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View of Madison the Capital of Wisconsin : Taken From the Water Cure South Side of Lake Menona
circa 1855
This bird's-eye-view map of Madison is looking north across Lake Monona towards the Madison isthmus and capitol. The foreground features two women and two men on a lookout on top of the Lakeside Wa...
View of Madison, the Capital of the State of Wisconsin
1857
Bird's-eye view of Madison over rooftop and across lake with sailboats and steamers. A group of people are standing on a viewing platform on the roof in the foreground. Caption at bottom reads: "Vi...
Madison View from Across Lake Monona
1905
View of Madison from across Lake Monona. A boat is moored near trees at the shoreline of the lake in the foreground. Caption reads: "Madison, Wis. Glimpse of Madison from Lake Side."
Lakeside Station
1890
Lakeside station near "Water Cure." The Lakeside Water Cure, in today's Olin Park on the south side of Lake Monona, was completed in August 1855. Patients were treated in the steam-heated main bu...
Wisconsin State Capitol from Lake Mendota
Wisconsin Capital from the shores of Lake Mendota, with two steamboats crossing the lake.
