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Shot Tower

Date: 07 1836
Description: Sketch of the Shot Tower.
Drawing

Shot Tower

Date: 1831
Description: Pencil drawing of the Shot Tower.
Photograph

Apple Orchard along Road

Date: 05 26 1950
Description: Apple orchard in blossom on the side of a road. There are a number of cut stumps in the foreground. A house is in the background among trees, and a watchto...
Photograph

Elevated View of Seattle

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Description: Elevated view of the city from Capital Hill, with the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains in the background.
Photograph

Camp Upton

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Description: View looking uphill toward two men standing on a road near a tall lookout tower with a flag on a flagpole, and barracks at Camp Upton, active starting in 1...
Photograph

Flambeau River

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Description: Elevated view of the Flambeau River including boats on the river and buildings (possibly resorts) standing along the forested shore.
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Lake Monona

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Description: Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the bac...
Photograph

City Panorama With Mount Tom in the Distance

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Description: Elevated view of Holyoke buildings with Mount Tom in the distance.
Photograph

View of Town From Bancroft Tower

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Description: Elevated view of town buildings as seen from Bancroft Tower. A body of water and what appears to be an industrial plant are in the foreground.
Photograph

Forest Ranger Station

Date: 1934
Description: Elevated view of the forest and the two-story Forest Ranger Station with two automobiles parked out front.
Photograph

Twin Towers

Date: 1973
Description: "The Twin Towers of Lower Manhattan stand majestic as a tour boat goes by."
Photograph

Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
Photograph

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. ...
Postcard

Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

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Description: Color aerial postcard of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. John Nolen Drive is along the shoreline in the foreground. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in th...
Photograph

Tower

Date: 1895
Description: A wooden observation tower standing in a grove of trees. At the base is a stairway leading to a deck with a low railing. A tall flag pole rises above the d...

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