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Wisconsin State Capitol from Olin Park

Date: 10 07 1930
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol across Lake Monona from Olin Park.
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Bradford Beach

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: View along shoreline of crowded Bradford beach.
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Madison from Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: View of Madison from Lake Monona with the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the background. This view of Brittingham Park shows a part of the park shortl...
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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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Outlet of Lake Mendota

Date: 10 13 1927
Description: Scenic view of outlet of Lake Mendota near Tenney Park and Yahara River.
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Outlet of Lake Mendota

Date: 10 15 1927
Description: Scenic view of outlet of Lake Mendota near Tenney Park and Yahara River.
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Soldiers on Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1876
Description: Three men on shoreline of Lake Mendota, one wearing a military uniform like those worn during the 1876 Centennial Celebrations in Madison. The location app...
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Prentice Park, Mammoth Spring

Date: 1930
Description: Six girls sit on a stone wall beside Mammoth Spring in Prentice Park.
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Lakeside Park Shoreline

Date: 
Description: View across water towards the shoreline on the right, with a lighthouse in the distance.
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Aerial View of Tenney Park

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of Tenney Park, including the lagoon, residences surrounding the park, and the shoreline of Lake Mendota on bottom left.
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Boat Landing at Yosts Park

Date: 1908
Description: View towards people standing on the shoreline near a boat landing at Yosts Park. A man and a dog are standing on the pier, and a group of people are in a b...
Postcard

Eichelman Park

Date: 1918
Description: The Lake Michigan shoreline from Eichelman Park. In the distance is a smokestack and industrial buildings. Caption reads: "Scene on Lake Michigan from Eich...
Postcard

Colladay Park

Date: 1909
Description: View across water toward Colladay Park on Lake Kegonsa. Cabins are on the shoreline among trees. Caption reads: Colladay Park, Lake Kegonsa."
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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
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Park Row

Date: 
Description: Looking east on Park Row, with several large buildings lining the right side of the street. Smaller buildings are near a shoreline on the left.
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Riverside Park

Date: 
Description: Lithograph of Riverside Park depicting people, boats, horses and buggies, steamboats in and around body of water.
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Riverside Park

Date: 1908
Description: View from shoreline towards a large boat, perhaps an excursion boat, and sailboats docked further down along the curving shoreline. Beyond the boats is a t...
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Tourist Camp, Lakeside Park, Lake Winnebago

Date: 1934
Description: Tourist camp at Lakeside Park on Lake Winnebago.
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Juneau Park

Date: 05 30 1914
Description: Juneau Park looking north from approximately E. Mason Street, with the Chicago and North Western railroad tracks on the right. The Lake Michigan shoreline ...
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Swimmers at South Shore Beach

Date: 07 26 1914
Description: A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South...

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