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North Central Airplane over Madison

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of a North Central Airlines DC-3 airplane flying over the Madison isthmus. Clearly visible are the Wisconsin State Capitol, the 1 West Wilson S...
Photograph

Lake Monona

Date: 1894
Description: Man in a rowboat on Lake Monona with a view of the city in the background.
Photograph

View from Lake Monona

Date: 1945
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona with a tree, pier and boat in the foreground.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Monona Bay

Date: 1948
Description: Wisconsin State Capitol from the south side of Monona Bay.
Photograph

Conklin Ice House

Date: 1912
Description: Men harvesting ice at the Conklin Ice House on Lake Mendota. The men are using pike poles to slide the blocks to the conveyor and U-shaped tools to split p...
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Madison Sky Line

Date: 1920
Description: View of the Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Monona prior to the building of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street in 1923.
Photograph

Aerial View of Isthmus towards Lake Monona

Date: 1928
Description: Aerial view of Madison looking southeast over the isthmus, showing the Four Lakes Country. Visible at the bottom is the Lake Mendota shoreline. At center, ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1948
Description: Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol and surrounding area looking south southeast towards Lake Monona.
Photograph

Aerial View of Isthmus

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of the Madison isthmus looking north. Caption reads: "Madison Wisconsin — Between Lake Mendota and Lake Monona".
Postcard

Aerial View of Isthmus and Wisconsin State Capitol

Date: 1919
Description: Colorized aerial view of isthmus looking northwest over the Wisconsin State Capitol. Caption reads: "Aeroplane View, Madison, Wis., and State Capitol."
Photograph

Aerial View of Capitol Square

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Description: Aerial view over the Wisconsin State Capitol looking south south-east.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota

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Description: Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake.
Photograph

Wisconsin State Capitol from across Lake Monona

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Description: View across Lake Monona towards the Wisconsin State Capitol.
Photograph

Steamboat on Lake Monona

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Description: Steamboat on Lake Monona, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and several churches in the background.
Photograph

Madison Skyline from Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: Madison skyline, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, from the south shore of Lake Monona.
Map or Atlas

"Madison, The Capital of Wisconsin" Map

Date: 1856
Description: Isthmus of Madison, including Lake Mendota, or Great Lake, and Lake Menona [sic].
Photograph

Lake Mendota Shore

Date: 1915
Description: The South shore of Lake Mendota with the Armory and Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance.
Photograph

Lake Mendota

Date: 1947
Description: Lake Mendota, looking across University Bay from Willow Drive. The Wisconsin State Capitol is visible in the background.
Map or Atlas

Plat of Madison

Date: 1854
Description: Madison Plat Map.
Photograph

Lake Mendota from Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Stereograph view looking down North Hamilton Street from the State Capitol during the construction of the fourth capitol building. Features the Capitol Squ...

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