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Trout Fishing on Brule River

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Description: View from shoreline towards eight men trout fishing on the Brule River.
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Sailing

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Description: Three sailboats on Lake Winnebago, U50 (Eskimo), U7 and J7. Crew members are on the boats. The water is choppy and the sky is cloudy. In the background are...
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Two Children Holding Puppy

Date: 04 28 1968
Description: Two children holding a puppy.
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Boy with Fawn

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Description: Young boy petting a fawn deer.
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Girl with Bubbles

Date: 09 30 1984
Description: A young girl playing with soap bubbles outdoors.
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Boys Using Tools

Date: 08 08 1977
Description: Two young boys using hammers and nails.
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Children in Sack Race

Date: 08 11 1971
Description: Children wearing large sacks up to their waists and racing each other.
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Boy with Hula-Hoop

Date: 09 22 1967
Description: A boy is twirling a "hula-hoop" around his neck while another child is watching from the left foreground.
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Skateboard Handstands

Date: 04 06 1985
Description: Young men performing skateboard handstands on downtown sidewalks.
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Pick-Up Football Game

Date: 04 08 1967
Description: Young boys play football.
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Skate Boarders

Date: 08 16 1977
Description: Skateboarders take a break.
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Kids at the Beach

Date: 07 10 1967
Description: A boy and girl play in the sand at the beach.
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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Kids on Roller Skates

Date: 06 26 1986
Description: Kids make a "train," with the bicyclist in the front pulling three girls on roller skates along a sidewalk.
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Reflections in Water

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Description: Two girls look into the water at their reflections as they lay sprawled on a wooden pier.
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Archery Practice

Date: 09 20 1988
Description: A father gives his young son archery pointers in Kletzsch Park while his daughter looks on.
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Catching a Water Balloon

Date: 07 13 1989
Description: A boy stretches to catch a water-filled balloon.
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Teeter Totter

Date: 09 12 1971
Description: Children fashioned their seesaw using a board, and a barricade with a sign that reads: "Road Closed" that they found in an empty lot.
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Winter Basketball

Date: 02 11 1955
Description: A winter scene with boys playing basketball in the snow, with temperatures around 10 below zero.
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"Hand-held Binoculars"

Date: 10 14 1961
Description: Girls wearing head scarves form their fingers to make "binoculars" on a sunny autumn day.

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