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White Oak

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Quercus alba, judged to be the largest of its species in Wisconsin, standing alone in a pasture on a sunny summer day.
Photograph

Basswood

Date: 1979
Description: A specimen of Tilia americana (Linden), judged in 1975 to be the largest of its species in Wisconsin, standing in a snowy landscape with smaller tre...
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Quivey's Grove Oak

Date: 1982
Description: A bare, large bur oak appears almost as a silhouette against the sky and snow-covered ground. It is standing on the grounds of Quivey's Grove Restaurant at...
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Blue Mound State Park

Date: 09 07 2014
Description: View from the top of a hill looking out to a valley, with clouds in the blue sky. Trees are framing the view, and in the foreground, a woman, the photograp...
Photograph

Shoveler's Sink

Date: 09 13 2014
Description: Shoveler's Sink, a small pond, sitting in a valley of small hills dotted with trees. Ducks are swimming in the lower left portion of the pond.
Painting

Eben and Roseline Peck Cabin

Date: 
Description: Painting of the Eben Peck cabin, the first house in Madison, was built in June, 1837. Text on back of art board: "Madison in June 1837." Painting likely ba...
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Ski Lift During the "Song of Norway"

Date: 1967
Description: Elevated view of two boys riding a ski lift high above a crowd of people and a stage below them a the bottom of a hill. The crowd is waiting for the musica...
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Aerial View of McFarland

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Description: Aerial view of the town of McFarland, with Lake Waubesa in the background.
Postcard

Lake Waubesa

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Description: View of Lake Waubesa from a hill. A farm is in the distance on the left. The Yahara River is in the foreground. Handwritten caption reads: "Lake Waubesa."
Photograph

Little Norway

Date: 06 1939
Description: Elevated view of the tourist attraction Little Norway, situated in an idyllic valley, with the stave church in the center and a small house at right. There...
Postcard

Air View of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis.

Date: 1968
Description: Aerial view of the UW Campus and Lake Mendota. Memorial Library, Historical Society, and Red Gym in the center.
Photograph

Syverud Farm

Date: 1967
Description: Stereograph of an elevated view of a farm. A man is sitting on the hill in the foreground with his arm on one knee, gazing at the view. There is a house, p...
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Lorenz Hall, Mendota State Hospital

Date: 08 1955
Description: Lorenz Hall at Mendota State Hospital. The lake is in the distance.
Photograph

Oil Painting of Autumn Scene

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of an autumn scene by Sid Boyum. The work shows a small, solitary man in dark greenish hat and coat using a walking ...
Photograph

Oil Painting of Summer Cloud

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of a dramatic sky scene by Sid Boyum. The works shows a broad cloudy sky over a dark rural landscape, divided by a n...
Postcard

Bird's-eye View of University of Wisconsin

Date: 1916
Description: Birds-eye view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym), Science Hall and State Historical Society are in the foreground. Main H...
Photograph

Silhouette of Bird in a Tree

Date: 08 10 1957
Description: A picture taken at Willow Beach shows a red-winged blackbird perched on a tree branch. The bird and trees are shown in silhouette.
Photograph

Mendota Lotus Beds in Full Bloom

Date: 08 10 1957
Description: Unidentified man taking a picture of the Lotus Bed on Lake Mendota. The bed of large, floating white blossoms are at the peak of their bloom.
Postcard

Madison

Date: 1979
Description: Text on reverse reads: "Madison, Wisconsin photographed on infrared film at an altitude of 22 miles from a NASA research aircraft. Red = vegetation Blue ...
Postcard

Birds-Eye View of Mazomanie

Date: 1908
Description: Birds-eye view of Mazomanie and the surrounding landscape. Caption reads: "Birds-Eye View Mazomanie, Wis."

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