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| 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: | The telescope inside the dome at Yerkes Observatory. |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View up Congress Street, featuring the Portland Observatory. There are two sets of street railroad tracks. |
| 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, ... |
| Date: | 06 08 1908 |
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| Description: | Pen-and-ink on paper. Shows vicinity of Washburn Observatory and University Hall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Relief shown by contours and spot ... |
| 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. |
| Date: | 1909 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view of Lake Geneva from the south extending to Waukesha and Milwaukee in the north. Delavan Lake and Lake Como are identified. Several electric... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | This map shows Black Point estate including buildings and signs, as well as a school and store near the village of Linton, country clubs, roads, Yerkes Obs... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago at Williams Bay, Wisconsin." Founded in 1892 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and fin... |
| Date: | 08 01 1911 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Athletic Field, Young Men's Christian Association Camp. Lake Geneva, Wis." A group of young men exercise on on a large athletic f... |
| Date: | 08 19 1948 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Telescope with 40 in. Lens, Largest in the World. Williams Bay on Lake Geneva, Wisconsin." On reverse: "The 40 inch telescope of the ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The 40-inch telescope of the University of Chicago Yerkes Observatory, Williams Bay, Wisconsin. The object-glass has a diameter of 40... |
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