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Aerial View of the Isthmus
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A panoramic aerial view of the Isthmus taken from a kite. Lake Mendota is to the right in the background with Picnic Point jutting into the lake. The photograph was taken over the point where the two railroad tracks criss-crossed Monona Bay.
1908
Lawrence, George R.
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Aerial View of the Madison Isthmus
May 9, 1908
Kite aerial panoramic photograph of the central business district. In the distance is Lake Mendota. The fire damaged Wisconsin State Capitol is in the center of the image, with the west wing of the...
Aerial View of the Madison Isthmus
1908
Kite aerial panoramic photograph of the central business district. In the distance is Lake Mendota. The fire damaged Wisconsin State Capitol is in the center of the image, with the west wing of the...
Aerial View of Isthmus from the West
1930
Aerial view of isthmus looking east toward Lake Mendota and the Wisconsin State Capitol, with Lake Monona and the horizon in the background.
Aerial View Across Isthmus
1924
University of Wisconsin-Madison aerial view overlooking the lower campus and surrounding neighborhoods. Lake Mendota and Picnic Point are in the background.
Elevated Panoramic View of Madison
circa 1900-1909
Elevated panoramic view of the city of Madison, with the Wisconsin State Capitol and Lake Monona on the far left, and Picnic Point and Lake Mendota on the far right. The Yawkey-Crowley Lumber Co. b...
Aerial View of Isthmus
1946
View towards southeast of the University of Wisconsin-Madison on isthmus. Lake Mendota is in the lower left corner, and Lake Monona is in the upper portion.
