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University of Wisconsin-Madison Boathouse

Date: 1898
Description: View from frozen Lake Mendota of boathouse on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. The Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) is behind the boathouse. Two ice...
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Northwestern Ice Yachting Association Ice Regatta

Date: 01 18 1952
Description: View of iceboats on Lake Monona for the Northwestern Ice Yachting Association ice regatta with downtown Madison buildings in the background.
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Iceboats

Date: 1900
Description: Forest Middleton poses with his sled as his father, William, works with an iceboat behind him on frozen Lake Monona. There are other iceboats and boathouse...
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Ice Boat Regatta

Date: 01 16 1965
Description: Two class A iceboats, sailed by Jack Ripp and Bob Brockel, racing on Lake Mendota. They were participating in the Wisconsin Stern Steering Association rega...
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Aero-Sled Iceboat on Lake Monona

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Description: A man dressed in winter clothes is standing behind an Aero-Sled iceboat, which has a motor and a propeller on the back. The boat is near the Lake Monona sh...
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Winter Skyline from across Lake Monona

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Description: A winter's scene of ice boats on Lake Monona, with the Madison skyline featuring Monona Terrace and the Wisconsin State Capitol in the distance.
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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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Princess III in Action

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Description: Caption on front reads: "Princess III in Action". A view across the lake towards the Princess III on Lake Monona with the Fauerbach Brewery in the b...

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