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Watering the State Capitol Grounds

Date: 05 09 1958
Description: Underground sprinklers watering the grass in back of benches along the sidewalk at the state Capitol.
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachtjen paddling around in the 16 by 32 foot pool which was constructed on the Capitol Park overlooking State Street. Ruth Andres sits at the...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachjen being helped out of the temporary pool which had been constructed on Capitol Park at the head of State Street. She had been modeling s...
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University of Wisconsin Class Reunions

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Members of the University of Wisconsin classes of 1923 and 1933 have challenged each other for an "attendance challenge" at their respective reunions. In t...
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Grandfathers Spend Time with Grandchildren

Date: 06 10 1958
Description: Grandfather Henry Reynolds, Route 1, Waunakee, spends time "sailing" with his grandchildren Janet (4 1/2) and Jeffrey (2) on Lake Mendota. Their parents a...
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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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We Saw You . . . Launching a Raft

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Three boys prepare to launch their home-made raft on Murphy's (Wingra) Creek. The boys are Mike Webster, 709 Emerson Street; Jerry DuBois, 213 W. Lakeside ...
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We Saw You . . . Launching a Raft

Date: 07 16 1958
Description: Three boys wave as they ride their home-made raft down Murphy's (Wingra) Creek. The boys are Mike Webster, 709 Emerson Street; Jerry DeBois, 213 W. Lakesid...
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Summer on Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 07 18 1958
Description: View from above of U.W. students seated around small tables on the Memorial Union Terrace. The original newspaper caption jokingly labels their leisure tim...
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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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Judy Schroeder at State Medical Society of Wisconsin Pharmaceutical Garden

Date: 10 02 1958
Description: Judy Schroeder, 919 Spaight Street, is shown at the State Medical Society of Wisconsin, 330 E. Lakeside Street, pharmaceutical garden. Schroeder, a society...
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Sailboats on a Madison Lake

Date: 10 25 1958
Description: Sailboats on a Madison lake, it is unclear whether it is Lake Mendota or Lake Monona. Trees are along the far 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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U.S. Navy Hydrofoil

Date: 09 1955
Description: U.S. Navy hydrofoil, "The Monitor," built by Baker Manufacturing Company (Evansvile, Wisconsin) on Lake Mendota. Dubbed the "sailboat that flies," it had l...
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Winter on the Shore of Lake Mendota

Date: 11 29 1958
Description: Two twin brothers, Dan and Dave Westbury are turning their backs to the wind coming off Lake Mendota at Conklin (James Madison) park.
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Cars Driving Through a Puddle

Date: 01 19 1959
Description: Traffic on a street with cars raising spray from a puddle.
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Henry Vilas Zoo Animals Keep Active in the Winter

Date: 02 02 1959
Description: Animals at the Henry Vilas Zoo keep active during winter weather.
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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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