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| Date: | 1931 |
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| Description: | Tower view from the First Congregational Church of the University campus and University Avenue. Lake Mendota is in the background on the left. The Wisconsi... |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from balcony of Bascom Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Monona is in the upper right background... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view over trees towards the west of Upper Campus at the University of Wisconsin. Washburn Observatory, with windmills behind it, is on the right n... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of North Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Science Hall, Lake Mendota and the city of Madison on the isthmus are visible in... |
| Date: | 1894 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of three women and a young girl standing at the edge of a small cliff on the shores of Lake Mendota. Various shrubs and small trees grow on t... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the west side of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus looking towards Bascom Hill. Lake Mendota is in the background on the right. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | View downhill through pastures towards the northwest looking across Lake Mendota's University Bay with Picnic Point in the background. |
| Date: | 05 22 1954 |
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| Description: | Two nine-men rowing crews racing on Lake Mendota as motor boats full of spectators are looking on. It was the Harvard crew's first visit to Madison and the... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | Topographical map of Turville Point and lands to the South to Nine Springs Creek. |
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| Description: | Letterhead of E.L. Burrell, mill and factory sale agent in Madison, Wisconsin, with a center halftone image of Wisconsin Dells with a drawn-in group of men... |
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| Description: | Entrance to Black Hawk Cave on Lake Mendota, allegedly the hiding place of Chief Black Hawk. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants with hydrant pressure, valves, wells, projected lines, and suction pipes. Differs from earlier versions by inclusion... |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Streets, Lake Wingra, Lake Mendota, and Lake Monona are all labelled. Map reads: "The present park system of Madison comprises 150 acres of improved parks,... |
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| Description: | A woman, Grace, digs in the sand as she kneels in a sand pit near the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Park Street. A note on the back of the photogr... |
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| Description: | Florance Trask poses standing in a sand pit located near the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Park Street. Another woman, Grace, can be seen digging ... |
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| Description: | A woman, Grace, smiles as she poses while standing in a sand pit near the intersection of Fish Hatchery Road and Park Street. A note on the back of the pho... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Panoramic elevated view to the northwest from the Capitol Square. |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the west side of Madison showing newly constructed homes and homes under construction featured in the Parade of Homes. The main road through... |
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| Description: | Detail from a drawing of a plan for the isthmus. |
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| Description: | That morning is adrift in passing; it cannot last the day. Those years are anchored to each other; there is no other way. |
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