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Rock Garden

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Girl sitting in Arthur G. Clemens rock garden made with stones from every county in southern Wisconsin. Also includes pond, at 706 W. Lakeside Street.
Photograph

Rock Garden

Date: 07 23 1931
Description: Girl sitting in Arthur G. Clemens rock garden made with stones from every county in southern Wisconsin. Also includes pond, 706 W. Lakeside Street.
Photograph

Men's Dormitories

Date: 11 20 1926
Description: View from Observatory Hill of the new Men's Lakeshore dormitories at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing Chamberlin Rock in the foreground. The do...
Photograph

Adams, Tripp and Van Hise Halls

Date: 1926
Description: View of Adams, Tripp and Van Hise Halls. All are residence halls on the University of Wisconsin campus with Picnic Point and Lake Mendota in the backgroun...
Photograph

Air View of University of Wisconsin Campus

Date: 1945
Description: Aerial view of Bascom Hill, Bascom Hall, Wisconsin Historical Society on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus with Lake Mendota on the right.
Photograph

Lake Mendota

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Description: Second Point in Maple Bluff looking toward Woodward's Grove.
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Maple Bluff

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Description: Lake Mendota near Maple Bluff with an old stone boat landing.
Photograph

Profile Rock

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Description: Profile Rock on the shore of Lake Mendota.
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Mendota, Dane County, Wisconsin

Date: 1900
Description: Hydrographic map of Lake Mendota and it's adjacent topography. Prepared from surveys made by civil engineering students, University of Wisconsin, classes 1...
Postcard

Profile Rock

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Description: View of Profile Rock at Farwell Point on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Profile Rock, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis."
Photograph

Lake Mendota Profile Rock

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Description: A view of Profile Rock at Farwell Point on Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Profile Rock at Farwell Point

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Description: View of the shoreline of Lake Mendota and Profile Rock at Farwell Point.
Photograph

Rocky Shoreline

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Description: High rocky shore in Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Maple Bluff

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Description: Several men and boys sail in a canoe near a foliage covered rock outcropping. The boat is decorated with two flags, an American flag and one reading "JULIA...
Photograph

Summer Cottages

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of the summer cottages on Maple Bluff.
Photograph

Maple Bluff

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: A view from the west of Maple Bluff. Part of the roof of a cottage can be seen above the bluff.
Photograph

Governor's Island

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of Governor's Island. There is a far shoreline in the background on the left.
Photograph

Governor's Island

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Description: View across water towards Governor's Island and its exposed cliff at the shoreline with trees and plants growing on top. Governor’s Island, formerly part o...
Painting

Watercolor of Sailing Ship

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Description: Watercolor painting of a sailing ship on a sea or ocean. A large rock formation is on the left.
Painting

Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1905
Description: Watercolor painting of boats and sailboats on Lake Mendota, looking towards Maple Bluff, perhaps from Governor's Island or Rocky Roost.

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