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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Exterior of Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing telephone wires.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs...
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Observatory and Lake Mendota

Date: 1910
Description: Observatory building on hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background.
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Science Hall

Date: 1910
Description: Cyanotype view of Science Hall, looking northwest from Bascom Hill, on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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International Soil Science Congress

Date: 08 13 1960
Description: Russian delegates to the seventh International Soil Science Congress are greeted at Truax Municipal Airport. Ann Borland (left), Miss Madison, greets Mrs. ...
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Forest Products Lab

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men from the Forest Products Lab posed along with wooden propellers. They are posed on a hill, with trees in the background.
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Vilas Zoo Monkeys

Date: 07 06 1955
Description: Monkeys on monkey island at the Vilas Park Zoo. The monkeys are on loan from the University of Wisconsin during the summer and returned in the winter to be...

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