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Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1940
Description: Aerial view looking east over the center of the city and the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Picnic Point

Date: 05 05 1931
Description: View across Lake Mendota towards Picnic Point, framed by a willow tree, and a rowboat pulled up on the shoreline.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 06 30 1926
Description: View across Observatory Drive, looking down towards the Van Hise dormitories: Adams, Tripp, and Carson Gulley Commons. Picnic Point is in the distance on L...
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Van Hise Dormitories Under Construction

Date: 12 1925
Description: Elevated view of the Van Hise Dormitories under construction: Adams, Tripp, Carson Gulley Commons, and a view of Picnic Point, at the University of Wiscons...
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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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Cows on Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Fenced-in, the cattle find a grassy pasture of Observatory Hill below Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Home on Observatory Hill

Date: 1899
Description: View of home atop of Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Aerial View of Lower Campus

Date: 1945
Description: View of the lower campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison includes Bascom Hill, Wisconsin Historical Society, Memorial Union and the Armory (Red Gym ...
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Aerial View of Bascom Hill

Date: 1923
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin Historical Society, Science Hall, and Bascom Hall on Bascom Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota i...
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Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin Madison campus of the United States National, Wisconsin State Farm Experiment Station, Pro...
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Aerial View of Willow Beach

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of Madison's Willow Beach towards the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, downtown Madison, and Lake Monona.
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First Congregational Church and the Gates of Heaven Synagogue

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Description: Elevated view of the First Congregational Church and chapel at the corner of North Fairchild Street and West Washington Avenue. The Gates of Heaven Synagog...
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South Madison

Date: 1909
Description: View from the University of Wisconsin service building smokestack of south Madison, including Mills Street, Mound Street, and the Greenbush. Lake Monona is...
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Elevated View of Wisconsin Avenue

Date: 1868
Description: Elevated view up Wisconsin Avenue showing City Hall on the corner at Mifflin Street on the left, with the Post Office to the right. Further down is the Pre...
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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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Aerial View of West Side

Date: 02 06 1948
Description: Looking east along Regent Street with snow on the ground. Visible are Lake Wingra, Monona Bay, railroad causeway across Monona, Lake Mendota, Hoyt Park, We...
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View Northwest from The Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 
Description: Elevated view looking northwest across Lake Mendota and the isthmus from the Wisconsin State Capitol dome.
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West Side Neighborhood

Date: 08 06 1948
Description: Elevated view of west side neighborhood showing East Hill Trailer Camp, 451 N. Midvale Boulevard, at the corner of University Avenue and Midvale Boulevard.
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West Side Neighborhood

Date: 08 06 1948
Description: Elevated view of west side neighborhood showing houses to the east of Midvale Boulevard.
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Aerial View of Agricultural Buildings

Date: 1910
Description: Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. Lake Mendota with Picnic Point is in the background.

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