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Iceboats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1896
Description: A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota.
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Yahara River

Date: 1908
Description: The Yahara River from Williamson Street with Lake Monona in the background. House & Barn pictured is located at 601 Riverside Drive.
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Brittingham Park

Date: 1900
Description: Boys playing on makeshift diving board on the shore of Lake Monona at Brittingham Park.
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Boathouse Designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

Date: 04 24 1899
Description: Partial view of a boathouse at the foot of North Carroll Street, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright and built for the city of Madison. The University of Wiscon...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Buildings

Date: 1899
Description: View along shoreline of University of Wisconsin-Madison buildings across Lake Mendota from Carroll Street. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), a boathouse, an...
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Madison from Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: View of Madison from Lake Monona with the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the background. This view of Brittingham Park shows a part of the park shortl...
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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Monona Bay in Madison

Date: 1904
Description: Monona Bay from the railroad trestle looking southwest, close to where the railroad tracks cross North Shore Drive, (now Brittingham Park), with old houses...
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Observatory Hill

Date: 1898
Description: Elevated view of Observatory Hill, Observatory Hall, the Agriculture Campus and Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus.
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Capitol Avenue

Date: 03 15 1896
Description: Winter view down Capitol Avenue, possibly in Maple Bluff.
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University of Wisconsin Lower Campus

Date: 1900
Description: View across Lake Mendota towards the lower campus buildings at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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Shacks along Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: Shacks at the foot of North Main Street along Lake Monona near what later became Brittingham Park.
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Foot of West Main Street

Date: 1906
Description: Area at the foot of West Main Street, which is now Brittingham Park. Weatherworn buildings are on the right.
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View from Sunset Point in Owen Park

Date: 1909
Description: View from Sunset Point in Owen Park, which is now a part of Hoyt Park. Lake Mendota is in the distance.
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Brittingham Park Bathhouse

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Description: The bathhouse at Brittingham Park.
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Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1898
Description: View across water towards the Lake Mendota shoreline from the foot of Frances Street.
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Panoramic View of Picnic Point

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Description: Panoramic photograph from top of Bascom Hall facing northwest, showing Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin campus. Washburn Observatory visible to ...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1900
Description: View of the lower University of Wisconsin campus from a frozen Lake Mendota. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red), boathouse, The State Historical Society, Musi...
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View Across Monona Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Monona Bay.
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Armory on Langdon Street

Date: 1898
Description: Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A boathouse is behind the Armory on Lake Mendota.

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