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Westport Bridge with Road Signs

Date: 08 07 1945
Description: State Highway 113 bridge over the Yahara River in Westport, with two automobiles and road signs that read: "County Highway M, Middleton 7 miles"; "State Hi...
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Winter Snow Scene

Date: 1941
Description: Two rowboats docked in a river surrounded by trees, following a recent snowfall.
Postcard

Sherman Avenue Bridge and Lock

Date: 1910
Description: View of the Sherman Bridge and Lock and surrounding area on the Yahara River. Caption reads: "Sherman Avenue Bridge and Locks, Yahara River, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

Tenney Park Lagoon

Date: 1909
Description: View of the lagoon at Tenney Park, surrounded by trees, with a bridge in the distance. Caption reads: "Lagoon and Bridge, Tenney Park, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

Lagoon in Tenney Park

Date: 1905
Description: View of the lagoon and surrounding wooded area in Tenney Park. Caption reads: "Lagoon in Tenney Park, Madison, Wis."
Postcard

Bridge and Lagoon in Tenney Park

Date: 1907
Description: Bridge and Lagoon in Tenney Park. Caption reads: "Bridge and Lagoon, Tenney Park, Madison, Wisconsin."
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The Yahara River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view looking down the Yahara River. In the foreground a canoe is tied to a small dock, and in the background is a bridge.
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Lock on The Yahara River

Date: 1939
Description: Several men pass through the locks at the Lake Mendota entrance to the Yahara River.
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Tenney Park Locks

Date: 1906
Description: A boat full of men and women is entering the lock on the Yahara River at Tenney Park.
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First Honors — Fall Festival

Date: 1927
Description: Sons of Norway group in traditional Norwegian costume standing on a replica of a viking ship as part of the Fall Festival. A large American flag flies from...
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Yahara River Parkway and Lloyd Jones Family Car

Date: 1918
Description: The Richard Lloyd Jones family dog lies in front of the car parked along the Yahara River Parkway in Tenney Park. Four family members sit in the car. Ther...
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Yahara River Parkway and Lloyd Jones Family Car

Date: 1918
Description: Dick Lloyd Jones stands on the running board of the family car parked along the Yahara River Parkway in Tenney Park. Blig, the family's Belgian Shepherd d...
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Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: View from shoreline of people rowing on the Yahara River on Madison's East Side. The Malt House, 1603 Sherman Avenue, is in the background.
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Yahara River Dredging

Date: 1918
Description: Looking along the newly dredged Yahara River between Lakes Monona and Waubesa.
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Yahara River Dredging

Date: 1918
Description: The dredge used for clearing the channel of the Yahara River between Lakes Monona and Waubesa. Two cottages are on the shore and a rowboat is tied along t...
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Lake Kegonsa and Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view from hill of Yahara River flowing into Lake Kegonsa.
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Lake Kegonsa and Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: Yahara River flowing out of Lake Kegonsa. There appears to be a boat house on the shoreline in the background.
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Lake Kegonsa and Yahara River

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view from hill of the Yahara River flowing south after leaving Lake Kegonsa. Last photo in the album, with the following statement "The little Ya...
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Tenney Park Breakwater Under Construction

Date: 07 22 1949
Description: Tenney Park breakwater and Lake Mendota. The city of Madison was able to resume construction at no cost. The construction company tearing up East Washingto...
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Dead Fish in the Yahara River

Date: 09 20 1949
Description: Al Koppenhaver, a game warden for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, holding a bucket of dead fish that were removed from the Yahara River belo...

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