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Washington Park Lagoon

Date: 1950
Description: View of people fishing and boating in Washington Park Lagoon. Three boys are fishing with long bamboo poles from the bank on the left, and two boys are in ...
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First Fishing

Date: 1951
Description: First fishing near Vilas Park on Murphy's Creek (now known as Wingra Creek.) Many people are set up to fish on both sides of the tree-lined banks.
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Swimmin' Hole

Date: 1950
Description: A group of children swimming below a cascade on a river. The area is surrounded by trees.
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He's Got One

Date: 1950
Description: A group of people are fishing on a shoreline of rocks and logs. One man with a bamboo fishing pole is pulling a fish from the water.
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Spring Scene

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards a boy standing on a pier overlooking a lake. In the foreground are flowering trees.
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Verboten

Date: 1952
Description: A boy smoking a corncob pipe, sitting in a cornfield. He is wearing bluejeans and a sweatshirt.
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Rocky Challenge

Date: 09 1968
Description: View looking up at two boys climbing the tumbled slabs of rock at Devil's Lake State Park.
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Memorial Day

Date: 05 26 1969
Description: Cub Scouts marching in a Memorial Day parade. Two scouts are holding flags, and spectators are in the background.
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Tireless Fun

Date: 1973
Description: Five children in snow tubes are returning to the top of the hill by hanging onto the tow rope.
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Equipment Manager

Date: 1976
Description: A boy is walking towards the camera carrying three bats, a baseball mitt and a baseball. His shirt displays the number 35 or 85.
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Out of Season

Date: 1976
Description: A boy is riding his bicycle on the ice. A field and a line of trees are along the shoreline in the background.
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Precarious Perch

Date: 1978
Description: A girl is riding her bike through a puddle created by melting snow. She is holding her feet up off the pedals, away from the splashing water.
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Spectators' Sport

Date: 1978
Description: Boys playing cards in the stands at a basketball game.
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Spring Release

Date: 1976
Description: A boy flying a diamond-shaped kite in a grassy field.
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Out for the Season

Date: 1978
Description: A young man is sitting on a football in the grass with his head down resting on his arms which are crossed over his knees.
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Boys Playing Hockey

Date: 1979
Description: Two boys playing hockey on a skating rink.
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Two Children on a Horse

Date: 1979
Description: A teenager and a younger child riding a horse together.
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Boy Playing on Tree Swing

Date: 1979
Description: Silhouette of a young boy playing on a tree swing on a hill.

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