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Profile Rock

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Description: View of Profile Rock at Farwell Point on Lake Mendota. Caption reads: "Profile Rock, Lake Mendota, Madison, Wis."
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Tonyawatha Spring Hotel Grounds

Date: 1889
Description: From a map published by Angell and Hastreither, the drawing depicts the Tonyawatha Spring Hotel grounds on Lake Monona. The hotel, located in Blooming Grov...
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Mitchell Park

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Description: Small building covered with vines on the roof and sides on a path near the lake. Caption reads: "Mitchell Park, Milwaukee, Wis."
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St. Joesphat Church

Date: 1912
Description: Church and school seen from Kosciuszko Park. Located across a lake, behind some trees and bushes. A woman is sitting on some decorative stones next to the ...
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Church Near Lake

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Description: Hilltop view of the Congregational church on Madeline Island (?). In the background are buildings, houses, and the shoreline of a lake.
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Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
Photograph

Sailboat on Lake Mendota

Date: 1936
Description: View from shoreline of a sailboat on Lake Mendota.
Drawing

Hayward Indian Boarding School

Date: 1900
Description: Perspective drawing of the buildings at the Hayward Indian School. There is a man in a boat in the right foreground and an empty boat in the left foregroun...
Map or Atlas

Frost's Woods : [on the South Side of Lake Monona, Dane County, Wisconsin]

Date: 1927
Description: Blueprint-style map of Frost Woods on the shore of Lake Monona. The map indicates the locations of Indian mounds, an Indian camp, and various plants. There...
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Devil's Island, View in the Green Room

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Description: Colorized postcard of a view of the geologic formation known as the Green Room near the lighthouse on Devil's Island, part of the Apostle Islands. A boat w...
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Rib Mountain, Beer Label

Date: 1938
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Rib Mountain Lager, Highest Point in Wisconsin, Brewed and Bottled by Wausau Brewing...
Postcard

A Rural Scene near Cambridge

Date: 08 1917
Description: Colorized postcard of a rural scene. A dirt path winds through the forest, and a pond or stream can be seen in the lower right corner. Text above reads: "A...
Book or Pamphlet

Four Legs Village, Entrance To Winnebago Lake

Date: 1856
Description: Lithographic view of Four Legs Village at the outlet of Lake Winnebago. There are is a person in a canoe on the river and a large tree in the foreground. S...
Postcard

Approach to Stone Lake,

Date: 1910
Description: Photographic postcard showing dirt road leading to the shoreline of Stone Lake near Crandon. Caption reads: "Approach to Stone Lake, Crandon, Wis."
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Bridge at Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards wooden buildings on the left and right, and a bridge over the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a woman in a rowboat on the lake in t...
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Devil's Post Office, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: The Devil's Post Office rock formation, with a hole in the rocks, and graffiti. Near the Dells of the Wisconsin. Caption reads: "Devil's Post Office, Mirro...
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The Devil's Pulpit, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a rock formation, "The Devil's Pulpit", on the shore of Mirror Lake. There is a man in a rowboat near the formation. Caption read...
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Echo Rock, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View along shoreline towards Echo Rock on Mirror Lake. Caption reads: "Echo Rock, Mirror Lake, Delton, Wis."
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View on Cranberry Lake at Everett's Resort

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards lakeside cabins among birch trees at the resort on Catfish Lake, east of Eagle River off of STH 70. There is a pier in the foregr...
Postcard

Lake Wissota

Date: 1940
Description: Color postcard of a view across water towards the rocky banks of Lake Wissota. Caption reads: "Lake Wissota, Chippewa Falls, Wis."

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