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Olin Terrace

Date: 03 03 1957
Description: A view of Olin Terrace. The terrace and fountain were built in 1934 by CWA and FERA workers. It was designed by Frank Riley, Madison architect, in the Ital...
Photograph

Sharing a Drink of Water

Date: 07 20 1987
Description: A little girl offers her place at a fountain to a large Newfoundland-mix dog who takes a drink on a hot day.
Drawing

Lower Campus Development

Date: 1908
Description: Drawing of lower campus development of the University of Wisconsin Madison campus, designed by Arthur Peabody. Left to right along Lake Street are the Mus...
Postcard

Lincoln Memorial Bridge

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Description: Elevated view of Lincoln Memorial Bridge and plaza area. Lake Michigan is in the background, railroad tracks are below the bridge. Trees and grass surround...
Photograph

Aerial View of Port in Cape Charles

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Description: An aerial view of the port and a section of the city showing a large boat, a railway depot, a park plaza and a grid of city streets with large buildings.
Photograph

Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial

Date: 1913
Description: Elevated view of shoreline, waterfront buildings, boat-dotted bay and Perry's Victory and International Peace Memorial. The pink-marble, column-shaped monu...
Photograph

Queen Elizabeth 2, Hudson River

Date: 1968
Description: A small crowd mills about a cobblestone plaza near a brick building on the wharf adjacent to the Hudson River. The Queen Elizabeth 2 cruise ship is ...
Map or Atlas

Sinsinawa City, Wisconsin Territory : Situated on the South East Side of the Mound of the Same Name Near the River Mississippi.

Date: 1835
Description: Plat for a proposed Sinsinawa City (never built), in Grant County, Wis. When it became clear in the mid-1830s that Wisconsin Territory would be established...
Map or Atlas

Wisconsin City

Date: 1836
Description: This is a cadastral map and shows proposed lot and block numbers for a paper city on the banks of the Rock River. Also shown are two public squares and som...
Photograph

Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the flagstone terrace. People sit at tables in the sunburst chairs. There are shadows of the empty chairs on the terrace as well as the s...
Map or Atlas

Map of the Town of Astor : (John Jacob Astor, Ramsay Crooks & Robert Stuart): Proprietors

Date: 1835
Description: Map shows the Fox River, lot and block numbers, private claims, streets, a public squares, a manual labour school, and Fort Howard. An inset map shows a pl...
Map or Atlas

Baltimore : [Wisconsin Territory]

Date: 1900
Description: Plat map showing a paper city located on the Wisconsin River. The map includes a public square, street names, and a note written by Francis Headman.
Photograph

Couple Kissing at the Fountain

Date: 08 31 1979
Description: A young couple enjoys each other's company among others on a beautiful day at Library Mall on the campus of UW-Madison.

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