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Picnic Point

Date: 05 05 1931
Description: View across Lake Mendota towards Picnic Point, framed by a willow tree, and a rowboat pulled up on the shoreline.
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Picnic Point from University Hall

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Description: Elevated view of Lake Mendota and Picnic Point from the roof of University Hall (now Bascom Hall) on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Kraftwood Country Estate

Date: 1954
Description: Aerial view of Kraftwood, the rural estate of the Kraft family of the Kraft Foods Co. of Wisconsin. The estate is situated on a peninsula jutting into Ente...
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Aerial View of Willow Beach

Date: 1924
Description: Aerial view of Madison's Willow Beach towards the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, downtown Madison, and Lake Monona.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

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Description: Cyanotype image of a view looking towards the end of Picnic Point.
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Winter on Picnic Point

Date: 1915
Description: Picnic Point from Observatory Hill in winter.
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Picnic Point from University Drive

Date: 1887
Description: Picnic Point from University Drive.
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Second Point

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Description: Rowboat on the shoreline near Second Point.
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Second Point, Madison, Wisconsin

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Description: An aerial view of Second Point on Lake Mendota.
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Second Point, Lake Mendota

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Description: An aerial view of second point on Lake Mendota.
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Picnic Point

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Description: Picnic Point from across University Bay.
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Campus and Wisconsin State Capitol from Picnic Point

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Description: View from Picnic Point towards the campus and Wisconsin State Capitol.
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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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Picnic Point

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill with flowers and trees in "the daisy field" on the Lake Mendota shoreline between Raymer’s Cove and Wally Bauman Woods in the current Lakesh...
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point stretching out into Lake Mendota on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Picnic Point on Lake Mendota

Date: 1888
Description: View of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The peninsula juts into Lake Mendota. The far shoreline can be seen in the distance.
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Picnic Point

Date: 11 24 1898
Description: Elevated view from the top of Main Hall (later Bascom Hall) of Picnic Point on Lake Mendota from the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Picnic Point from University of Wisconsin-Madison

Date: 1900
Description: Picnic Point from shoreline of Lake Mendota at the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. There is a university building on the hill on the left, and a pi...
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Tripp Hall and Adams Hall

Date: 1930
Description: View from hill of Tripp Hall and Adams Hall on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background.
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University of Wisconsin - University Bay

Date: 04 1896
Description: View from Chi Psi porch on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Picnic Point is stretching towards the right in the far background. There appears to...

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