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Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
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Big Spring

Date: 1910
Description: Big spring on Lake Mendota Drive. [Merrill Springs or sometimes Merrill's Spring]
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University from Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: The University of Wisconsin from Picnic Point. Buildings that can be seen are Bascom Hall with dome, the Students' Observatory, Washburn Observatory, the D...
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Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.
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Rustic Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of a bridge. Trees are in the foreground, with Lake Mendota and the far shoreline in the distance. Original caption reads: "Rustic Bridge on ...
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Lake Mendota

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Description: Second Point in Maple Bluff looking toward Woodward's Grove.
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Picnic Point from Observatory Hill

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Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill.
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Second Point

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Description: Rowboat on the shoreline near Second Point.
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Man and Boat

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Description: A man stands next to a rowboat on the rocky lake shore.
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Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

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Description: Evening view of Capitol from across Lake Mendota.
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Capitol Avenue

Date: 03 15 1896
Description: Winter view down Capitol Avenue, possibly in Maple Bluff.
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Aerial View of Universitiy of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum including a portion of Lake Wingra and surrounding residential neighborhoods.
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Eagle Heights and Woods

Date: 07 15 1958
Description: Aerial view of Eagle Heights Farm, Eagle Heights Woods and part of Lake Mendota. Sites labeled on the image are Eagle Heights, Tent Colony, Apartment Site,...
Map or Atlas

Truax Field Long-Range Plan

Date: 1970
Description: Color coded map. Legend in the top left hand corner reads: "EXISTING AIRPORT PAVEMENT" (purple), "FUTURE 5-YEAR DEVELOPMENT" (bright pink), "ULTIMATE AIRPO...
Photograph

A Path in the Woods

Date: 08 2013
Description: View across rocks in a stream towards a board pathway that vanishes into the distance. Oak savanna in late summer.
Manuscript

Bordner Survey Sketch Map of Picnic Point and Lake Mendota Shoreline

Date: 01 13 1937
Description: Sketch map of Township 7 North, Range 9 East, created for the Land Economic Inventory (Bordner Survey). The map shows Picnic Point and the Lake Mendota sho...

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