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Bird's-Eye View of Madison

Date: 1908
Description: Colored map showing a panoramic view of Madison in great detail. The Wisconsin State Capitol is located at the center, with Lake Mendota in the background ...
Photograph

Aerial View of the Isthmus

Date: 1908
Description: A panoramic aerial view of the Isthmus taken from a kite. Lake Mendota is to the right in the background with Picnic Point jutting into the lake. The photo...
Photograph

Aerial View of the Madison Isthmus

Date: 05 09 1908
Description: Kite aerial panoramic photograph of the central business district. In the distance is Lake Mendota. The fire damaged Wisconsin State Capitol is in the cent...
Photograph

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.
Photograph

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...
Postcard

Man in Boat on Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: View of Alma across the Mississippi River, with a man in a rowboat in the foreground. Caption reads: "Alma, Wisconsin, from the Mississippi."
Photograph

Rattlesnake Island Rock Formation

Date: 1902
Description: A rock formation on Pyramid Lake's Rattlesnake Island.
Photograph

Cassville Brewery

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of the brewery dwarfed by the overhead bluffs. The brewery was built by William Schmitz. George Scheibl ran the brewery from 1899 until his d...
Photograph

Trempealeau

Date: 1904
Description: View over water to shore.
Photograph

Riverside Town

Date: 1902
Description: River with distant hills behind a town. An island is in the foreground.
Postcard

Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1901
Description: Grand Dad Bluff in La Crosse with the Crusher building which was built in 1901 and burned in 1902. Caption reads: "Grand Dad Bluff, La Crosse, Wis."
Photograph

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...
Postcard

View of La Crosse

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view of La Crosse. Caption reads: "Panorama of La Crosse, Wis. from Grand Dad's Bluff."
Postcard

Lake Geneva Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view of Lake Geneva Bay, with assorted homes and hotels, and boats docked at long piers. Caption reads: "Geneva Bay, Lake Geneva, Wis."
Postcard

Lake Front in Maiden Rock

Date: 1905
Description: The view of the Lake Front from across the Mississippi River. Caption reads: "Lake Front at Maiden Rock, Wis."
Photograph

Black Hawk Lookout

Date: 1900
Description: Distant view of Black Hawk Lookout near the Wisconsin River. There is an open field with a single tree and a fence in the foreground.
Photograph

View from Reservoir Bluff

Date: 10 1905
Description: Elevated view from Reservoir Bluff to the east of the town. The bluffs of Iowa can be seen in the distance.
Postcard

Fishing Industry on Mississippi River

Date: 1907
Description: Fishing implements on the shoreline of the Mississippi River, and a bluff in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Industry, Mississippi River, La Crosse, W...
Photograph

Nelson Dewey Farm

Date: 1900
Description: Nelson Dewey farm, showing the house built on the site after Dewey's death. The original house built by Dewey burned in 1873.
Photograph

Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

Date: 1908
Description: Aerial View of University of Wisconsin-Madison College of Agriculture. Lake Mendota with Picnic Point is in the background.

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