falls. It is anchored at Newman Peninsula on Long Lake near a wet boathouse. The boat was operat... |
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Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace, with tables and chairs, looking out over Lake Mendota. There is a pier and a sailboat on the water. |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota. |
Date: | 1915 |
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Description: | View from water of Bernard's Boat House on Lake Mendota, adjacent to the present James Madison Park. |
Date: | 05 26 1931 |
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Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison crew team holding their long oars, with coxswain on a pier on Lake Mendota. |
Date: | 04 24 1931 |
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Description: | Boathouses on Lake Monona looking southeast from E. Wilson Street across CNW railroad tracks. View of Wirka Boat Line, E. Wilson Street at S. Hancock Stree... |
Date: | 1930 |
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Description: | View of the Memorial Union Terrace on Lake Mendota. |
Date: | 1958 |
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Description: | Aerial photograph showing the J.S. Timlin Lumber Company, 2702 University Avenue, as well as Doctors Park, the Veterans Hospital, and the First Unitarian S... |
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Description: | A fishing boat coming in from the mouth of the harbor. |
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Description: | A view of the D.G. & M. Depot from the East Water Street Bridge. |
Date: | 1910 |
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Description: | A group of people gather on Mission dock as the steamboat "Skater" approaches. A boy is walking down the dock carrying a box on his shoulder. |
Date: | 08 30 1953 |
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Description: | View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing. |
Date: | 07 29 1935 |
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Description: | Standing on the Alpha Chi Omega sorority pier, Willard Grasser and Robert Estes show what is and is not permitted with regard to men's bathing suits. "The ... |
Date: | 08 24 1945 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. |
Date: | 12 18 1955 |
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Description: | Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in line with South Pinckney Street. Includes St. Raphael's steeple, 1 West Wilson Street state office bui... |
Date: | 03 03 1957 |
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Description: | A view of Olin Terrace. The terrace and fountain were built in 1934 by CWA and FERA workers. It was designed by Frank Riley, Madison architect, in the Ital... |
Date: | 06 16 1928 |
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Description: | Elevated view of the Wisconsin State Capitol from the roof of the Loraine Hotel. In the background is Lake Mendota on the left, and on the right is Lake Mo... |
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