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| Date: | 1857 |
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| Description: | This map is ink and pencil on tracing paper. The map shows plats of a western section of Madison. The lakes are labeled "Fourth Lake", "Third Lake" and "La... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | This map shows plats with lots and block numbers of Madison. The far left corner features "University Ground" and some streets are labeled. Lake Monona is ... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This bird's-eye-view map of Madison is looking north across Lake Monona. The map features two women and two men on a lookout on top of a building in the fo... |
| Date: | 1871 |
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| Description: | This map shows buildings, roads, the railroad, an orchard, and swamp land. Relief shown by hachures. The map includes an index of buildings in the upper ri... |
| Date: | 1836 |
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| Description: | This map show plat of the city, local streets, block numbers, section lines, and canals. The map includes reference text: "Surveyor's office, Brown County ... |
| Date: | 1855 |
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| Description: | This map shows a plat of the city, local streets, numbered blocks and lots, university grounds, the Capitol Square, and parts of Third and Fourth Lakes (La... |
| Date: | 1889 |
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| Description: | This map shows a plat of city, city limits, numbered blocks, numbered lots, wards, local streets, roads, railroads, street railways, fire limits, hydrants,... |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | This map shows a plat of the town, wards, buildings, the state capitol, local streets, railroads, and parts of Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, and Lake Wingra. ... |
| Date: | 1886 |
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| Description: | Panoramic drawing of Madison, looking from the University toward the Wisconsin State Capitol. Among the locations identified along the border of the image ... |
| Date: | 1898 |
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| Description: | Elevated view looking west towards Washburn Observatory and the surrounding area in the distance. Two windmills are behind the observatory, and Lake Mendot... |
| Date: | 07 1899 |
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| Description: | Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 08 27 1896 |
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| Description: | View from rocky shoreline of Turvill's new sailboat tied to a dock. A women is standing on the narrow wooden dock. A man is standing in the sailboat, with ... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Men ice skating on Lake Monona, with two young boys. Other skaters are behind them, and the far shoreline is in the background. |
| Date: | 1899 |
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| Description: | View over section of Turvill Marsh towards trees. On the far right in the background are what may be railroad tracks. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | View from sloped lawn of the Lake Mendota shoreline, with the Olin boathouse in the foreground, and the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse on the ri... |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | A view of Madison from a lake shoreline. Unknown location. |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | The fish hatchery located south of Madison. Willow trees are along the bank on the left. A field and fence are in the background. |
| Date: | 12 1895 |
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| Description: | A northeast view of Madison from University Pier. |
| Date: | 1897 |
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| Description: | Original title reads, "Bathers assemble [swimmers in Lake Monona]." Women and men, wearing suits, hats, and long dresses, are standing near the lake shorel... |
| Date: | 04 03 1896 |
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| Description: | View down dirt road towards Madison from Elmside. There is a horse and buggy on the side of the road near the shoreline, with a woman wearing a veil sittin... |
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