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Yahara River below Williamson Street

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Yahara River below Williamson Street.
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Two Boys at Tenney Park

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Description: Two boys lying on the grass asleep in Tenney Park near the lagoon with a hat on the ground between them. The Sherman Avenue bridge and the Hausmann Brewery...
Postcard

Vilas Park Carousel

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Description: Children riding the carousel (merry-go-round) at Henry Vilas Zoo (Vilas Park Zoo), donated by the citizens of the Madison area. A stone bridge is in the ba...
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Sherman Avenue Bridge

Date: 1904
Description: View across Yahara River towards a group of people on the Sherman Avenue Bridge, with the old malt house in the background.
Postcard

Steensland Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline towards the Steensland Bridge with a boat and passengers passing beneath. Caption reads: "Steensland Bridge, Madison, Wis."
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New Stoplight on East Washington Avenue Bridge

Date: 03 05 1931
Description: New stoplight on E. Washington Avenue bridge over the Yahara river, facing West. A truck is going over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge are indu...
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New Stoplight on East Washington Avenue Bridge

Date: 03 05 1931
Description: New stoplight on E. Washington Avenue bridge over the Yahara river, facing West. A truck is going over the bridge. On the other side of the bridge are indu...
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Marling Lumber Company

Date: 09 19 1928
Description: Marling Lumber Company, 1801 East Washington Avenue. The Yahara River is to the right, with a bridge in the background.
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Steensland Bridge

Date: 1906
Description: View from shoreline looking over a pathway towards the Steensland Bridge and Yahara River Parkway at East Washington Avenue.
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Tenney Park Bridge

Date: 07 05 1975
Description: The Tenney Park Bridge over the Yahara River.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1893
Description: A rustic bridge on Lake Mendota Drive.
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Lake Mendota Drive Bridge

Date: 1911
Description: A new bridge on Lake Mendota Drive.
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Tenney Park Panorama

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic view of Tenney Park showing Marston Bridge.
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Four Fishermen on the Westport Bridge

Date: 06 18 1945
Description: Four people fishing from the Westport bridge. Six people have lost their lives within the past eight weeks at this bridge.
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Bridge at Vilas Park

Date: 06 05 1947
Description: Jane and Jone Johnson, daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Lester Johnson of Black River Falls, on the bridge over the lagoon at Vilas Park.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 1902
Description: View of a rustic bridge over a ravine on Lake Mendota Drive in Shorewood Hills. Judge A.G Zimmerman is posing in his first automobile, also one of Madison'...
Postcard

Sherman Avenue Bridge and Lock

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Sherman Bridge and Lock and surrounding area on the Yahara River. Caption reads: "Sherman Avenue Bridge and Locks, Yahara River, Madison, Wis."
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Sherman Avenue Bridge and Terrace Apartments

Date: 1954
Description: View of the Sherman Avenue Bridge and its surrounding area. There are several automobiles driving on the road, with the bridge in the foreground and the ap...
Postcard

Steensland Bridge

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Description: Double postcard view of the Steensland Bridge, over the Yahara River at East Washington Avenue. Caption reads: "The Steensland Bridge, South End of Tenney ...
Postcard

Tenney Park Lagoon

Date: 1909
Description: View of the lagoon at Tenney Park, surrounded by trees, with a bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "Lagoon and Bridge, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis."

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