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Early Power Boat Used for Fishing

Date: 1900
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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Downtown Fish Creek

Date: 1905
Description: View across field and fence downhill towards the town of Fish Creek and the bay. Caption reads: "Greetings from Fish Creek, Wis."
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Rock River

Date: 1909
Description: View of the Rock River, with boathouses along the right shoreline, and buildings in the distance on the left at a bend in the river. Pilings are in the for...
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Frank Lloyd Wright Boathouse

Date: 1900
Description: A Lake Mendota boathouse, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built at the foot of North Carroll Street in 1893.
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Che-ne-qua Hotel

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view of the Che-ne-qua Hotel on Pine Lake.
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Hanks Boat House

Date: 1900
Description: The Lucien S. Hanks boathouse at 216 Langdon Street. A man is standing on the right next to the steps that lead up to the pavilion on top of the boathouse....
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Coast Guard Station

Date: 1900
Description: View of the coast guard station from the water with multiple sailors lined up near the shore. Caption reads: "Coast Guard Station, Sturgeon Bay, Door Count...
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Bridge and Boats

Date: 1907
Description: View towards a bridge, with children in a boat in the left foreground, and two other people in a boat in the center. Caption reads: "The Old Bridge, Stough...
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View of Dock on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a dock and buildings on Lake Michigan.
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Dr. Edward A. Bass near Boathouses

Date: 1900
Description: Dr. Edward A. Bass posing near boathouses and pond (Montello Lake).
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Boats Docked at Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: Two steamboats docked at Lake Monona. Boat in foreground is identified as "Lake Side". A third boat is in the background.
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Pewaukee Lake

Date: 09 04 1906
Description: Three boys on the shore of Pewaukee Lake. One boy is fishing, while the other two observe. A boat dock and boathouse are in the background.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1900
Description: View of the lower University of Wisconsin campus from a frozen Lake Mendota. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), boathouse, The State Historical Society, Musi...
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Jones Island

Date: 1902
Description: Elevated view of island with houses and boathouses and boats along the shoreline. Industrial buildings are in the background, and a sailboat is on the wate...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse and Red Gym

Date: 1906
Description: View towards shoreline from Lake Mendota of University of Wisconsin-Madison varsity men's rowing crew. People are watching from the boathouse in the backgr...
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Racine Harbor

Date: 1907
Description: Text on front reads: "Racine, Wis. in 1850." Artist's rendering of the view of the harbor with sailing ships, sailboats, rowboats and canoes. The Main Stre...
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View over Rooftops and Armory

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over trees towards University of Wisconsin-Madison Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) and Lake Mendota. Dwelling rooftops are in the foreground. Par...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1900
Description: View from shoreline of Lake Mendota of side of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Two people stand in an arched doorway, and a pier e...
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Sigma Chi House

Date: 1903
Description: View from Lake Mendota of house at 630 N. Lake Street. Robert C. Spencer, architect. The Armory and University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse are behind an...
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Science Buildings from Lake Mendota

Date: 1900
Description: View of Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building, looking southwest from Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. On the shorel...

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