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| Date: | 1911 |
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| Description: | Cascades of the Yahara River at Tenney Park. Caption reads: "The Cascades, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks... |
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| Description: | A streetcar pulled by two mules on a stretch of track. The driver and two children are on board. Text on reverse reads: "Madison Transportation. In 1885 Mr... |
| Date: | 1947 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of Rocky Roost, a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed cottage on an island in Lake Mendota. A windmill is behind the cottage. Caption reads: "R... |
| Date: | 1906 |
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| Description: | View of several ice boats on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Ice boat regatta on Lake Mendota--Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | View down hill where grassy fields lead down to the Yahara River where it meets Lake Waubesa. Two children are walking through the grass on the left. Capti... |
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| Description: | View of a bridge and lock on the Yahara River near Tenney Park. Caption reads: Sherman Avenue Bridge and Locks, Yahara River", Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | View of the Yahara River as it passes under the Williamson Street Bridge. Two people are in a rowboat near the bridge. Two boats are tied up near the shore... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View up Monona Avenue towards the first Capitol dome. A hotel is on the left, and a streetcar is at the intersection. Caption reads: "Monona Avenue and Dom... |
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| Description: | Elevated view of State Street from Capitol Square to Main Hall on Bascom Hill Caption reads: "State St. from Capitol, Showing University of Wisconsin in Di... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View towards the corner of West Washington Avenue and Carroll Street. Church buildings are on the right. Caption reads: "West Washington Avenue from Capito... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | Seven people are posing together. The women are wearing coats and dresses, and the man in the center is wearing a coat and necktie. The postcard was addres... |
| Date: | 10 10 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Vilas Park, Madison, Wis." A man is standing on a sidewalk next to the shoreline of a lagoon or pond. Sidewalks are surrounded by tre... |
| Date: | 10 08 1912 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "University of Wisconsin Campus, Madison, Wis." Elevated view of Bascom Hill and lower campus vicinity, possibly from the roof of the ... |
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