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Work on Tenney Park Lock and Dam

Date: 01 08 1959
Description: Work on the new Tenney Park lock and dam is progressing on schedule. A temporary spillway (not shown) has been built to divert the Yahara River from the co...
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Teenagers Picnic

Date: 05 04 1959
Description: Attending a picnic for teenagers at a Madison park are Judy Fiege, left,and Tom Kretschman. Judy is handing Tom a box of picnic supplies.
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Teenagers Picnic

Date: 05 04 1959
Description: Julie Snyder roasts a hot dog at a Madison park shelter fireplace during a picnic for teenagers.
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Tenney Park Lock Opening

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Mayor Ivan Nestingen leads the parade of boats that opened the new Tenney Park lock on Saturday morning.
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Gary McKenna Holding a Fish

Date: 08 22 1959
Description: Gary McKenna holds a fishing rod and small fish in one hand and a flashlight in the other. The boy won the flashlight as a prize for being the first to cat...
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City Swim Meet Cahmpions

Date: 07 23 1959
Description: Group portrait of winners of the swimming events in the city meet at B.B. Clarke beach.
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Cows on Ice

Date: 03 28 1960
Description: While en route from Oregon prison farm to Oscar Mayer and Co., three cows were frightened by an ambulance siren on the 700 block of West Washington Avenue ...
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City Public Links Golf Tournament

Date: 08 13 1960
Description: Score sheets for the 1960 City Public Golf Links Tournament at the West Side Park (Odana) are examined by, left to right, Bob Scholl, tournament co-directo...
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Parks Landscaping Fund

Date: 10 06 1960
Description: A $250 check is presented to Professor C.A. DeDeurwaeder, right, to help with a project aimed at the development of landscaping themes for parks. The grant...
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Champion Skaters

Date: 01 22 1961
Description: Group portrait of 23 young ice skaters who all won championships in the 1961 city speed skating meet at Vilas Park.
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Group portrait of champions in the Madison city swimming meet finals, each one a winner of one or more events.
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Scout Day Camp

Date: 06 27 1961
Description: Evelyn Steckler, junior vice-president of the Marion Cranefield auxiliary post of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, presents a new 50-star American flag to two...
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Men's Garden Club of Madison

Date: 07 29 1960
Description: Stanley Hill, vice-president of the Male Garden Club of Madison, posing beside some flowers at Olbrich Park Botanical Gardens.
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We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Picnic at Olbrich Park

Date: 07 27 1960
Description: Residents gather at Olbrich Park for the annual East Side Businessman's Association picnic. Families are invited to bring a picnic supper. The event includ...
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Side View of Passenger Side of Scout II

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Description: Side view of passenger side of tan colored Scout parked outdoors. Door panel in place, roof folded up at back of truck. Insignia near rear of Scout reads: ...
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Side View of Passenger Side of Scout II

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Description: Side view of Scout, passenger side, with doors and top in place. A man is standing in the background holding a camera. Setting appears to be a park, and a ...
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Scout Parked near Park

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Description: Scout parked on road in a rural setting.
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Scout Parked near Park

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Description: Scout parked in a rural or park setting.
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Scout Parked near Park

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Description: Scout parked in a park or rural setting.
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Red Scout in Park or Recreation Area

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Description: A person is driving a red Scout on a road in a park or recreation area. There is a park building in the background on the right, and a picnic table is near...

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