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Counterbalance on a Sailboat

Date: 1959
Description: Two boys on the class-C scow sailboat "Bobalong III," with one boy balancing off the side while standing with one leg on the bilge keel.
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Sailing

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Description: Three sailboats on Lake Winnebago, U50 (Eskimo), U7 and J7. Crew members are on the boats. The water is choppy and the sky is cloudy. In the background are...
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The Ashland and Passengers

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Description: The tugboat Ashland with several passengers visible on deck.
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Boy Scouts, Troop #4

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Outdoor group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #4 from South Side Men's Club, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park.
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Boy Scouts, Troop #24

Date: 05 26 1945
Description: Group portrait of Boy Scouts, Troop #24, Explorer Post from Nichols School, at Four Lakes Council Camporee in Olin Park with Lake Monona in the background.
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Outdoor Group Portrait of Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity

Date: 08 19 1941
Description: Group portrait of men and women taken outdoors at 225 Lake Lawn Place, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity, taken for Jack McEhlone. Two men are wearing University ...
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Dane County Tug of War Champions

Date: 08 20
Description: Dane County tug of war champion team, dressed in overalls, with ropes used in competition. The team went to the 1934 Chicago World's Fair.
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Donald Krueger in Burned Motorboat

Date: 07 20 1934
Description: Canoers paddle by to observe Don Krueger standing in the bow of the burned-out "Baby Gar Wood" speedboat after six University of Wisconsin women students w...
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Chanticleer Orchestra on Boat

Date: 06 29 1931
Description: Chanticleer Orchestra, the "Piffles" Jaeger Band with instruments, on lake passenger boat. Band members and guests are: Left to right: Ruth Bourrette, Mrs....
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Women at Grand Regatta

Date: 1877
Description: Women in hats in foreground, with railroad tracks below and sign that says, "Look out for the cars," and "While the bell rings the whistle blows." Very lik...
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Lake City Cornet Band

Date: 05 17 1870
Description: A large group, mainly men, are gathered behind the "Lake City Cornet Band" who are in uniform near a lake shore, possibly Lake Monona. The card was marked ...
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Dedication of Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude Historical Marker

Date: 06 26 1955
Description: Arthur Melster, President of Cambridge Foundation; K.K. Amundson. M.D. of Cambridge; and W.T. Webb of Evinrude Motors, look at the Lake Ripley Ole Evinrude...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Carol Ann Nelson and her sister, Patty, observing the sign stating the hours that lifeguards are on duty at the beach.
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International Model F Ice Truck

Date: 1917
Description: Man loading ice from loading dock with an International Model F (or 31) truck. The truck was operated by the Hudson/Willow River Ice Company. There is a la...
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Grain Binder on a Country Road

Date: 1910
Description: View down road towards a man and a dog standing next to a horse-drawn McCormick grain binder near a lake.
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Madison Soap Box Derby

Date: 07 19 1947
Description: Pierre Slightam, age 13, left, and his brother, Warren, age 11, 427 West Wilson Street, are putting the finishing touches on their Soap Box Derby racers. T...
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Southern Ten Conference Golf Champion

Date: 05 08 1948
Description: Wisconsin High School student Doug Campbell, wearing a letter sweater, is the medalist for the Southern 10 meets.
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Madison Youth Lifeguards

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Art Ensign (left) and Chuck Steele seated in the lifeguard tower at Madison's Lakefront Beach. The City of Madison has placed experienced lifeguards at 8 b...
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Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul East Madison Railroad Station

Date: 1918
Description: A view looking east along East Wilson Street with the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St. Paul East Madison railroad station, 501 East Wilson Street, on the right....
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La Belle House

Date: 1867
Description: A summer resort, situated on the banks of Fowler and La Belle Lakes, in the village of Oconomowoc, thirty miles from Milwaukee on the St. Paul R.R. Men sta...

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