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Sail Boat Rescue on Lake Mendota

Date: 06 13 1954
Description: View across water towards the U.W. Lifesaving Services rescue boat, "Isabel III," with Captain Harvey Black at the helm speeding to assist a distressed boa...
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Excavation Site for State Office Building Wing

Date: 04 08 1957
Description: Elevated view from the top of central section of the State Office Building at 1 West Wilson Street, showing earth moving equipment at the excavation site f...
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Union Theater Windows Reflections

Date: 01 18 1958
Description: Reflections in the curved windows of the theater box office cause distortions as patrons wait in line for the office to open. The people are silhouetted ag...
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University Campus Shoreline Vista

Date: 07 11 1958
Description: A view of Lake Mendota from the end of Park street. F.O. Leiser, general chairman of the class of 1902 has raised the issue of maintaining the lakeshore be...
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State Office Building Addition

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: View across Lake Monona towards the third and final wing to the Wilson Street state office building. Automobiles are parked along the shoreline.
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Thunder Jet Ice Boat

Date: 01 23 1955
Description: The ice boat, "Thunder Jet," on a frozen Lake Monona. One of the two men aboard is probably the pilot, Bill "Curley" Perrigo, sitting at the helm or by the...
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Thin Ice on Lake Monona at Law Park Shoreline

Date: 04 14 1959
Description: Thin ice off the Law Park shoreline. The ice protruding from the shoreline is the residue of a huge pile of snow dumped along the shoreline by city snow re...
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Madison Neighborhoods 4th of July Celebrations

Date: 07 04 1960
Description: The 4th of July is celebrated in Madison with a water ski show on Lake Monona.
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Mallory Club Sail Boat Races on Lake Mendota

Date: 09 12 1960
Description: The yachts Ivanhoe (L), skippered by Philip L. Peoples, and Wannaboy (R), skippered by H. John Sangmeister, race during the Mallory Cup on La...
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Mendota Yacht Club Sailboat Races on Lake Mendota

Date: 06 27 1964
Description: Nine sailboats gather on Lake Mendota searching for wind during the Mendota Yacht Club's racing series. Bill Mattison, Class C; Jim Henkel, Class C; and Jo...

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