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| Description: | Bathing suit model posing standing in a rowboat, landing an eight-foot plastic Musky (Muskellunge). |
| Date: | 1896 |
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| Description: | A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 1916 |
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| Description: | Panoramic view of the Wingra area from the railroad tracks north of Gregory Street. Looking towards Lake Wingra, across Monroe Street. |
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| Description: | University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace, with tables and chairs, looking out over Lake Mendota. There is a pier and a sailboat on the water. |
| Date: | 1823 |
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| Description: | In 1823 U.S. Army major Stephen H. Long led an expedition of scientific, trade, and military investigation up the Mississippi River and the Red River of th... |
| Date: | 1950 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of the Wisconsin State Capitol building and surrounding Madison area. Lake Monona is in the background. |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | View from water of Bernard's Boat House on Lake Mendota, adjacent to the present James Madison Park. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | This map show the surveyed southern part of state and includes "profile of the Milwaukee and Mississippi Rail Road." Counties are shown in pink, green, blu... |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | Colorized view of King Street, looking east, with a streetcar. Lake Monona is in the background. Caption reads: "King Street, looking East, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Six young women posed among the rocks at Devil's Lake. |
| Date: | 04 24 1931 |
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| Description: | Boathouses on Lake Monona looking southeast from E. Wilson Street across CNW railroad tracks. View of Wirka Boat Line, E. Wilson Street at S. Hancock Stree... |
| Date: | 1851 |
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| Description: | Plat map of the Town of Madison (Township 7N, Range 9E), from Volume 4, Federal Survey Plat Books. |
| Date: | 1856 |
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| Description: | View looking west from Lake Michigan with several steam ships and sailing vessels in harbor. There is a lighthouse to left of center, along shoreline. |
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| Description: | The tugboat Ashland with several passengers visible on deck. |
| Date: | 07 10 1949 |
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| Description: | Aerial view of Minocqua showing the surrounding lakes. |
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| Description: | Two men competing in a log rolling contest. |
| Date: | 1963 |
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| Description: | Morris Hults, 39, of Churubusco, Indiana, "para-kiting" behind International 4x4 Scout pickup on an ice and snow-covered Blue Lake, near his hometown. |
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| Description: | Devil's Lake Vicinity, Devil's Doorway, showing Gap. |
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| Description: | Elevated view of Mirror Lake Mill with bridge in foreground. Two women are standing on the bridge looking down at the river. |
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| Description: | View from shoreline towards boats at a dock in the Fox Lake Area. A man and woman are standing in a sailboat, another man is standing on the dock, and a an... |
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