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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Elevated exterior view of Yerkes Observatory. Geneva Lake is in the background, left. Roads and sidewalks cross the sweeping, well tended lawns. The desi...
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Cows on Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: Fenced-in, the cattle find a grassy pasture of Observatory Hill below Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Washburn Observatory on the University on Wisconsin-Madison campus, with pedestrians on the surrounding grounds.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1880
Description: Elevated view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Washburn Observatory. Hill, trees and fields are in the background. A man is standing near a small obs...
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Underwood Observatory

Date: 1930
Description: Underwood Observatory at Lawrence College.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of Yerkes Observatory.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of Yerkes Observatory.
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Yerkes Observatory

Date: 1935
Description: Exterior of Yerkes Observatory.
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View from Picnic Point

Date: 1900
Description: View of the city from across Lake Mendota at Picnic Point. There is a tree on the shoreline on the left, and a person is in a boat near the shoreline in th...
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Observatory and Lake Mendota

Date: 1910
Description: Observatory building on hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background.
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Washburn Observatory on Observatory Hill

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Description: View up hill of Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The President's residence and a rear view of Bascom Hall are to the rig...
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Washburn Observatory

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Description: View looking uphill towards the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, with a tree in the foreground on the left.
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Washburn Observatory

Date: 1900
Description: Exterior view of the Washburn Observatory at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
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The Portland Observatory

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Description: A view of the Portland Observatory and nearby houses. The observatory is a hexagonal brick building built in 1807 surmounted by a fenced walkway, a domed ...
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Congress Street

Date: 1920
Description: View up Congress Street, featuring the Portland Observatory. There are two sets of street railroad tracks.
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Vanderbuilt Tower

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Description: View of Vanderbuilt Tower, a round ivy-covered observation tower.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison

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Description: Slightly elevated view over fields of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing Bascom Hall, the Observatory, and King Hall from University Heights. Lak...
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The Black Point

Date: 1908
Description: View across water towards the Black Point sailing on Geneva Lake. Yerkes Observatory is in the far background.
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University Heights

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Description: Slightly elevated view over fields of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, showing, from right, Bascom Hall, the Observatory, and King Hall (1525 Observato...
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Elevated Panoramic View of Madison

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Description: Elevated panoramic view of the city of Madison, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Monona on the far left, and Picnic Point and Lake Mendota on the ...

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