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Children at Play Atop a Native American Burial Mound

Date: 1908
Description: Children posing on a conical burial mound at Merrill Springs, on the south shore of Lake Mendota. (Also known as Merrill's Spring.)
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Children atop a Native American Burial Mound

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Description: Children sit atop a conical burial mound in a farmyard at Merrill Springs, on the south shore of Lake Mendota. (Also known as Merrill's Spring.)
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Linear Mound at Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: Burl Briggs (far left), and unknown companions pose near a linear burial mound on Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Round Mound Near the Portage at Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: A man poses behind a large conical Native American burial mound near the center of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Round Mound near the base of Picnic Point

Date: 1939
Description: A man poses behind a conical Native American burial mound near the west end of Picnic Point on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Indian Mound

Date: 05 11 1894
Description: South side view of an Indian Mound with a fence in front of it.
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Farmer with Cows

Date: 02 1910
Description: Farmer and two cows standing outside near a barn in winter.
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Platform Mound at Trempealeau

Date: 1905
Description: View across top of platform mound on the crest of a high hill. Trees are on the left and right. In the background below is the Mississippi River.
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Mound at Big Bend

Date: 10 16 1910
Description: View of a linear Indian mound at Big Bend. Two men stand in the background on the left and right among the trees.
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Effigy Mound at Mendota Mental Health Institute

Date: 01 25 2015
Description: Small patches of snow are covering the grass and dead leaves on an American Indian effigy mound. Trees are in the background.
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Mound Marker

Date: 1930
Description: View of the panther itaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Panther Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length ...
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Mound Marker

Date: 1936
Description: View of the panther intaglio effigy mound marker, located on Highway 106 West. The text on the marker reads: "Indian Intaglio Effigy; Panther Type, Length ...
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Turtle Mound on Observatory Hill

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view of a double-tailed turtle effigy mound on Observatory Hill on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Man Mound

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Description: Elevated view of Man Mound outlined in chalk looking south. A road bisects the legs of the effigy mound. A small outbuilding can be seen at left in the for...
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Effigy Mound Excavation

Date: 05 31 1935
Description: Students digging into a bird effigy mound on the University of Wisconsin campus on May 31 through June 1, 1935.
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Effigy Mound at Big Bend

Date: 06 1911
Description: A field party of members of the Wisconsin Archaeological Society visit an effigy mound at Big Bend. The men are dressed in suits and hats.
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Unveiling a Marker at Eagle Effigy Mound

Date: 06 30 1910
Description: People gathered for a ceremony at the unveiling of a marker at an eagle effigy mound on the State Hospital Grounds.
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Water Spirit Effigy

Date: 05 04 1915
Description: Caption reads: "An effigy of the water spirit type found at Clifton, Wis. The outline was whitewashed, the mound being carefully followed where it met the ...
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Excavation of Goose Effigy on University of Wisconsin-Madison Campus

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Description: Charles E. Brown (left), directs excavation of a goose effigy mound at the Willow Drive mound group on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Mound at Trade Lake

Date: 1927
Description: Three men and two women sit on top of a mound near Trade Lake.

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