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Steamboat on Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat approaching pier on unidentified lake.
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Boat on Madison Lake

Date: 1900
Description: View across water of a steamboat touring Lake Monona in Madison.
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Montello Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Point in the back of Perkin's House on pond (now Montello Lake).
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People in Rowboat on Abels' Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of five people in a rowboat on Abels' Lake.
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Steamboat "Fortuna"

Date: 1900
Description: Steamboat "Fortuna" docked on the shore of an unidentified lake. A man driving a horse cart is on the shore.
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Dredge Bank of Buffalo Lake

Date: 05 19 1895
Description: A view from the bluff of group of men on the dredge bank of Buffalo Lake.
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Family Sitting in Yard

Date: 1900
Description: Group of adults and children sitting in the yard adjacent to a cottage on Peter's Lake.
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Picnickers at Kratz Grove

Date: 1900
Description: Large group of people at a picnic at Kratz Grove on the south shore of Buffalo Lake.
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Women and Children on Birch Lake

Date: 1900
Description: View down hill of group of women and children on the shore of Birch lake.
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Everetta by the Lake

Date: 1895
Description: Everetta Bass bending over and holding a basket on a hill by the mill pond (Montello Lake). The far shoreline of the lake is in the background.
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Boats Docked at Lake Monona

Date: 1900
Description: Two steamboats docked at Lake Monona. Boat in foreground is identified as "Lake Side". A third boat is in the background.
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Everetta and Ada Bass

Date: 1894
Description: Everetta Bass, holding a basket of flowers, and her mother Ada on a hill by the mill pond (Montello Lake). The far shoreline of the lake can be seen in the...
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Mrs. Kern and Jessie Rowing Duck-Hunting Boats on Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Mrs. Kern and Jessie rowing boats on unidentified lake. The far shoreline can be seen in the background.
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Group of People on Lake

Date: 1900
Description: Group of men and women on the shore of an unidentified lake. Nearby, a second group of children, men, and women are pushing off from the shoreline in row b...
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Three Women on Shore of Buffalo Lake

Date: 1895
Description: Three unidentified women with umbrellas on the north shore of Buffalo Lake. Buildings of Montello are visible in the background.
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Montello Granite Quarry

Date: 1908
Description: A view of the Montello granite quarry with Montello Lake in the background. The sign in the foreground reads, "J.T. Barrett Pays Highest Prices for Furs, M...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Armory and Boathouse

Date: 1895
Description: Exterior view from Lake Mendota of the boathouse on shoreline on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Behind the boathouse is the Armory (Red Gym or...
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After the Fire

Date: 1899
Description: Elevated view looking west over the open basements of commercial buildings which were destroyed by a recent fire. Main Street is in the foreground. Horse-d...

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