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Lilacs Blooming in the U.W. Arboretum

Date: 05 16 1958
Description: Dan Rupnow sniffing the lilac blossoms in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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First Hint

Date: 1957
Description: Blood Root flowers blossoming alongside a rotting log in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Proposed U.W. Building in Bascom Woods

Date: 01 16 1959
Description: Several people looking at a topographical model of Bascom Woods and Muir Knoll by the surrounding buildings between Elizabeth Waters Hall, the Carillon Tow...
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Camp Madison, 2670th Company

Date: 1935
Description: View of several cabins in winter. A path has been cut through snow to the camp. This is Camp Madison, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp located at...
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Civilian Conservation Corps 2670th Company Trucks

Date: 1935
Description: A row of trucks are parked in a lot with trees in the background. The caption identifies the trucks as belonging to CCC 2670, the Madison-based 2670th Comp...
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Mess Hall, Camp Madison

Date: 1935
Description: View between rows of tables inside the mess hall of Camp Madison. This was the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) camp created at the Arboretum of the Unive...
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Arboretum Brush Fire

Date: 03 08 1954
Description: Brush fire in the University of Wisconsin Arboretum.
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Bridge Over Creek

Date: 1940
Description: View from snowy shoreline towards a bridge over Wingra Creek, between Lake Wingra and Lake Monona, in Vilas Park. The road over the bridge leads into the U...
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The Arboretum in Winter

Date: 03 1972
Description: Trees and bushes in the Arboretrum covered with snow.
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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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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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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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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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Sherman Oak with Soaring Hawk

Date: 10 26 2014
Description: An oak tree, barren of leaves, standing in the middle of tall grass. Trees, some with green, red, and yellow leaves are in the background. A hawk is flying...
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Wingra Cove

Date: 10 10 2014
Description: View from shoreline, with cattails and tall grasses growing in the foreground, on the shore of Lake Wingra. Geese are swimming and diving on the lake, and ...
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Pathway to Gardner Marsh

Date: 10 10 2014
Description: View down a wooden boardwalk with a viewing platform at the end. The view through the trees reveals the preserved wetlands within the Arboretum, called Gar...
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Bird and Thistle at the Arboretum

Date: 10 10 2014
Description: View of a sign with a photograph of an American Goldfinch on a thistle posted on the side of a paved path lined with trees and plants. Just beyond the sign...
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Lake Wingra at Arbor Drive

Date: 10 16 2014
Description: Trees, shrubs, and tall grasses frame the view of Lake Wingra. Lily pads are growing on the lake surface. Trees from the UW Arboretum, just starting to tur...
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Jackson Oak

Date: 1982
Description: A large, spreading white oak standing in front of a fence in a snow covered open area at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. It is named for Col...
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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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