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On Mendota Lake near Varsity Boat House

Date: 1915
Description: View of a group of people in a large model launch with an American flag. Caption reads: "On Mendota Lake near University of Wisconsin-Madison Boat House."
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Dr. E.A. Birge Reading Sun Machine in Car

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Description: Dr. Edward Ashael Birge reading a sun machine inside a car. In 1875 Dr. Birge first came to teach natural history at the University of Wisconsin, and remai...
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Lake Mendota Boathouse

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Description: View from shoreline of a crew rowing a Pabst Shell on Lake Mendota near the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse, with two men in a canoe and people s...
Photograph

Ralph Hunn

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Portrait of Ralph Hunn, coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison crew standing on the shoreline of Lake Wingra. In the background the crew is rowing on...
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Peacepipe Ceremony

Date: 06 20 1931
Description: Nine members of the junior and senior class at the University of Wisconsin are sitting in a semi-circle dressed as Native Americans. They are smoking the p...
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 03 1929
Description: Tank at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, moving half way up the ramp, taken from below showing end of tank, at the University of Wisconsin.
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Tank at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, before moving up the ramp. Taken from hill looking toward Lake Mendota, at the University of Wisconsin.
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: Tank at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street, before moving up the ramp. Taken from below showing end of tank, at the University of Wisconsin.
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Tanks at Hydraulics Laboratory

Date: 03 05 1929
Description: New tank in place at Hydraulics Laboratory, 660 N. Park Street. Taken from below, at the University of Wisconsin.
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Lake Mendota Shoreline

Date: 1926
Description: Lake Mendota, including Fraternity Row and east side shoreline, taken from the lake path on University Bay Drive.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 06 30 1926
Description: View across Observatory Drive, looking down towards the Van Hise dormitories: Adams, Tripp, and Carson Gulley Commons. Picnic Point is in the distance on L...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Racine

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Racine, with an inset of Racine College.
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Picnic Point from University Hall

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Description: Elevated view of Lake Mendota and Picnic Point from the roof of University Hall (now Bascom Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Freight Steamer "Cornucopia"

Date: 1872
Description: Elevated view from hill of the freight steamer "Cornucopia" loading hides at the Hammond Brothers warehouse, with Lawrence University buildings on the hill...
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Wheeler Hall

Date: 1955
Description: Wheeler Hall at Northland College, during winter. A group of people are on a bridge over the Bay City Creek, surrounded by trees, in the foreground. Wheele...
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Aerial View of St. Norbert College

Date: 1948
Description: St. Norbert College campus on the Fox River.
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Aerial View of the Mendota Shoreline

Date: 1956
Description: Aerial view looking east along Madison's Lake Mendota shoreline. The large building under construction at center is Carroll Hall, a University of Wisconsin...
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Aerial View of Willow Beach

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of Madison's Willow Beach towards the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, downtown Madison, and Lake Monona.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

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Description: Cyanotype image of a view looking towards the end of Picnic Point.
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Winter on Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill in winter.

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