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The Yahara River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down the Yahara River. In the foreground a canoe is tied to a small dock, and in the background is a bridge.
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Mill on Yahara River

Date: 1890
Description: View towards the mill on the Yahara River at the outlet of Lake Mendota. The mill was built in 1850 by Governor Farwell. A man is standing on the bridge wi...
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Yahara River Parkway and Lloyd Jones Family Car

Date: 1918
Description: The Richard Lloyd Jones family dog lies in front of the car parked along the Yahara River Parkway in Tenney Park. Four family members sit in the car. Ther...
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Monona Bay Railroad Causeway

Date: 1918
Description: Looking southwest along the Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad causeway. Two boys fish from the bridge. The sign declares "Private Property. No Thor...
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Tenney Park, Marston Bridge

Date: 1918
Description: Marston Bridge (across from 418 Marston Avenue) over the lagoon in Tenney Park.
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Cows Drinking in Yahara River

Date: 1897
Description: Yahara River at the Steensland Bridge. A man stands on the bank.
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Vilas Zoo Deer

Date: 12 20 1948
Description: White and dark European fallow, and a Sika Nippon deer, at the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo) in Madison.
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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Madison Softball Photographs

Date: 05 02 1949
Description: Members of the Philgas softball team watching play during a Mendota League game in Vilas Park.
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Canoeing at Vilas Park

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Description: Group of people standing near a car with a trailer carrying canoes at Vilas Park. There are people standing on a bridge over water in the background.
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Henry Vilas Park

Date: 1918
Description: Henry Vilas Park, with two bridges and Lake Wingra in the background.
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Mrs. Donald O. (Faye) Nelson and children

Date: 09 02 1949
Description: Mrs. Donald O. (Faye) Nelson with her children, Tracy and Timmy, walk over the Rustic Bridge in Shorewood Hills while modeling new autumn fashions.
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Two Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources employees removing dead fish from the Yahara River near the Johnson Street bridge. The fish were evidently ki...
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Bridge on Willow Drive

Date: 1926
Description: A bridge on Willow Drive, surrounded by trees, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Bridge on Willow Drive

Date: 1926
Description: A sunlit bridge surrounded by trees on Willow Drive at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Willow Drive

Date: 1954
Description: View of bridge and overhanging tree on Willow Drive at the University.
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UW Crew On Yahara River

Date: 04 17 1950
Description: A University of Wisconsin rowing crew prepares for a workout in the Yahara River aboard a scull. Trachte metal boat houses line the shore at right, and the...
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Vilas Park Island Clean Up Campaign

Date: 05 13 1950
Description: Three teenage girls are carrying shovels on their shoulders while crossing a wooden foot bridge. More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited throug...
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Farwell's Mills

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Description: City flour mills, on the Catfish River (Yahara River). The mill burned down in the fall of 1873.
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Highway Speed Limit Sign

Date: 09 06 1950
Description: The Madison city limits sign on Olin Avenue at Wingra Creek displays the start of the 25 miles per hour speed limit leaving the rural section of road.

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