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Sailboats on a Madison Lake
October 25, 1958
Sailboats on a Madison lake, it is unclear whether it is Lake Mendota or Lake Monona. Trees are along the far shoreline.
Wisconsin State Office Building and Monona Terrace
September 18, 1957
Wisconsin State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street and the Monona Terrace area on the lake.
State Office Building
1958
An aerial view of the construction of a new wing on a state office building. Automobiles are parked in a log along Lake Monona.
Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona
December 18, 1955
Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with South Carroll Street. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street, the Madison Club, 5 East Wilson Street, t...
Madison Couple Looks at the Lake on a Nice September Day
September 27, 1960
A couple sitting in their VW Beetle convertible car look out over a Madison lake on a nice September day.
Madison Police Department Install Sign on Lake Monona Shoreline
April 14, 1959
The Madison Police Department erects a sign at the Law Park shoreline of Lake Monona to discourage boaters from launching their boats due to lake debris left from the winter ice thaw. The sign read...
