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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Railroad Tracks by Lake Monona

Date: 1873
Description: View down railroad tracks at Angle Worm Station alongside Lake Monona. The station's unusual name originated from a speech given by Captain Frank Barnes ev...
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Clouds over Lake Monona

Date: 06 04 1931
Description: Clouds over Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the left. The far shoreline is in the distance.
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Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction

Date: 1904
Description: View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
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Elevated View of Lake Monona

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view looking east from shoreline of Lake Monona towards Monona shoreline. There is a road, railroad tracks, and a rocky beach area with parked au...
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Lake Monona

Date: 1959
Description: Elevated view looking south over Lake Monona. Shoreline and automobiles in parking lot in lower right, next to a road. Railroad tracks cross the lake and b...
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Lake Monona Dock

Date: 1905
Description: Forest Middleton, right, and a companion sit on the retaining wall along the north shore of Lake Monona near the steamboat dock. Two boats and the boathous...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. The Deering Harvester Company is identified b...
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Lake Monona and Madison's East Side

Date: 1905
Description: A view east along the north shore of Lake Monona, with Madison's east side industrial area in the background. Tall utility poles and railroad tracks follow...
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Panorama of Madison

Date: 1930
Description: Panoramic elevated view to the east from the Capitol Square.
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Skyline Across Monona Bay

Date: 08 2013
Description: View from shoreline of natural plants and trees towards the Madison skyline from across Monona Bay. A line of high-rise buildings frame the Wisconsin State...
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Monona Terrace

Date: 07 2014
Description: View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. ...
Book or Pamphlet

Brittingham Bay Panorama

Date: 1914
Description: Panoramic view of Brittingham Bay taken from the north west shore of Brittingham Park. The boathouse is on the left. On the right the railroad tracks cross...
Postcard

Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

Date: 
Description: Aerial view of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. The Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Mendota are in the background. In the foreground is John Nolen Drive...

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