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Arnold Zander Sweeping Ice Skating Rink

Date: 01 15 1946
Description: Arnold S. Zander sweeping ice skating rink at 175 Virginia Terrace. Photograph taken for AFSCME American Federation of State County and Municipal Employees...
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Lake Monona

Date: 03 01 1937
Description: View of frozen Lake Monona from the fifth floor window of the Cardinal Hotel. Shows the "Monona Community Assn. Inc./Lake Sports Promotion!" building, incl...
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Cake of Ice

Date: 04 28 1931
Description: Large cake of clear ice made by Oscar Mayer Co., sitting on the loading dock at the Oscar Mayer Co. Also shows open back door of truck.
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Madison Lakeshore from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in a line with South Carroll Street. Includes State Office Building (2 wings only), 1 West Wilson Street,...
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Iceboats on Lake Monona

Date: 01 29 1954
Description: Iceboats prepare to race in the Hearst Cup Challenge on Lake Monona. From left are the iceboats "Fritz," "Mary B." and "Dutchman."
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Picnic Point North Shore

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Description: Picnic Point's northern shore in mid-winter.
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Picnic Point North Shore

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Description: The northern shore of Picnic Point in the middle of winter.
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Picnic Point

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Description: Picnic Point in mid-winter.
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Winter Snow Scene

Date: 1941
Description: Two rowboats docked in a river surrounded by trees, following a recent snowfall.
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Snow Scene

Date: 1941
Description: Winter scene with a cluster of trees with limbs, some bowed down, covered with heavy snow.
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Snow in Vilas Park

Date: 1941
Description: Winter scene at Vilas Park with snow-covered tree in the foreground and a frozen Lake Wingra in the background.
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Illegal Parking in Maple Bluff

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Cars parked illegally on Farwell Drive in Maple Bluff. Cars belong to people ice fishing on Lake Mendota. A traffic problem was created in the village of M...
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Edgewater Hotel Skating Rink

Date: 01 13 1949
Description: View from hill of the Edgewater Hotel skating rink on Lake Mendota. The rink has been lined with evergreen trees and some men are playing hockey.
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Armory on Langdon Street

Date: 1916
Description: Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) at University of Wisconsin-Madison during a spring sleet storm. The trees in front of the building are coated in ice. A pedestr...
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Teen-Agers Skating

Date: 01 26 1949
Description: Winter scene with Dick Roberts and Mary Lita Jensen, West High School students (Madison, Wisconsin), ice skating.
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University of Wisconsin Winter Carnival Ice Show

Date: 02 02 1949
Description: Four University of Wisconsin students wearing figure skating costumes are shown posing in front of Lake Mendota where they performed a show on Memorial Uni...
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West High School Hockey Team

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Group portrait of the undefeated West High School hockey team in uniform with hockey sticks posing on the ice at a rink outdoors.
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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Ice Damage on Shoreline

Date: 03 16 1949
Description: Ice damage to the shoreline of Lake Mendota at Warner Park.
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Ice Damage to Shoreline

Date: 03 16 1949
Description: Ice damage to boats along the shoreline of Lake Mendota at Warner Park.

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