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| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1912 |
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| Description: | Exterior of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| Date: | 1955 |
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| Description: | The domed section of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of three women and two men outdoors on the steps of the Yerkes Observatory, a facility of the University of Chicago. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the large dome of Yerkes Observatory. |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of Yerkes Observatory showing the entrance and two domes. There are prairie plants in the foreground. |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison observatory. The building stands on top of a hill and is surrounded by several trees. In the foregroun... |
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| Description: | A view of the Portland Observatory and nearby houses. The observatory is a hexagonal brick building built in 1807 surmounted by a fenced walkway, a domed ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View up Congress Street, featuring the Portland Observatory. There are two sets of street railroad tracks. |
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| Description: | View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | A view of Yerkes Observatory at Williams Bay, Lake Geneva. It was the "largest refracting telescope in the world," according to "Wisconsin: A Guide To The ... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 09 04 1957 |
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| Description: | A tour guide and five new St. Mary's Hospital School of Nursing students sitting on Observatory Hill during a tour of Madison. Left to right, Marie Frost, ... |
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| Description: | Slightly elevated view over fields of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing Bascom Hall, the Observatory, and King Hall from University Heights. Lak... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking west towards Washburn Observatory and the surrounding area in the distance. Two windmills are behind the observatory, and Lake Mendot... |
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| Description: | Man driving yellow Scout on road near the visitor center for the Kitt Peak National Observatory. Men and women are standing near the entrance, and the obse... |
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| Description: | Person driving a yellow Scout pickup. "Kitt Peak National Observatory" is painted on the passenger door. In the background is the observatory building. |
| Date: | 1900 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Madison through trees. Lake Mendota, buildings of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, including the Washburn Observatory are along the sh... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the Black Point sailing on Geneva Lake. Yerkes Observatory is in the far background. |
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