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Map or Atlas

Map of the Water Works System of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1896
Description: Shows pipes of various sizes, hydrants with hydrant pressure, valves, wells, projected lines, and suction pipes. Differs from earlier versions by inclusion...
Map or Atlas

Park System of the City of Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1909
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,...
Photograph

Woman Digging in a Sand Pit

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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...
Photograph

Women in a Sand Pit

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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 ...
Photograph

Woman Posing in a Sand Pit

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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...
Photograph

Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the northwest from the Capitol Square.
Map or Atlas

Primrose Plat Map

Date: 1861
Description: The township of Primrose, which is a detail from the plat map of Dane County.
Map or Atlas

Montrose Plat Map

Date: 1861
Description: The township of Montrose, which is a detail from a Dane County plat map.
Photograph

View from Hill of Cross Plains

Date: 1928
Description: View from grassy hill of uptown Cross Plains. The Catholic Church (St. Francis Xavier) is on the right, and farmhouses and other buildings are among fields...
Photograph

Parade of Homes

Date: 1954
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...
Manuscript

Johnson & Melaas Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of Johnson & Melaas, merchant tailors and cloth dealers, "Buyers of wool and Wisconsin leaf tobacco," with an engraving of a waterfront view of ...
Drawing

Plan for the Madison Isthmus

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Description: Detail from a drawing of a plan for the isthmus.
Historical Object

Paul Vanderbilt Pairing 42

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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.
Photograph

Elevated View of Madison in Eagle Heights

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Madison through trees. Lake Mendota, buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including the Washburn Observatory are along the sh...
Map or Atlas

Madison, Wisconsin, by Census Tracts and Blocks

Date: 1960
Description: This map shows block numbers, tract numbers, tract boundaries, city limits, local streets, railroads, Lake Mendota, and Lake Monona.
Map or Atlas

Lake Monona Plat Map

Date: 1899
Description: A plat map showing Lake Monona, the isthmus in Madison, and the towns of Burke and Blooming Grove.
Photograph

Small Domed Hill

Date: 05 24 1961
Description: View of small domed hill on Highway 19, surrounded by fields.
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.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories nearing construction completion on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Adams, Van Hise and Tripp Halls are in the fore...
Photograph

Water Tower on East Washington Avenue

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Description: Elevated view from the Wisconsin State Capitol of the old water tower, and an expansive view of the city with church steeples, houses, commercial buildings...

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