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Ice Skater Trying Out New Skates

Date: 12 30 1953
Description: Dave Halls is trying out new ice skates he received for Christmas at Tenney Park pond, which is used as a Madison outdoor rink in winter. With ankles wobbl...
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Boys Fishing During Spring Break

Date: 04 19 1954
Description: Milwaukee boys, John and David Malec, in Madison to visit their grandmother, Mrs. Louis Malec at 1134 E. Gorham Street. John is fishing on the Yahara River...
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Tenney Park Locks Activity

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Locktender Earl Wood swinging open the heavy lock gate for a speedboat operator passing through the lock on the Yahara River at Tenney Park. A sign above t...
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Tenney Park Locks Activity

Date: 07 04 1954
Description: Boaters and fishermen on the Yahara River moving into Lake Mendota just after the water reached exit level at the Tenney Park lock.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Mary Jane Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) is shown playing on a swing at Brittingham Park.
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We Saw You . . . Swinging at the Park

Date: 07 28 1954
Description: Frank Caruso (of 780 Gwinnett Court) and Larry Bergman (of 744 Gwinnett Court) sharing a swing at Brittingham Park.
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Jerry Ball Waxing His Car at Tenney Park

Date: 04 17 1957
Description: Jerry Ball of Portage waxes his car at Tenney Park during his break from work. Lake Mendota is in the background.
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4th Annual Dog Obedience Trials

Date: 09 14 1957
Description: Participants in the 4th Annual Dog Obedience Trials held at the Double A Arena near Cambridge. Shown from left to right are: Charles R. Manley, Jr. (3847 C...
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Patricia Ann Palmer (2) Caught in Truax Park Drainage Pipe

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Patricia Ann Palmer (2) is rescued from an abandoned drainage pipe at Truax Park. A rescue crew member carries her bundled in a blanket to a police car for...
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Patricia Ann Palmer (2) Caught in Truax Park Drainage Pipe

Date: 03 26 1958
Description: Young children inspect the hole where Patricia Ann Palmer's (2) leg was caught in an unused drainage pipe at Truax Park. Rescue workers cut the hole in the...
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Grandfathers Spend Time with Grandchildren

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Grandfather L. J. Padgham, Schroeder Road, spends time at Vilas Park with his grandchildren (L-R) Jody (2) and Patti (4 1/2), daughters of Mr. and Mrs. Jac...
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Student Studying on a Balmy Spring Day

Date: 04 16 1959
Description: Craig Penrith studies in the front seat of his car with the top rolled down and his shoes off in Vilas Park.
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New Vilas Park Zoo Llama-Guamaco

Date: 08 18 1960
Description: Eloise, a part llama and part guamaco breed and a new resident at the Vilas Park Zoo. She had been a pet of the Katz family of Racine. A man is standing ne...

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