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Capitol Square

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and surrounding Madison area. Lake Monona is in the background.
Photograph

Minocqua

Date: 07 10 1949
Description: Aerial view of Minocqua showing the surrounding lakes.
Photograph

Aerial View of the Madison Isthmus

Date: 05 09 1908
Description: Kite aerial panoramic photograph of the central business district. In the distance is Lake Mendota. The fire damaged Wisconsin State Capitol is in the cent...
Photograph

Looking South from the Wisconsin State Capitol Dome

Date: 1890
Description: Looking south from the capitol dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol, the view is of West Main Street bound by South Hamilton Street and Monona Avenue (now M...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Milwaukee

Date: 1872
Description: Bird's-eye map of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan.
Photograph

Lake Monona

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: View of frozen Lake Monona from the fifth floor window of the Cardinal Hotel. Shows the "Monona Community Assn. Inc./Lake Sports Promotion!" building, incl...
Map or Atlas

Bird's-Eye View of Racine

Date: 1874
Description: Bird's-eye map of Racine, with an inset of Racine College.
Photograph

Elevated View of Fox River

Date: 1889
Description: Southwest view of the Fox River and the waterfront.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison from Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1874
Description: View of the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Drawing

Mendota Lake Front Development Plan

Date: 1939
Description: The proposed Mendota Lake Front Development Plan, William Kaeser, architect.
Postcard

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...
Photograph

Church Street and Eagle Harbor

Date: 
Description: View of Eagle Harbor and the area surrounding Church Street. On the right, Ephraim Moravian Church, completed in 1859, can be seen among residential buildi...
Photograph

Beach Boulevard

Date: 
Description: Elevated view down Beach Boulevard, a boardwalk-like street with gift shops and carnival events facing the beach and harbor. Crowds of people are on the si...
Photograph

West Washington Avenue

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view down West Washington Avenue from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol. Three churches are seen, from left: St. Raphael Catholic Church, Fi...
Photograph

State Street

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view from the roof of the Wisconsin State Capitol looking west along State Street to Bascom Hall (with dome). The State Historical Society Buildin...
Photograph

Samuel L. Popkin

Date: 1972
Description: Political scientist Samuel L. Popkin and his wife. This photograph was taken about the time Wisconsin-born Popkin was jailed for his refusal to testify abo...
Photograph

Summer Homes on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: Large vacation homes in La Pointe, Madeline Island. Bayfield is in the background on the far shore of Lake Superior.
Photograph

General City View, Juneau, Alaska

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Description: General view of the city, built into a hillside. The monumental building near the shore is the United States Courthouse, built in 1903. Published by Wint...
Postcard

Aerial View of Alma on Mississippi River

Date: 04 12 1907
Description: Photographic postcard of an aerial view of town looking North. The Mississippi River is on the left.
Photograph

Business District

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Description: Elevated view of the business district showing Tongass Narrows in the background.

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