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Olin Terrace
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A view of Olin Terrace. The terrace and fountain were built in 1934 by CWA and FERA workers. It was designed by Frank Riley, Madison architect, in the Italian Reanissance style and funded by the John M. Olin Memorial Fund. John Olin was the founder of the Madison Park and Pleasure Drive Association. This site became the Monona Terrace Convention Center, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
March 3, 1957
McVicar, Angus Boyd, 1903-1964
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Lange Family Reunion
August 3, 1941
Group portrait of Lange family at a reunion in Olin Park, with the Madison skyline in the background.
Wisconsin State Capitol from Olin Park
October 7, 1930
View of the Wisconsin State Capitol across Lake Monona from Olin Park.
Fund Drive for the Monona Terrace Auditorium
March 21, 1961
Dr. Van R. Potter, assistant director of the McArdle Memorial Laboratory, argues for the Monona Terrace auditorium to a crowd of about 150 in the main hall of the Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Unitar...
