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University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum Fire Lane

Date: 1960
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison fire lane surrounded by trees and brush.
Drawing

Plan for University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Date: 12 1935
Description: Plan for the Michael B. Olbrich Memorial Entrance to the Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum and Wild Life Refuge.
Photograph

Aerial View University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum including the surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Photograph

Aerial View of Universitiy of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum

Date: 1930
Description: Aerial view of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum including a portion of Lake Wingra and surrounding residential neighborhoods.
Photograph

Arboretum Duck Pond

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: Duck pond at the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum, a favorite spot for Madison children where mallard ducks live year around.
Map or Atlas

Hydrographic Map of Lake Wingra at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1948
Description: This 1948 map shows contour and spot depths in Lake Wingra in Madison, Wisconsin. The shore outline is based on a 1940 aerial photograph.
Map or Atlas

A Historical Map of Madison

Date: 1924
Description: This pictorial map focuses on the Madison Isthmus, Lake Mendota, Lake Monona, Lake Wingra, and shows points of historical interest, buildings, parks, and I...
Photograph

Arboretum Entrance

Date: 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison entrance to Arboretum. Two stone walls flank the road. Two informational signs, including the speed limit, are past the e...
Map or Atlas

Plat of a Forest Preserve Arboretum and Wild Life Refuge, Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1920
Description: This map shows an arboretum and wildlife refuge in Madison, Wisconsin. There are color coded parcels "F" through "K" with acreages, as well as area around ...
Photograph

Aerial View of Arboretum and Isthmus

Date: 1961
Description: View over beltline of University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum along Lake Wingra. Lake Mendota is on upper left, and Lake Monona is on the right, with the...
Photograph

Pumping Station for Lake Forest at Arboretum

Date: 1950
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison. The Arboretum station was built when the site was a proposed site for a model city called Lake Forest, a scheme which fail...
Map or Atlas

University & Arboretum Wild Life Refuge, Madison

Date: 05 1938
Description: Map of the University of Wisconsin-Madison arboretum and wild life refuge. Roads are labelled, left to right: "Nakoma Road," "Monroe St.," "Manitou Way," "...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Filming a Prescribed Prairie Burn

Date: 1953
Description: Disney film crew in UW-Madison Arboretum's Curtis Prairie filming a prescribed burn.
Photograph

Arboretum Lilac Bushes

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: A nook in the lilac garden in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum where 130 different varieties bloom.
Map or Atlas

University of Wisconsin Arboretum & Wild Life Refuge at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 1932
Description: This map shows local streets, section lines, Nakoma Country Club, part of Lake Forest, and part of Lake Wingra. The map includes a legend showing areas of ...
Photograph

Arboretum Council Circle

Date: 05 26 1947
Description: The stone council circle in the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum. It was built by noted landscape architect and bereaved father, Jens Jensen, as a...
Photograph

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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