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Summer Cottages

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View across water of the summer cottages on Maple Bluff.
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Boys on a Boathouse

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Description: View from Lake Mendota of five boys sitting on the railing of a boathouse at 216 Langdon Street, the home of Lucien S. Hanks family. From left to right are...
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Mendota Shoreline with University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1896
Description: View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri...
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Emma Schoelkopf with a Camera

Date: 1907
Description: Emma Schoelkopf smiling and posing in a park with a camera in her hands. She is wearing a hat and a light-colored dress. In the background is a pavilion un...
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Blackhawk Summer Homes

Date: 05 16 1908
Description: View from the water (probably Lake Mendota) of summer cottages at Blackhawk. There is a pavilion at the shoreline. There are two people canoeing near the s...
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A Quiet Summer Day in Orton Park

Date: 1982
Description: Two people sit at a table in a gazebo in Orton Park. Houses in the neighborhood surrounding the park stand in the background behind the blooming trees.
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 10

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest Camera. One of the images is of a black dog standing on its hind legs; another ...
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Vandals Cause $5,000 Damage at New Dane County Fairgrounds Stock Pavilion

Date: 12 07 1965
Description: Vandals caused an estimated $5,000 worth of damage to a new stock pavilion at the Dane County Fairgrounds. Damaged were overhead garage doors, walls, and h...
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Morning at the Zoo

Date: 09 2013
Description: View across fence towards two giraffes standing in an enclosure. The giraffe in the foreground is leaning its head over the fence. Trees and a tall, umbrel...
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Man in Orton Park

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Description: A man taking a break from reading is stretching, with his arms above his head. He is wearing a turban and tunic. On the ground behind him are books. In the...
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University of Wisconsin — Stock Pavilion

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Description: Exterior view of the University of Wisconsin Stock Pavilion at the College of Agriculture.
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Japanese Tea Pavilion

Date: 02 1970
Description: Japanese Tea Pavilion with an Oriental Ground Lantern and "Closed Abstraction in White" in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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Japanese Tea Pavilion and the Arch

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Description: Japanese Tea Pavilion, a large arch, an Oriental Ground Lantern and other sculptures in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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Sid in his Backyard

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Description: View across lawn towards Sid, standing and wearing a Japanese kimono and near the large arch, the Japanese Tea Pavilion and other lantern sculptures in his...
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Japanese Tea Pavilion in Sid's Backyard

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Description: Japanese Tea Pavilion, multi-tiered pagoda and the torii gate in Sid's backyard. Madison-Kipp Corporation is in the background.
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The Tabernacle and Attendees

Date: 1890
Description: Stereograph of the interior of the Tabernacle during the Monona Lake Assembly. The assembly, Madison's annual Chautauqua, was held on the site of the prese...
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Sacred Heart Academy

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Description: Exterior view of Sacred Heart Academy on the Edgewood College campus. Caption reads: "Sacred Heart Academy, Madison, Wis."
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24th Annual Radio Music Festival of the WHA Wisconsin School of the Air

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: The 24th annual Radio Music Festival of the WHA Wisconsin School of the Air held at the U.W. Stock Pavilion attended by 2,019 boys and girls. Margaret Merl...
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24th Annual Radio Music Festival of the WHA Wisconsin School of the Air

Date: 05 11 1957
Description: Warren Wooldridge conducts the 24th Annual Radio Music Festival of the WHA Wisconsin School of the Air concert held at the U.W. Stock Pavilion attended by ...
Poster

Mendota Lake, showing Rear of Gymnasium

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Description: View from shoreline of the south shore of Lake Mendota. There is a pavilion on the shoreline, and a large boathouse in the distance.

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