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University Drive in Winter

Date: 1925
Description: Winter scene of trees on a snowy hill along University Drive. There is a building at the top of the hill obscured by trees.
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Picnic Point from Farms

Date: 03 24 1913
Description: Picnic Point from the University Farm fields, now known as Observatory Hill.
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Rustic Bridge

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of a bridge. Trees are in the foreground, with Lake Mendota and the far shoreline in the distance. Original caption reads: "Rustic Bridge on ...
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Man and Boat

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Description: A man stands next to a rowboat on the rocky lake shore.
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Capitol Avenue

Date: 03 15 1896
Description: Winter view down Capitol Avenue, possibly in Maple Bluff.
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Twin Pines Tree Clinic

Date: 11 16 1949
Description: Orrie Kreger, who is in charge of trees and grounds at the Poynette game farm, shows some charts to three honorary members of his Twin Pines Tree Clinic, a...
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National Business Women's Week

Date: 10 11 1950
Description: Three women employees of Forest Products Laboratory and members of the Madison Business and Professional Women's Club, pose around a microscope. The club i...
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The Arboretum in Winter

Date: 1960
Description: A winter scene down a road in the snow-covered arboretum.
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Snow Fortress Near Midmoor Road

Date: 01 25 1959
Description: Winter scene with brothers Greg and Mark Hennen of 5709 Midmoor Road standing in their snow fort and holding snowballs at the ready the day following a fiv...
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A Path in the Woods

Date: 08 2013
Description: View across rocks in a stream towards a board pathway that vanishes into the distance. Oak savanna in late summer.
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Fog in the Woods

Date: 12 2013
Description: Fallen trees and leaves lying in the snow. A light fog is rolling through the woods.
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Into the Woods

Date: 07 2014
Description: Among the trees catching the sunlight streaming to the forest bed after a night of thunderstorms is the newly exposed core of a once tall tree glistening i...
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Woods Along the South Shore of Lake Wingra

Date: 10 22 2014
Description: Woods with trees with yellow leaves. Yellow and green leaves cover the ground.
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The Arboretum in Winter

Date: 01 11 2015
Description: Fallen tree trunks and branches laying in the snow. More trees, covered in snow, surround the fallen trunk.
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Sandhill Crane Sign at the Arboretum

Date: 01 11 2015
Description: A sign with a large photograph of the head of a Sandhill crane is standing at the edge of a forest on a trail. The ground is covered in snow. There are hou...
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Sycamore Tree in the Arboretum

Date: 03 04 2015
Description: View of a white sycamore tree in a snowy field against a blue sky. A forest of leafless trees are in the background.
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Path at the Edge of Lake Wingra

Date: 05 11 2015
Description: A dirt path winding down a hill through trees in a woods.
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Arboretum Brush Fire

Date: 03 08 1954
Description: Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Oil Painting of Autumn Scene

Date: 08 1976
Description: Photograph of an original oil painting of an autumn scene by Sid Boyum. The work shows a small, solitary man in dark greenish hat and coat using a walking ...
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New Headquarters of the Forest Products Research Society at 1 Walnut Street

Date: 06 12 1958
Description: The new headquarters of the Forest Products Research Society located at 1 Walnut Street.

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