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The Spillway

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Spillway at Lake Mendota and the Yahara River.

Creator:
Harper, Blanchard

Publication Information

Creator
Harper, Blanchard

Physical Description

Format
Image
Dimensions
11 x 13 cm

Collection Information

Call Number
(H3)288

Copyright Information

Copyright Status
COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED
Unique ID
W0125VF
Legacy ID
WHi 33748

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Photographs
Mendota Spillway

Mendota Spillway

The Spillway on Lake Mendota (Tenney Park) and the Yahara River.

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Man at the Yahara River Dam

Man at the Yahara River Dam

A man stands, with a rowboat in the background, at the mouth of the Yahara river on the dam at Lake Mendota.

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Yahara River Spillway at Lake Mendota

Yahara River Spillway at Lake Mendota

View across pond towards three boys standing on the board walkway of the spillway at Lake Mendota and the Yahara River. In the background is the far shoreline.

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Yahara River

Yahara River

1897

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 the Sherman Avenue improvement

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Quarry Drive

Quarry Drive

March 20, 1986

View of Quarry Drive, a sunken path lined with trees, near Mendota Heights. Branches and stones obstruct the pathway.

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Turville's Point

Turville's Point

August 27, 1896

View of Turville's Point and its shoreline on Lake Monona.

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