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| Date: | 1935 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 1880 |
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| Description: | Maria Mitchell, first woman astronomer in the United States at Vassar College. |
| Date: | 10 16 1927 |
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| Description: | Oak tree near Washburn Observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 11 08 1926 |
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| Description: | Large telescope at University of Wisconsin Washburn Observatory. |
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| Description: | Underwood Observatory on the Lawrence College campus. Caption reads: "Underwood Observatory, Appleton, Wis." |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | Beloit College Observatory. Caption reads: "Beloit College Observatory, Beloit, Wis." |
| Date: | 1879 |
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| Description: | Bird's-eye view drawing of various buildings on the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Buildings include: Ladies Hall, South Dormitory, University Hall, Asse... |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | View across field towards the observatory. Caption reads: "Yerkes Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wis." |
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| Description: | The college is set back from the road, behind a lawn with paths, benches, and trees. An observatory dome can be seen on the right side behind a roof. Capti... |
| Date: | 1939 |
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| Description: | Two women are walking on the lawn towards the observatory building on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. A car is parked on the lawn near a tree o... |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | View up hill of observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
| Date: | 1930 |
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| Description: | Side View of observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
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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 ... |
| Date: | 1920 |
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| Description: | View up Congress Street, featuring the Portland Observatory. There are two sets of street railroad tracks. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The observatory on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. |
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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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| 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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| Description: | Colorized elevated postcard view of Yerkes Observatory near the shore of Lake Geneva. Caption reads: "Yerkes' Observatory, Lake Geneva, Wisconsin." |
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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 ... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Yerkes Observatory of the University of Chicago at Williams Bay, Wisconsin." Founded in 1892 by astronomer George Ellery Hale and fin... |
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