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Monona Bay in Madison
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Monona Bay from the railroad trestle looking southwest, close to where the railroad tracks cross North Shore Drive, (now Brittingham Park), with old houses and polluted water.
1904
Brown, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1872-1946
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Filling In Brittingham Park
1907
A steam-powered dredge anchored in Monona Bay is filling in Brittingham Park.
Shacks along Lake Monona
1906
Shacks at the foot of North Main Street along Lake Monona near what later became Brittingham Park.
Madison from Lake Monona
1906
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 shortly after if had been filled in by the sand ...
Large Burial Mound on the South Shore of Lake Monona
1913
One of the large burial mounds of the Outlet mound group on the former Hoyt property at the foot of Lake Monona.
Children at Brittingham Park
1905
Group of children playing with a makeshift diving board at Brittingham Bay swimming hole.
Vilas Park
1908
Elevated view of Vilas Park, filled with groups of people on the lawn, and horse-drawn carriages on the drive.
