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"Lake Geneva" Title Page

Date: 1904
Description: Title page of a picturesque and descriptive book about Lake Geneva showing two steamboats "Lady Of The Lake" and "Lucius Newberry."
Book or Pamphlet

Illustration of the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel

Date: 1885
Description: From the cover of a descriptive brochure in the Historical Society's Library pamphlet collection, this drawing depicts the large hotel grounds on Lake Mono...
Book or Pamphlet

Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company

Date: 1902
Description: A bird's-eye view illustration of the Northern Electrical Manufacturing Company. The company was founded in 1895 by four Madison businessmen, Conrad M. Con...
Book or Pamphlet

Four Legs Village, Entrance To Winnebago Lake

Date: 1856
Description: Lithographic view of Four Legs Village at the outlet of Lake Winnebago. There are is a person in a canoe on the river and a large tree in the foreground. S...
Book or Pamphlet

The Shore Path, E.G. Uihlein's

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of the landscaped shoreline and path at Forest Glen, the estate of Edward G. Uihlein, on the western end of Geneva Lake. A flag flies above ...
Book or Pamphlet

Steam Yacht Advertisement

Date: 1890
Description: Advertisement for The Steam Yacht "Mendota." At the top is an engraving of the steam yacht under way loaded with passengers, and below is text. Some of the...
Book or Pamphlet

Finchland Map

Date: 1937
Description: Map showing territory controlled by the Finches, a family of bandits who terrorized south central Wisconsin in the years prior to the Civil War. The map in...
Book or Pamphlet

Brittingham Bay Panorama

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic view of Brittingham Bay taken from the north west shore of Brittingham Park. The boathouse is on the left. On the right the railroad tracks cross...

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