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Mineral Spring Pavilion with Visitors

Date: 1875
Description: "Mineral spring pavilion with visitors taking the waters." Seven adults, including a man in a top hat, five children and a woman are posing in a gazebo bui...
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People in Mineral Springs Pavilion

Date: 1875
Description: "Mineral spring pavilion with visitors taking the waters." Well-dressed men, women and children are posed in a gazebo built over the Iodo-Magnesian Springs...
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Picnickers in Pavilion

Date: 1890
Description: Pavilion with posed group of picnickers on one of the Apostle Islands.
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Menominee Performers

Date: 1958
Description: Peavey Falls group of dancers and musicians from the Menominee Indian Reservation in Wisconsin. The group is standing in front of a building with a sign th...
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Wisconsin State Fish Hatchery

Date: 1918
Description: A woman and children stand beside a pond at the Wisconsin State Fish hatchery (aka Nevin Fish Hatchery, 3911 Fish Hatchery Road) south of Madison. A gazebo...
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Family and Wagon at Fair Grounds

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Description: Woman and child posed sitting in a buggy pulled by a single horse wearing a fly-net. A man is standing in front of them. The grandstand at the Jackson Coun...
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Tabernacle at Monona Lake Assembly

Date: 1895
Description: The Tabernacle and attendees at the Monona Lake Assembly. The assembly, Madison's annual Chautauqua, was held on the site of the present-day Olin Park.
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Syl at Soldiers' Home

Date: 07 23 1898
Description: Syl stands in front of a pavilion with a well or water pump in a park. A group of adults dressed fashionably stand in the pavilion while drinking water fro...
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Aunt Helen and Syl on Rustic Bridge

Date: 05 14 1899
Description: Aunt Helen and Syl stand on a rustic wooden bridge in Gully Lake Park. A pavilion is visible behind them through the trees.
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Bethesda Springs

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Description: A large group of well-dressed people are gathered around a gazebo at Besthesda Springs.
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Grand Forks Pavillion

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Description: Parkgoers relax by a pond and socialize in a classical-style pavilion set in the trees.
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Roaring River Pavilion

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Description: Elevated view of children and adults relaxing and socializing at a camp in the woods. The camp has a large, open, log building, and a flag is hanging in th...
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Scene at Vilas Park Zoo

Date: 1915
Description: Early souvenir postcard of the Vilas Park Zoo (Henry Vilas Zoo), with a camel in the foreground. Caption reads: "Scene at Vilas Park Zoo, Madison, Wis."
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Canning Club Demonstration

Date: 07 13 1914
Description: Lula Tunisson using an El Flo hot water canner to give a presentation to the men, women, and children of a canning club.
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Swimming on Top of Blue Mounds

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Description: Photographic postcard view of the swimming pool on top of the mounds in Blue Mounds State Park. There are people swimming as well as standing around the si...
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Kaye's Park House Dinner Menu

Date: 08 24 1882
Description: Front cover and menu page from Kaye's Park House, with a lakeside view of the hotel, a paddlewheel steamboat, people in rowboats or standing by a Kaye's Pa...
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Nighttime View of the Mayville Park Pavilion

Date: 09 1957
Description: Loehrke/Zastrow wedding. The Mayville Park Pavilion is reflected in the Rock River.
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Lakeside Croquet Game

Date: 1880
Description: Lakeside lawn set up for croquet game and garden pavilion at the estate, "Sunnybank." A man sits in the grass with two children. On the right in the backgr...
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Apiary Tent Display

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Description: Three men and a boy standing outside a tent with a sign reading "Apiary." Beekeeping supplies, including hives and frames are displayed inside and outside ...
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Arbor Day

Date: 05 1997
Description: Arbor Day activities for school children at Theresa Fireman's Park: a light lunch, a slide presentation, and the planting of two trees.

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