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Mirror Lake Mill

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Description: Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river.
Painting

Indian Duck Hunting

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Description: Watercolor of Canadian Prairie Indian at lake's shore with gun in hand and a recently hunted duck on the ground. A dog is at his feet. On the far shoreline...
Drawing

Milwaukee Harbor

Date: 08 1852
Description: Pencil drawing of Milwaukee Harbor with large sailboats on the water. In the minimalist depiction the sandy shoreline with short plant growth sweeps aroun...
Photograph

124 Langdon Street

Date: 1924
Description: 124 Langdon Street, viewed from Lake Mendota. The house was designed by Madison architect Frank Riley and built in 1924 for the Kappa Sigma fraternity. T...
Photograph

Mill Dam on Dell Creek

Date: 1930
Description: View of the mill dam on Dell Creek that creates Mirror Lake in Mirror Lake State Park (although the photograph was taken before the site was designated as ...
Photograph

Native Americans Launch a New Canoe

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Description: Two Indians are launching a new canoe, possibly on Flambeau Lake.
Photograph

Olin Terrace

Date: 1939
Description: Olin Terrace on Lake Monona.
Photograph

Mrs. Delmar (Dorothy) Brown, Jr., and Her Son, Delmar III

Date: 06 16 1949
Description: Pictured in the home of her parents, Mr. And Mrs. Norman Wang, 1225 Rutledge Street, are Mrs. Delmar (Dorothy) Brown Jr., and her nine month old son, Delma...
Photograph

Old Rowboat

Date: 06 04 1961
Description: View from shoreline of an old rowboat in an artificial lake built by the Honey Creek Rod and Gun Club. There is a barn on the far shoreline.
Photograph

Lovers' Lane

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Description: A couple walking down a wooded lakeside path. The caption reads: "Lovers' Lane, Covington, LA."
Photograph

Hiawatha Lake

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Description: View of a stone lined lake in a park with trees, a paved path, a stone bridge and ducks.
Photograph

Hunnewell Arboretum

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Description: Elevated view of Hunnewell arboretum featuring a a hill with rows of topiary, Lake Wauban and surrounding woods.
Photograph

Freshwater Swimming Pool at Playland

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Description: View of an outdoor freshwater swimming pool, which opened in 1928. Two people lean over the fence to look into the pool and, behind them, a building with ...
Photograph

Rice Lake

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Description: View along shoreline toward a boat sitting along the wooded shore of Rice Lake. Caption reads: "Scene on Rice Lake, Wis."
Photograph

Lawsonia Country Club Hotel

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Description: Exterior view along shoreline toward the Lawsonia Country Club Hotel, which opened to the public in 1930. Outside the building, stairs lead to the shore of...
Photograph

Lawsonia Country Club Hotel

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Description: Exterior view along shoreline toward the Lawsonia Country Club Hotel, which opened to the public in 1930. A boat landing outside the hotel leads to Green L...
Photograph

Lake Mendota

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Description: A small dam and concrete barriers stand against the shore of Lake Mendota. Trees and shrubs grow on either side of the dam and a pier extends from the sho...
Photograph

Entering the City

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Description: View along a dirt road toward a lake, with the town of Weyauwega on the far shoreline.
Photograph

Lakeshore and Landing at Forest View Lodge

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Description: View of the lakeshore and landing at Forest View Lodge from a hillside. A small dwelling and several boats stand along the forested waterfront.
Postcard

Devil's Doorway, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen to the right and below. The lake, bluffs ...

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