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Monona Bay in Madison

Date: 1904
Description: Monona Bay from the railroad trestle looking southwest, close to where the railroad tracks cross North Shore Drive, (now Brittingham Park), with old houses...
Book or Pamphlet

"Lake Geneva" Title Page

Date: 1904
Description: Title page of a picturesque and descriptive book about Lake Geneva showing two steamboats "Lady Of The Lake" and "Lucius Newberry."
Photograph

Kaye's Park Hotel

Date: 1904
Description: Exterior lakeside view of Kaye's Park Hotel.
Map or Atlas

East Part of Madison

Date: 1904
Description: This map shows a plat of the east part of the city, numbered blocks and lots, some landownership, local streets, roads, railroads, wards by number, parks, ...
Map or Atlas

West Part of Madison

Date: 1904
Description: This map shows a plat of the west part of the city, numbered blocks and lots, some landownership, local streets, roads, railroads, wards by number, parks, ...
Map or Atlas

Design for a Park Fronting on Lake Monona Bay

Date: 1904
Description: A map showing the design for a park fronting on Lake Monona Bay. (Now called Brittingham Park) taken from between pages 44 & 45 of the 1905 Madison Park a...
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
Photograph

Bascom Hall

Date: 1904
Description: Elevated view from southeast over treetops of Bascom Hall (formerly University Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota can be see...
Postcard

At the Foot of Buffalo Lake

Date: 1904
Description: A view looking west over water toward the Fox River dam at Montello. There is granite riprap on the left. A boat with a small sail is in the background. T...
Map or Atlas

Map of Lakes and Resorts of Central Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: A map that shows the location of the lakes and resorts in northeastern Wisconsin that were reachable by the Chicago and North Western Railway. Shown in the...
Map or Atlas

Business Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: A business map of Wisconsin also including the western portion of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, eastern Iowa and Minnesota, and northern Illinois, showing, r...
Photograph

Aldo Leopold as a Young Man

Date: 1904
Description: Aldo Leopold standing in a boat with a group of young people. He is wearing pants, a shirt and a bow tie. Buildings can be seen on the shoreline in the bac...
Map or Atlas

Short Jaunts for Busy People to Nearby Resorts in Illinois & Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: A brochure for the lake region of north-eastern Illinois and south-eastern Wisconsin providing information on summer activities and places to stay in the a...
Map or Atlas

Map of Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: This 1904 map of Dane County, Wisconsin, shows postal routes, post office locations, towns, sections, cities and villages, roads, railroads, collection box...
Map or Atlas

Soil Map, Wisconsin-Minnesota, Superior Sheet

Date: 1904
Description: This 1904 map from the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture's Bureau of Soils shows the soil types in north-central Douglas County, Wisconsin, and Duluth, Minnesota. ...
Map or Atlas

Official Railroad Map of Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: This map shows lakes, railroads, and rivers. Also includes an explanation of railroad lines and mileage and a table showing miles from cities to Milwaukee....
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison City : Showing Approaches, Streets, Lots, Blocks, Subdivisions, and General Plan

Date: 1904
Description: This map shows numbered wards and plots, labelled streets, and parks in green.
Map or Atlas

Map of the City of Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Date: 1904
Description: Map showing lots, additions, and wards within the city limits, as well as some landownership. The streets are labeled, as is Lake Winnebago, rivers, railro...
Photograph

Morgan Family's House

Date: 1904
Description: View from street towards a house along Langdon Street, with Lake Mendota in the background. Caption reads: "Home of my sister Sophie and family at 10 Langd...
Photograph

Jeannette Holt, Harriet Stroh and the Home-made Swing

Date: 1904
Description: Jeannette Holt and Harriet Stroh are sitting and lying in the grass while playing with three dolls. Two of the dolls are sitting on a swing, made of sticks...

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