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Bird's-Eye View of Wisconsin State University

Date: 1879
Description: Bird's-eye view of Wisconsin State University, now the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Vignettes include Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, As...
Poster

Elmside Addition to Madison

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Description: Poster advertising the Elmside lots for summer homes by Lake Monona.
Photograph

Lake Forest Community Plan

Date: 1917
Description: The Lake Forest community plan, a model community that was planned for the site where the University of Wisconsin Arboretum now stands.
Map or Atlas

Design for a Park Fronting on Lake Monona Bay

Date: 1904
Description: A map showing the design for a park fronting on Lake Monona Bay. (Now called Brittingham Park) taken from between pages 44 & 45 of the 1905 Madison Park a...
Map or Atlas

Campus Map

Date: 1959
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Numbers in circles identify buildings across campus with the building index. Black arrows point out important infor...
Print

The Restaurant at Baron's Menu

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Description: Back, front, and inside front cover of the menu from The Restaurant at Baron's department store, with "A Historical Map of Madison" focusing on the isthmus...
Manuscript

Four Lakes Aquatennial Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Four Lakes Aquatennial, sponsored by the Four Lakes Club and the Veterans of Foreign Wars, with a background illustration of the chain of...
Photograph

Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District Project

Date: 08 13 1965
Description: H.O. Lord, Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District chief engineer, outlining the existing sewerage district on a map. Lord is trying to educate the public c...
Map or Atlas

Map of Madison : Capitol of Wisconsin

Date: 1890
Description: This map oriented with north towards the upper right shows sewers, cases of diphtheria and scarlet fever, schools, and public buildings. Lake Wingra is lab...
Magazine or Periodical

Map of University Campus : [Madison, Wisconsin]

Date: 1905
Description: This blueprint map shows campus buildings, roads, and Lake Mendota. The compass rose near the title is incorrect; the map is actually oriented with north t...
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin Map of University Grounds : and Other Property Owned by the University

Date: 1913
Description: This photocopy map shows plots with owners' names, land use both commercial and agricultural, and lot outlines on University land. Lake Mendota is labeled ...
Manuscript

Bordner Survey Sketch Map of Picnic Point and Lake Mendota Shoreline

Date: 01 13 1937
Description: Sketch map of Township 7 North, Range 9 East, created for the Land Economic Inventory (Bordner Survey). The map shows Picnic Point and the Lake Mendota sho...

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