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Lake Monona
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Elevated view looking south over Lake Monona. Shoreline and automobiles in parking lot in lower right, next to a road. Railroad tracks cross the lake and bay in the distance. The lake is partially covered with ice.
1959
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
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Elevated View of Lake Monona
1959
Elevated view looking east from shoreline of Lake Monona towards Monona shoreline. There is a road, railroad tracks, and a rocky beach area with parked automobiles. Snow and ice are on the lake.
Lake Monona
1959
Elevated view of dirt parking lot between a road and the lake. Steam is rising from the lake, and the far shoreline can be seen in the distance.
Lake Monona Parking
March 28, 1959
Elevated view of a parking lot along John Nolen Drive on the shore of a partially frozen Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the right.
Monona Terrace
July 2014
View from the top level of Monona Terrace towards the spiral ramp leading to the outdoor parking lot. Just beyond is John Nolen Drive and railroad tracks. Office, commercial and apartment buildings...
Law Park
1957
Law Park along Lake Monona, after filling in the shoreline to construct a road and parking lot. This is the current site of the Monona Terrace.
Iceboats on Lake Monona
January 16, 1949
Six iceboats from the Four Lakes Ice Yacht Club fleet on Lake Monona.
