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On a Free Run

Date: 08 1925
Description: The Senta II, right, leads the Deltox, of Oshkosh, in one of the races at the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta at Lake Geneva. Both b...
Photograph

Boat Track

Date: 09 1928
Description: A view looking down the boat track at the Lake Geneva Yacht Club, with the clubhouse on the right and the lake in the background. There are several sailboa...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 03 19 1929
Description: The Lake Geneva Yacht Club, originally a residence, sits on the shore of Geneva Lake. A description of the photograph written by Ernst Schmidt reads, "The ...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
Description: Two-story wood frame house sitting on a small rise on the shore of Geneva Lake. There are hoods over the windows and a single-story front porch with simple...
Photograph

Lake Geneva Yacht Club

Date: 01 1927
Description: A side and rear view of the Cook house overlooking Geneva Lake. The main structure is a two-story frame building with an exposed basement. There is a smal...
Photograph

Clubhouse

Date: 08 16 1928
Description: A rear view of the clubhouse of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club. Formerly the Cook house, the building was remodeled in 1927 to accommodate the club. The buildi...
Photograph

Loading the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Men use a derrick to lift a racing yacht from its trailer, obscured by the derrick's winch, onto the car on the tracks leading to Geneva Lake. The boat was...
Photograph

Working on the Boat

Date: 08 1928
Description: Members of the crew work on the bottom of a class C boat before the Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The Lake Geneva Yacht Club clubhouse is in th...
Book or Pamphlet

Swan Dive

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of two divers in mid-air as other young men watch from the pier at the Y.M.C.A. camp on Geneva Lake. A sailboat is moored to the pier, which...
Photograph

At the Dock

Date: 08 1932
Description: Crews work on their boats at the dock of the Lake Geneva Yacht Club after one of the races of the 1932 Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta. The tent f...
Postcard

Invitation

Date: 1942
Description: Printed invitation announcing a meeting of the Lake Geneva Garden Club to be held at the home of Mrs. Alfred F. Madlener. It features a stylized drawing of...
Photograph

Wisconsin's First School for the Deaf Historic Marker

Date: 1969
Description: Possibly the officers of the Wisconsin Chapter of the Junior National Association of the Deaf sitting in front of the historical marker documenting Wiscons...
Postcard

View from the Yacht Club

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view looking down towards two piers in Delavan Lake. A group of people, several sailboats and an excursion boat are at the pier on the right. Ther...
Postcard

Lodge at Racine Scout Camp

Date: 
Description: View towards a two-story log lodge. Caption reads: "Lodge at Racine Scout Camp, Elkhorn, Wis."
Postcard

Administration Building, Y.M.C.A. Camp

Date: 
Description: View across driveway towards a building with a front porch on a hill, with trees and flowering bushes flanking the stairs leading up to the entrance. Capti...
Postcard

On the Knoll, Summer Encampment, Young Men's Christian Association College

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Description: View of tents along a dirt road at the YMCA College summer camp. Each tent is raised up on platforms, with steps up to the entrance. A woman and children a...
Postcard

Y.M.C.A. Building

Date: 1906
Description: View across driveway towards the YMCA building, with red brick with a gabled roof. Caption reads: "Y.M.C.A. Bldg., Lake Geneva, Wis."
Postcard

Boating and Bathing at Young Men's Christian Association Camp

Date: 1909
Description: Color illustration of boys swimming and sailing in Lake Geneva. Caption reads: "Boating and Bathing at Young Men's Christian Association Camp, Lake Geneva,...
Postcard

Masonic Temple

Date: 11 21 1914
Description: Text on front reads: "Masonic Temple, Whitewater, Wis." A view of the facade and side of a Masonic temple. Four columns support the two-story porch on the ...
Postcard

Athletic Field, Young Men's Christian Association Camp

Date: 08 01 1911
Description: Text on front reads: "The Athletic Field, Young Men's Christian Association Camp. Lake Geneva, Wis." A group of young men exercise on on a large athletic f...

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