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Aerial View of Arboretum and Isthmus

Date: 1961
Description: View over beltline of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum along Lake Wingra. Lake Mendota is on upper left, and Lake Monona is on the right, with the...
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Arboretum Entrance

Date: 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison entrance to Arboretum. Two stone walls flank the road. Two informational signs, including the speed limit, are past the e...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Fire Lane

Date: 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison fire lane surrounded by trees and brush.
Map or Atlas

University & Arboretum Wild Life Refuge, Madison

Date: 05 1938
Description: Map of the University of Wisconsin-Madison arboretum and wild life refuge. Roads are labelled, left to right: "Nakoma Road," "Monroe St.," "Manitou Way," "...
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin, Arboretum : Guide Map

Date: 1970
Description: Map features a legend of roads, trails, points of interest, buildings, and types of vegetation. To the right are "ARBORETUM REGULATIONS" regarding hours, p...
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin Arboretum & Wild Life Refuge at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: This map shows local streets, section lines, Nakoma Country Club, part of Lake Forest, and part of Lake Wingra. The map includes a legend showing areas of ...
Map or Atlas

A Historical Map of Madison

Date: 1924
Description: This pictorial map focuses on the Madison Isthmus, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, and shows points of historical interest, buildings, parks, and I...
Map or Atlas

The University of Wisconsin Arboretum, Madison

Date: 1933
Description: Blue print and blue line print maps that show local streets, Nakoma Country Club, part of Lake Forest, and part of Lake Wingra. A legend is included that s...
Photograph

Frog Crossing

Date: 06 2014
Description: View of a large sign in the Arboretum posted at the side of a road depicting a frog on a branch to mark the crossing of frogs between wetland and lake. In ...
Photograph

Bird and Thistle at the Arboretum

Date: 10 10 2014
Description: View of a sign with a photograph of an American Goldfinch on a thistle posted on the side of a paved path lined with trees and plants. Just beyond the sign...
Photograph

Pathway to Gardner Marsh

Date: 10 10 2014
Description: View down a wooden boardwalk with a viewing platform at the end. The view through the trees reveals the preserved wetlands within the Arboretum, called Gar...
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Bridge Over Creek

Date: 1940
Description: View from snowy shoreline towards a bridge over Wingra Creek, between Lake Wingra and Lake Monona, in Vilas Park. The road over the bridge leads into the U...
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Civilian Conservation Corps 2670th Company Trucks

Date: 1935
Description: A row of trucks are parked in a lot with trees in the background. The caption identifies the trucks as belonging to CCC 2670, the Madison-based 2670th Comp...

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