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Iceboats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1896
Description: A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota.
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin State Capitol (Third) and Isthmus Map

Date: 1896
Description: A portion of John B. Heim's map of the Water Works System of Madison showing the size of the third Wisconsin Capitol (228' x 226') in comparison with the C...
Photograph

Silver Spring

Date: 1896
Description: View of Silver Spring and the surrounding countryside. In the background, there is a man on a bicycle, two individuals in a horse-drawn vehicle and a small...
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Looking West from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1896
Description: View from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome looking west towards Bascom Hill. Mifflin street with City Hall and the Fuller Opera House are in the foreground...
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Academic Buildings

Date: 1896
Description: View over water of Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, as seen from a boat in Lake Mendota. Part of a b...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants with hydrant pressure, valves, wells, projected lines, and suction pipes. Differs from earlier versions by inclusion...
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: This map shows a plat of the town, wards, buildings, the state capitol, local streets, railroads, and parts of Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, and Lake Wingra. ...
Photograph

Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...

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