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Swimming Race at Camp Wakanda

Date: 1923
Description: Boys line up on pier for swimming race at Camp Wakanda.
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Women in Synchronized Swimming Formation

Date: 05 12 1927
Description: Elevated view of University of Wisconsin-Madison Dolphin Club women in the Lathrop swimming pool in a synchronized swimming formation.
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Theta Chi Fraternity Members in front of Boathouse

Date: 1920
Description: Theta Chi fraternity members standing on the pier in front of the Lake Mendota Boathouse located at the foot of North Carroll Street. The boathouse was des...
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First Girls Party on Beach

Date: 09 07 1927
Description: Women employees of Thordarson? in bathing suits on the beach during the First Girls Party to Rock Island.
Poster

Safety Goggles Reminder

Date: 1920
Description: Industrial safety poster or sign featuring pin-up girls. The poster reminds factory workers to wear their safety goggles. The poster reads: "O Baby! Can yo...
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Taylor Boys in Bathing Suits

Date: 1924
Description: Three Taylor brothers pose in a line wearing bathing suits. Behind them is a cottage and a lake. The shadow of the photographer can be seen on the lawn.
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Mary Brandel and Friend with Car

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel and a friend pose on the sideboard of a parked car in what appear to be bathing suits. They are near a drive near a small building on the left...
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Brandel Women and Friend in Bathing Suits

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel, her mother, and a friend pose together wearing bathing suits. Trees and a lake are behind them, and the shadow of the photographer can be see...
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Mary Brandel and Friends on a Pier

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel, right, in bathing cap, poses with two friends on a pier to which a rowboat is moored. They are all wearing bathing suits. The far shoreline o...
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Man Diving into Mississippi River

Date: 1925
Description: A man diving off a pier into the Mississippi River. Another man is swimming in the water, while other men and boys are standing on the floating pier.
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Bathing Beauties on a Car

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel and a friend sit on the front of a car. They are wearing bathing suits. A road and fence are on the left.
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Bathing Beauties and Max

Date: 06 1927
Description: Two young women in bathing suits pose on a pier. Max the dog sits in a small wood boat sitting on the pier. The far shoreline can be seen in the background...
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Children in Park with Swimming Area

Date: 06 1925
Description: Children dressed in bathing suits at a small park with a swimming place. A garden is in the foreground.
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Swimming at the Beach

Date: 1920
Description: Men, women, and children swim in the water between two docks. Children in the foreground play with a flotation device.
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Playland Picnic Grove and Beach

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the Playland picnic grove and beach, both crowded with people. A large ship, pavilions and outbuildings are in the background. Caption rea...
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Playland -- The Bathing Beach

Date: 1928
Description: People sunbathe on the beach at Playland while others swim in the surf. A turreted building decorated with flags is in the background. Caption reads: "The...
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Playland Beach and Boardwalk

Date: 1928
Description: Elevated view of the beach and boardwalk at Playland, crowded with people walking on the boardwalk, sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. The be...
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Bathers on the Beach

Date: 1920
Description: A rowboat rests on the sand at a beach while sunbathers gather around umbrellas set up nearby. A boardwalk and several buildings are in in the background.
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The Beach Health Class

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view of men, women and children standing in long rows along the beach, with fingers touching their shoulders, caught in the middle of an exercise ...
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Swimming and Playing on the Shore

Date: 1920
Description: Elevated view across water towards couples, adults, and children sunbathing on the beach and wading in the water. In the distance is an establishment with ...

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