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Fountain City

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of Fountain City with the Mississippi River in the background.
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Grand Dad Bluff

Date: 1915
Description: Looking toward Grand Dad Bluff.
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Observatory Hill

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Description: A sundial on a pedestal sits on Observatory Hill, overlooking trees, a rooftop, and part of Lake Mendota.
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Devil's Lake, Wisconsin State Park, Bird's Eye View from Devil's Doorway

Date: 1914
Description: Colorized postcard of the rock formation called the Devil's Doorway in Devil's Lake State Park. Trees can be seen below. The lake, bluffs, roads and buildi...
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Magazine Bluff

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Description: Colorized postcard of Magazine Bluff. Trees are on top of the bluff and also below. A stone wall is among the trees in the lower right corner. Text in uppe...
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Door County

Date: 1966
Description: A colored map depiction of Door County, Wisconsin, with pictorial highlights, titled: "Door County — Wisconsin's Air Conditioned Peninsula Playground."
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Fish Creek

Date: 1911
Description: Hand-colored view of Fish Creek from the bay. A boathouse and main dock are in the center. A bluff is in the background. Caption reads: "Fish Creek, Wis."
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Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: Text on reverse reads: "View of downtown Madison and Capitol Square from the air. In the foreground are Law Park and Lake Monona, in the background Lake Me...
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Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

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Description: Aerial view of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. The Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Mendota are in the background. In the foreground is John Nolen Drive...
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The Famous Madison Isthmus

Date: 1980
Description: Elevated view of East Washington Avenue from the Wisconsin State Capitol. There is a glass bank building on the right side of East Washington Avenue. The Y...
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Capitol Square from the Air

Date: 1980
Description: Aerial view of Capitol Square and the surrounding central isthmus. Lake Monona is on the right.
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Fabulous Madison in Wonderful Wisconsin

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Description: Color aerial postcard of the Isthmus from over Lake Monona. John Nolen Drive is along the shoreline in the foreground. The Wisconsin State Capitol is in th...
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View from New State Capitol, Looking West

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Description: Elevated view of State Street from the Capitol. A streetcar is coming up the street, and automobiles are parked along the curbs. Lake Mendota is in the bac...
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Natural Gateway, Rockridge

Date: 07 22 1947
Description: Text on front reads: "Natural Gateway, Rockridge, Near Richland Center, Wis." An automobile is driving on a dirt road between two large rock outcroppings. ...
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The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows

Date: 1950
Description: Text on front reads: "The Old Mill Stream in the Narrows at Rock Springs, Wis." A road and the Narrows Creek run next to each other in an elevated view of ...
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Wagon Bridge

Date: 1910
Description: Text on front reads: "Wagon Bridge, Prairie Du Sac, Wis." A long structure over the Wisconsin River. Buildings, bluffs and trees can be seen beyond the far...

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