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Filter: Creator Name of Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972
| Date: | 08 10 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Preston E. "Sandy" McNall Jr. holds her young son, Bruce, while on a beach. The McNalls are from West Lafayette, Indiana and are spending the summer a... |
| Date: | 08 16 1950 |
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| Description: | A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach. |
| Date: | 08 22 1950 |
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| Description: | Beach scene at Lake Ripley showing three young women under an umbrella. |
| Date: | 07 27 1952 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of winners in the annual Madison swimming championships gathered at B.B. Clarke beach. |
| Date: | 07 09 1953 |
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| Description: | View of the pier at B.B. Clarke on Lake Monona, scene of the Madison city swim meet. |
| Date: | 07 10 1953 |
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| Description: | Anne Fakler, left, and Nancy Wynn poise for a practice swim during the city swim meet at B.B. Clarke beach on Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 06 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Sally Smith directs a group of beginning boy swimmers during swimming lessons at Lake Wingra. |
| Date: | 06 08 1953 |
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| Description: | Instructor Mary Pew shows arm movements to a girls swim class during swimming lessons at Lake Wingra. |
| Date: | 07 09 1953 |
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| Description: | A group of nine girls test the water of Lake Wingra prior to beginning a swimming lesson. |
| Date: | 07 28 1953 |
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| Description: | Seated on the lifeguard's tower at the Maple Bluff swimming beach is Jerry Nesbit and Judy Kayser. Standing on the pier is Dick Ela. They are attending the... |
| Date: | 08 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the first place winners of the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke beach. |
| Date: | 08 01 1954 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the winners of the diving competition at the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke beach. Front row, left to right: Tia Nelson, D... |
| Date: | 07 21 1957 |
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| Description: | Twenty of the winners in the swimming events in the annual city meet are posing in swim suits at B.B. Clark beach on Spaight Street. In the front row are C... |
| Date: | 07 24 1960 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of champions in the Madison city swimming meet finals, each one a winner of one or more events. |
| Date: | 07 27 1960 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 06 16 1953 |
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| Description: | View of a crowd of people, mostly in swimsuits, at what might be Vilas Beach on Lake Wingra. There is a concession stand in a building in the background. A... |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Karen Jeffs of Alberta, Canada, plays in the sand at Vilas Park. |
| Date: | 08 03 1953 |
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| Description: | Tom Carroll and his son Alan play in the water at the Vilas Park beach. |
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