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Iceboats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1896
Description: A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota.
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Wanigan and Bateau on the Chippewa River

Date: 1896
Description: Two men, one wearing an apron, sit in a wanigan tied to the shore of the Chippewa River near Chippewa Falls. The inside of the boat appears to have a pile ...
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Bridge on Wisconsin River

Date: 1896
Description: Bridge over the Wisconsin River.
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Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company

Date: 1896
Description: A view of Nekoosa-Edwards Paper Company mills. Established about 1896 by John Edwards.
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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...
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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...
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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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Wisconsin River near Prairie du Sac

Date: 1896
Description: View along shoreline of the Wisconsin River, with a sandy beach leading to a stand of trees on the bank on the right. Buildings are along the opposite bank...

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