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Lake Geneva

Date: 07 05 1933
Description: View from beach of people swimming. Some are standing in the sand, and some are on the diving pier out in the water. On the left is part of a water slide.
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Toy Sailboat

Date: 1927
Description: Edward Schmidt Petersen sails a toy boat in the shallow waters near the shore of Geneva Lake at Black Point. There is a chair and another child in the fore...
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Rafting

Date: 1930
Description: Conrad William Petersen poles a raft in the shallow water of Geneva Lake along the shore at Black Point. His younger brother, William Otto Petersen rides a...
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William F. and Conrad Petersen

Date: 1926
Description: William F. Petersen holds his son Conrad in the waters of Geneva Lake off the shore of Black Point. There are sailboats in the background.
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Conrad Petersen

Date: 1926
Description: Conrad Petersen steps off the pier onto the shore at Black Point Estate. A small boat is moored to the shore in the background under a tree trunk leaning ...
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Riviera on Geneva Lake

Date: 08 31 2014
Description: Elevated view of adults and children on the sandy beach of Geneva Lake. Many of the people are sitting on colorful beach towels, shaded by umbrellas. Other...
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Water Skiing on Lake Geneva

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Description: View across water towards a man and woman sitting in a motor boat, which is towing another man and woman water skiing behind it.
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Slalom Water Skiing

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Description: A young woman is sitting in the back of a motorboat watching a man slalom skiing just behind her.
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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,...
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Geneva Lake Bathing Beach

Date: 1922
Description: Several people in bathing suits and casual wear are relaxing on a beach and in the water at a Geneva Lake beach. Several people are also sitting behind a r...

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