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The Malt House and Yahara River Bridge
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View across lawn and the Yahara River towards the Hausmann Brewing Company's Malt House in the center background. On the right is the Yahara River bridge. On the left on the opposite riverbank is a smokestack and the remains of the foundations of Farwell's Madison Mills, built in the mid-nineteenth century. In the foreground on the lawn is a bicycle.
Publication Information
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 13 x 11 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Stanley C. Hanks Madison, Wisconsin, history photograph collection, circa 1850s-1985 |
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| Call Number | PH 6095, Box 9 #659 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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Yahara River
View down dirt road towards a tall smokestack near the Yahara River bridge where the river flows into Lake Mendota. The smokestack is the remainder of Leonard Farwell's Madison Mills, built in 1850...
Yahara River Mill
1850
A grist mill on the Yahara River at the outlet of Lake Mendota. The mill, called Farwell's Madison Mills was built in 1850 by Governor Farwell. The original mill burned down in 1873. A horse and wa...
Farwell's Madison Mills
circa 1870-1879
Farwell's Mill on the Yahara River at Lake Mendota.
Yahara River Dam
View across the Yahara River towards a tall smokestack on the opposite shoreline, with Lake Mendota in the background. Remnants of the foundation and supports of what had been Farwell's Madison Mil...
Old Mill Site
1895
View from bridge towards a tall smokestack standing on the left side of the Yahara River where it is flowing out of Lake Mendota. Remnants of the foundation and supports of Farwell's Madison Mills ...
