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Studio Portrait of Blanchard Harper

Date: 1892
Description: Head and shoulders semi-profile studio portrait of Blanchard Harper.
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The Spillway

Date: 
Description: Spillway at Lake Mendota and the Yahara River.
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Turville's Point

Date: 08 1893
Description: Lake Monona shoreline at Turville's Point.
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View of Madison from Turville's Woods

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Madison from across Lake Monona at Turville's Woods.
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University of Wisconsin Grounds

Date: 
Description: View down tree-lined path on the University of Wisconsin grounds.
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City of Madison from Old Assembly Grounds

Date: 1898
Description: A city view of Madison across the lake from the old Assembly Grounds.
Photograph

Turville's Point

Date: 08 27 1896
Description: View of Turville's Point and its shoreline on Lake Monona.
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Northeast View of University Pier

Date: 12 1895
Description: A northeast view of Madison from University Pier.
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Looking Across Lake Monona

Date: 06 1896
Description: View looking towards the Wisconsin State Capitol and downtown Madison from across Lake Monona.
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Wisconsin Historical Society Office

Date: 1903
Description: The anteroom outside of Reuben G. Thwaites' Wisconsin Historical Society office.
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Shoreline in Madison

Date: 1897
Description: A view of Madison from a lake shoreline. Unknown location.
Historical Essay

Blanchard Harper - Image Gallery Essay

The Work of Blanchard Harper
Learn about the work of Blanchard Harper, a female photographer who settled near Madison, Wisconsin.
Photograph

Library Skylight

Date: 1900
Description: Original Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room amber-colored skylights. Subcontractor was the Pittsburgh Plate Glass Co. of Chicago.
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SHSW Library Coffered Ceiling Detail

Date: 1901
Description: Close-up of the coffered ceiling detail in the Wisconsin Historical Society Library Reading Room, also showing the pendant light fixtures.
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Picnic Point

Date: 07 1899
Description: Elevated view from hill of Picnic Point, located on the south shore of Lake Mendota.
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Bulletin Board at State Historical Society Building

Date: 03 27 1900
Description: Bulletin board at the State Historical Society building.
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Quarry Drive

Date: 03 20 1986
Description: View of Quarry Drive, a sunken path lined with trees, near Mendota Heights. Branches and stones obstruct the pathway.
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Path Through the Woods

Date: 
Description: Original caption reads, "The path through the Woods-U.W." A sunken dirt path is lined with tree and brush.
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View from Observatory Hill

Date: 1900
Description: View from hill towards Lake Mendota and the surrounding neighborhood, looking northwest from Observatory Hill.
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Outdoor Portrait of Thomas Turvill

Date: 1897
Description: Outdoor quarter-length portrait of Thomas Turvill sitting in a chair. He is resting his head on his right hand.

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