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Dickey Chapelle Covering Operation Inland Seas

Date: 07 1959
Description: Dickey Chapelle, photographer, on the same Milwaukee beach where she learned to swim as a young girl. She was covering "Operation Inland Seas" celebrating ...
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Bradford Beach

Date: 06 21 1957
Description: View along shoreline of crowded Bradford beach.
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Children's Picnic at the Beach

Date: 1950
Description: Woman with children grilling hot dogs and wieners at the beach.
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Chulew Family Swimming at Schwartz's Resort

Date: 1959
Description: Chulew family (from left): Marcia, Natalie, and Manny at Schwartz's Resort.
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Madison's Vilas Park Beach

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
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Beach at Lake Ripley

Date: 08 22 1950
Description: Beach scene at Lake Ripley showing three young women under an umbrella.
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 27 1952
Description: Group portrait of winners in the annual Madison swimming championships gathered at B.B. Clarke beach.
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Madison Swim Meet

Date: 07 09 1953
Description: View of the pier at B.B. Clarke on Lake Monona, scene of the Madison city swim meet.
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Madison Swim Meet

Date: 07 10 1953
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.
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Swimming Lessons at Lake Wingra

Date: 06 08 1953
Description: Sally Smith directs a group of beginning boy swimmers during swimming lessons at Lake Wingra.
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Swimming Lessons at Lake Wingra

Date: 06 08 1953
Description: Instructor Mary Pew shows arm movements to a girls swim class during swimming lessons at Lake Wingra.
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Swimming Lessons at Lake Wingra

Date: 07 09 1953
Description: A group of nine girls test the water of Lake Wingra prior to beginning a swimming lesson.
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Mendota Yacht Club Beachcombers Party

Date: 07 28 1953
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...
Postcard

Greetings from Green Bay, Wisconsin

Date: 1957
Description: Large Letter style postcard for Green Bay depicting various scenes in the letters that spell the name of the city. Caption reads: "Greetings from Green Bay...
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Madison City Swimming Meet

Date: 08 01 1954
Description: Group portrait of the first place winners of the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke beach.
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 08 01 1954
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...
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 21 1957
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...
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Beach Scene

Date: 06 16 1953
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...
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Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

Date: 08 03 1953
Description: Karen Jeffs of Alberta, Canada, plays in the sand at Vilas Park.

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