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Police Women on the Beach

Date: 1922
Description: Caption below the illustration reads, "ON A CHICAGO BEACH in 1922 policewomen, patrolling the sands on behalf of morality, confront three offenders." Two p...
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Child at Terry Andrae State Park

Date: 1938
Description: Small child standing on the shoreline of a sandy beach, looking out at the waves, at Terry Andrae State Park on Lake Michigan.
Map or Atlas

Map of Superior Wisconsin Showing Main Roads and a Few Points of Interest

Date: 1932
Description: This map of Superior shows many points of interests including camping, fair grounds, docks, tourist attractions, lakes, roads, and waterways.
Photograph

Beach at Ravenswood, Hotel Kilbourn

Date: 1927
Description: The Ravenswood beach on the Wisconsin River. A man is piloting an excursion boat as it is pulling away from the shoreline. Two rowboats are pulled up on th...
Photograph

Bathing Beach, Walmar Lodge

Date: 1926
Description: Beach on the Wisconsin River. There is a group of bathers in the water, and a group of tourists on a nearby rock. A steamboat is passing by in the distance...
Photograph

Greetings from "Roll-Inn" at the Dells

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Description: A collection of images from Nettland's Roll Inn and other sites around the Dells including: the Narrows, Stand Rock, Lone Rock, and the beach at Lake Delto...
Photograph

Bathing Beach Pine Glen Properties

Date: 1931
Description: View along shoreline of a bathing beach on the Wisconsin River at Pine Glen Properties. Bathers on sitting on the beach on the left. Four more people are s...
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Bathing Beach at Ravenswood Hotel

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Description: View from the water of the beach at the Ravenswood Hotel. A group of people are in the water and along the shoreline. There is a tour boat tied up along th...
Postcard

Greetings from Walmar Lodge

Date: 1927
Description: Photographic postcard with views of Walmar Lodge, with two cottages and the Wisconsin River as seen from the lodge. Caption reads: "Greetings from Walmar L...
Print

Chicago & North Western Railway "Minneapolis" Menu

Date: 1889
Description: Menu from the Dining Car "Minneapolis" on the Chicago & North Western Railway, with an illustration of a child in shorts, a loose top, and a bonnet standin...
Photograph

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

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Description: White sand and breaking waves along the beach at Terry Andrae State Park.
Photograph

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

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Description: Beach at Terry Andrae State Park. There is a wooden boardwalk in the foreground.
Photograph

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

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Description: View along shoreline showing the wide sandy swimming beach along Lake Michigan at Terry Andrae State Park. Two people are on the shoreline.
Photograph

Terry Andrae State Park Beach

Date: 
Description: The bathhouse and wooden boardwalks at the swimming beach, Terry Andrae State Park.
Photograph

Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 24 1960
Description: Group portrait of champions in the Madison city swimming meet finals, each one a winner of one or more events.
Photograph

We Saw You . . . at ESBMA Picnic at Olbrich Park

Date: 07 27 1960
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...
Photograph

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...
Photograph

Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

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

Summer Scenes at Madison Parks and Beaches

Date: 08 03 1953
Description: Tom Carroll and his son Alan play in the water at the Vilas Park beach.
Map or Atlas

Milwaukee Welcomes You!

Date: 1956
Description: Intended for tourists, this brochure features a map of Milwaukee's central business district as well as general information about parking, beaches and othe...

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