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The Spillway

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Description: Spillway at Lake Mendota and the Yahara River.
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Mendota Spillway

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Description: The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.
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Turville's Point

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Turville's Point and its shoreline on Lake Monona.
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Madison Countryside

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Description: View from the western countryside towards Lake Wingra, looking east. In the foreground is a dirt road and fence.
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View of Madison from Turville's Woods

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona at Turville's Woods.
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View from Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards Lake Mendota and the surrounding neighborhood, looking northwest from Observatory Hill.
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Lake Monona From Observatory Hill

Date: 06 26 1896
Description: View of Lake Monona from Observatory Hill, on the University of Wisconsin campus. Building are below the hill among trees.
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View of Madison

Date: 1898
Description: View across Lake Monoa towards Madison from the Old Assembly Grounds. Trees frame the view of the lake, and boaters are in the distance on the right.
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Yahara River

Date: 1897
Description: View along shoreline of the Yahara River, a small building along the shoreline near a road on the left. The Malt House is in the far background, prior to t...
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Hunting Blind on Lakeshore

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Description: Stereograph of shoreline with what appears to be a duck hunting blind.
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River View

Date: 1900
Description: View of the Lemonweir River lined with trees.
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Picnic Point

Date: 07 1899
Description: Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota.
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Unknown Woman in Bathing Cloak

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown women standing barefoot in the grass near a tree on the shore of a lake. She is wearing a bathing cloak and a straw hat. There is a...
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Unknown Woman Standing in a Lake

Date: 07 01 1900
Description: Rear view of an unknown woman standing in a lake wearing a bath dress and a straw hat. Trees are along the shoreline on the right.
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Footbridge Over Lagoon at Tenney Park

Date: 1900
Description: View from path of a footbridge over the lagoon in Tenney Park. A man is walking along the path on the right. Trees are along the shoreline.
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West Shore of Turville Bay

Date: 1900
Description: Slightly elevated view of the west shore of Turville Bay. Two men sit in a rowboat near the shore surrounded by water lilies. There is a fence in the foreg...
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Cows on Turvill Shore

Date: 1900
Description: Four cows stand in the water, and another stands in the foreground on the Turvill shoreline.
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Along the Catfish River

Date: 1901
Description: View along the Catfish River, with shrubs and grasses covering the riverbank. On the far left are electrical poles along a dirt road bordering a field that...
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Tenney Park

Date: 1901
Description: Original caption reads, "A scene in Tenney Park." View along shoreline towards a woman sitting in the grass along the shore of the lagoon. She is wearing a...
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Turvill's New Sailboat

Date: 08 27 1896
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 ...

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