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Spaight Beach

Date: 1982
Description: Men and women sitting or standing on a sandy beach. A small child is standing on the shoreline in the water. A small group of people is sitting on a grassy...
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Boys Playing in Muddy Sand

Date: 1982
Description: Three young boys playing in a small hole dug into the sand and filled with water. The boy's bodies and swimsuits are covered in muddy sand.
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Buttonhole Camera Negative 1

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Description: Six circular images on a glass plate negative from the Stirn Concealed Vest camera owned by Stanley Hanks. These six images are of young men engaged in out...
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Swimmers at Lake Calhoun

Date: 06 26 1927
Description: A group of three swimmers, two men and one woman, posing on the beach at Lake Calhoun.
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University of Wisconsin-Nebraska Swimming Meet

Date: 12 11 1965
Description: Action shot during the University of Wisconsin, Nebraska swim meet. U.W. students, Robert Blanchard in the foreground and Gil LaCroix, next to him, are sho...
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Pat O'Brien and Bill Marshall

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Description: Pat O'Brien talks with Bill Marshall as they stand on the beach on the set of Knute Rockne All American. O'Brien is wearing a suit coat and dress pa...
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At Kilby Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Six women and girls are reflected in the water as they model their swimming costumes on the beach. Another woman observes from behind. The caption reads: ...
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Harnsward Lodge, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: View across lake towards Harnsward Lodge, with a group of people in bathing suits sitting on the landing of the boathouse. Caption reads: "Harnsward Lodge,...
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Boy at B.B. Clarke Beach

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Description: Close-up of a boy relaxing on a blanket on a hot day at B.B. Clarke Beach.
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Mother with Child at B.B. Clarke Beach

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Description: A mother cuddling her baby in her lap while sitting on a blanket at B.B. Clarke Beach.
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Kids on the Jungle Gym

Date: 1983
Description: View from below of a group of kids playing on the jungle gym at Brittingham Park.
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Boys at the Beach

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Description: Young boys huddling together in Lake Monona at B.B. Clarke Beach.
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The Stuckey Brothers

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Description: Stuckey Brothers floating on an inner tube on Lake Mendota at James Madison Park.
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Woman and Horse in Lake Monona

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Description: Woman leading her white horse through shallow waters in Lake Monona. In the background is the downtown Madison skyline.
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Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is sitting on a lawn and posing with Aqua Form, a local invention.
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Faye Geise with Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is standing outdoors and posing with Aqua Form, a local invention. She is standing on colored gravel next to a building with ...
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Faye Geise with Aqua Form

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Description: Faye Geise, wearing a bikini, is standing and posing with the Aqua Form on her head.
Postcard

High Diving

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Description: View from shoreline of a high diver standing on a platform at the end of a pier on Delavan Lake. People are standing on the pier watching the diver, and a ...
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Sunbathers

Date: 06 2014
Description: Women and men wearing swim suits lying or sitting on the grass in James Madison Park. A man is resting against a tree in the foreground looking out over th...
Postcard

Camp Brosius

Date: 1954
Description: Elevated view towards dock, and a diving platform at Camp Brosius. A sailboat, rowboat and canoes are in the lake. Several people are swimming or standing ...

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