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The Casino

Date: 1880
Description: Monona Lake Assembly, The Casino. This structure, including the ice house and provision space, designed by Conover and Porter and built for $1700.00 in Jun...
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Lake Geneva Steamboat

Date: 1895
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva with the Lake Geneva steamboat.
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Steamboat Landing

Date: 1880
Description: Stereograph view of a steamboat landing at Whiting House.
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Hanks Boat House

Date: 1900
Description: The Lucien S. Hanks boathouse at 216 Langdon Street. A man is standing on the right next to the steps that lead up to the pavilion on top of the boathouse....
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel Grounds

Date: 1889
Description: From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov...
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Lakeshore Path at Park Street

Date: 04 20 1927
Description: The Lakeshore path at the foot of Park Street and Lake Mendota (right), from the west terrace of Memorial Union on the University of Wisconsin-Madison camp...
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Science Buildings from Lake Mendota

Date: 1900
Description: View of Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building, looking southwest from Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. On the shorel...
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View of University Bay and the Boathouse

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Description: View from shoreline of Lake Mendota for the end of Park Street, including the boathouse (backyard of Olin House located at 766 Langdon Street) on the Unive...
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University of Wisconsin-Chemical Laboratory

Date: 1900
Description: Panoramic view of campus looking southwest from Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Chemical Laboratory is in the center and Sc...
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Lake Winnebago

Date: 08 11 1963
Description: Elevated view of the northern end of Lake Winnebago, seen from High Cliff State Park. The sunset is subdued by a large cloud formation over the lake. On th...
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Pavilion at Devil's Lake

Date: 1925
Description: View from water of two unidentified men standing on the shoreline near the dance pavilion on the north shore of Devil's Lake.
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Lakeside Park

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Description: Two men in a motorized boat with an awning cruise past a park with a tent and a gazebo. Caption reads: "Lakeside Park, Carthage, MO."
Postcard

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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White Birch Point

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Description: A woman looks out over the water while sitting inside a log pavilion at White Birch Point.
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Cobbossee Colony (Camp?) Log Pavilions

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Description: View of log pavilions along a shoreline at Cobbossee Colony (Camp?). The structures are surrounded by trees and a boy paddles a canoe near the sand on the ...
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West Shore

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Description: View along the west shore of Green Lake. Boats are docked on the shore near boathouses and two men are on the left, one carrying a piece of wood.
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Boathouse on Lake Menomonie

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Description: A boathouse stands along the forested shore of Lake Menomonie. The building features multiple boat entrances and an upper-level pavilion with a lookout at...
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Lake Taney Como Boat Landing

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Description: Elevated view of the Lake Taney Como boat landing featuring several piers surrounded by docked boats. Several people stand near horse-drawn vehicles along...
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Beacon Park

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Description: Elevated view of people walking along the shore of Lake Chaubunagungamaug (also known as Webster Lake) in Beacon Park while an excursion boat waits at the ...
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Moccasin Resort

Date: 1932
Description: Stone retaining wall along a road leading to a northern Wisconsin resort property on Lac Court Oreilles Lake. A pavilion and buildings border the road. The...

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