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Postcard

Pier Landing, From Tourist Campsite, Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1917
Description: Colorized postcard of the pier landing as seen from the tourist camp site in Devil's Lake State Park. People are strolling on the dock, a boat is docked, w...
Photograph

Bathing on Dock at Memorial Park

Date: 1935
Description: Boys and girls wearing bathing suits standing, swimming, or diving off of a large wooden dock into Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior on the beach at Memorial ...
Photograph

Diving Tower at Lake Gogebic

Date: 1938
Description: View looking at people on the dock and diving tower on Lake Gogebic. Two boats are tied to the dock and buildings and trees are visible on the other side ...
Photograph

Woman About to Dive

Date: 1920
Description: A woman dressed in a bathing suit, shoes and cap is about to dive off of a pier into the water. A rowboat is tethered on the right. Trees can be seen on th...
Photograph

Steamboat Quincy Sinking in the Mississippi River

Date: 1906
Description: Group of people stand on pier near the Diamond Jo line steamboat Quincy, sunk in 1906. It was raised and renamed the J.S. There are men on th...
Book or Pamphlet

Swan Dive

Date: 1905
Description: Halftone print of two divers in mid-air as other young men watch from the pier at the Y.M.C.A. camp on Geneva Lake. A sailboat is moored to the pier, which...
Photograph

A Somersault from the Boat

Date: 08 1905
Description: Alfred Holt is in the middle of doing a somersault from the boat into Archibald Lake. Standing in the water and watching Alfred are, from left to right: Ca...
Postcard

Summer Sports at Northernaire

Date: 08 22 1955
Description: Text on front reads: "Summer Sports at Northernarie, Three Lakes, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Northernarie Hotel and Spa. Three Lakes, Wis. Truly one of Ameri...

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