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Couples Boating

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Description: Elevated view of a group of two couples boating.
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Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
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Ralph Hunn

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Portrait of Ralph Hunn, coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison crew standing on the shoreline of Lake Wingra. In the background the crew is rowing on...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Steeplejacks Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, in the cap, repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. The photograph was...
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Steeplejacks Repointing Chimney

Date: 08 05 1931
Description: Close-up of Don Coffey, in the foreground, and Bruce Russell, wearing the cap, steeplejacks repointing the University of Wisconsin heating plant chimney. P...
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On Watch

Date: 09 1958
Description: Silhouette of a guard patrolling while wearing a helmet and carrying a bayonet.
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Camping with an International Travelall

Date: 1971
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family singing by a campfire near a Travelall 1010 truck and a Mallard camper. A man is in the foreground chopping wood f...
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Camping with International 1310 Camper

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of a family camping near a lake with an International 1310 pickup truck and a Monitor camper.
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Sloop "Peggy"

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Description: Gaff rigged sloop "Peggy".
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Mountain Fox Hunt

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Description: A mountain fox hunt near Highlander Folk School.
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1977 International Scout II XLC Camping

Date: 1977
Description: An International Scout II XLC parked on the shoreline of a lake. A man is using the hatchback of the truck to prepare for fishing, while another man in the...
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Sid on Lake Michigan with a Trout

Date: 05 1973
Description: Sid Boyum holds a catch while out on Lake Michigan aboard a chartered fishing boat with Bay Charter Service out of Sturgeon Bay.
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Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
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Relaxing on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: A young man is enjoying an Old Milwaukee beer while sitting in a broken armchair on frozen Lake Mendota.
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Bill Toman and his Dog

Date: 12 17 1979
Description: Bill Toman playing with his dog, Little Niblet, on an icy walkway at Lake Mendota.
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Seaplane

Date: 1950
Description: A young man wearing jeans and a t-shirt is handling the luggage as two well-dressed women exit a small seaplane. The pilot is watching from inside the plan...
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Bleak November

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe near Birch Point on Little Elkhart Lake. The day is overcast. Around the point is another man in a boat, and...
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Summer Sport

Date: 1952
Description: Close-up of a small sailboat on Pine Lake. The reflections of the sun from the water make an interesting pattern on the sails.
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Ice Fishing

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of ice fishermen on the ice next to a lake. Their paths and footprints make an interesting pattern in the snow.
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Last Light

Date: 1955
Description: Docked sailboats at dusk. There are silhouettes of people standing on the pier in the distance.

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