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Madison from Lake Monona

Date: 1906
Description: View of Madison from Lake Monona with the Wisconsin State Capitol building in the background. This view of Brittingham Park shows a part of the park shortl...
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Filling In Brittingham Park

Date: 1907
Description: A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
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Monona Bay in Madison

Date: 1904
Description: Monona Bay from the railroad trestle looking southwest, close to where the railroad tracks cross North Shore Drive, (now Brittingham Park), with old houses...
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Old Mission

Date: 1905
Description: View across water towards Old Mission, as seen from the pier with Old Mission Congregational Church behind it. This Mission was established in 1830 by Fred...
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Railroad Crossing

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view of the Milwaukee Road and Chicago & Northwestern Railway crossing on Monona Bay, the site of the old MX tower.
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View Across Monona Bay

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated view looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol from across Monona Bay.
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005 - North Shoreline of Bay Along Lake Raymond

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Description: View from Camp Pioneer looking east along the north shore of bay (Lake Raymond, now known as Seventeen Lake). There are piers on the shoreline, and a raft ...
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007 - Main Lodge

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Description: View over water of Main Lodge as seen from boat on bay. Original caption notes: "It fits well into the landscape and seems to have been there always. Forty...
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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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Map of the Birth Place of W. Wright Witmer at Washburn Located on Chequamegon Bay in the State of Wisconsin

Date: 1918
Description: Manuscript map of the Chequamegon Bay area on Lake Superior drawn by Warren W. Witmer and illustrated with sketches by Mary L. Wright Witmer in ink and wat...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 2014
Description: View from shoreline on a sunny day of snow-covered, frozen Monona Bay. People in the distance are standing or sitting near ice fishing holes and ice fishin...
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City of Madison from University Heights

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Description: View from University Heights looking south across open fields towards barns and fences. (written on envelope: Camp Randall, Old Dane Country Fair Grounds)....
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A Lake

Date: 1910
Description: A view at the end of a bay of mirror images of trees on a lake.
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 08 20 2014
Description: View of Monona Bay. Grass and trees are growing along the shoreline. Downtown Madison, including the Wisconsin State Capitol, is on the opposite shoreline.
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Willow on Monona Bay

Date: 11 20 2014
Description: The trunk of a willow is arching over the ice ccovering Monona Bay. Rocks partially covered with snow are along the shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol ...
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Sampson Plaza

Date: 1964
Description: Aerial view of the Sampson Plaza apartment complex on West Washington Avenue, with Proudfit Street running along the bottom. Neighborhood House can be seen...
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Springtime Cleanup at Brittingham Park

Date: 04 24 1957
Description: A city parks department worker helps with the spring clean-up by raking the lawn at Brittingham Park beside Monona Bay.
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Mendota Lotus Beds in Full Bloom

Date: 08 10 1957
Description: Unidentified man taking a picture of the Lotus Bed on Lake Mendota. The bed of large, floating white blossoms are at the peak of their bloom.
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Construction of West Tower on West Wilson Street

Date: 09 26 1957
Description: Elevated view of the West Tower of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street while it is under construction. Steel vertical and horizontal members,...
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Wisconsin Resort

Date: 1950
Description: Aerial view of Northernaire Resort, on Deer Lake. The resort is in the foreground. Many lakes, surrounded by trees, are in the background, including Big St...

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