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Lake Mendota Shoreline on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus
View across Lake Mendota of the University Boat House and Red Gym along the shoreline. The dome of the Wisconsin State Capitol can be seen in the distance.
Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota Shoreline
December 14, 1976
View of Lake Mendota and shoreline from University Bay Drive. Snow covers the lake and the shore.
Lake Monona
Two men and a boy row a row boat on Lake Monona. A shoreline and trees stand in the foreground and buildings of the city of Madison can be seen in the background, including the dome of Wisconsin S...
Wisconsin State Capitol under Construction
1904
View from railroad bed along Monona Bay shoreline. The Wisconsin State Capitol dome is under construction. St. Raphael's Cathedral can be seen on the left.
View from Picnic Point
1900
View of the city from across Lake Mendota at Picnic Point. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in the center. University of Wisconsin building...
Shoreline of Lake Mendota
1900
View from Lake Mendota of buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The boathouse, Armory (later the Red Gym or Old Red), and Science Hall can be seen along the shoreline, and Bascom...