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Chicago Traveling Club at McBride's Point

Date: 07 1875
Description: Chicago Traveling Club encamped at McBride's Point at Maple Bluff on Lake Mendota near Madison. An African American sits at the left foreground with pans ...
Print

Coolidge in Wisconsin

Date: 1928
Description: "Keep Cool with Coolidge in Wisconsin This Summer." A stamp presumably issued by the Outdoor Club of Wisconsin, to promote tourism in northern Wisconsin. I...
Photograph

Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Portrait of Oscar Dary at a fish weighing station.
Map or Atlas

Lakes of Madison Water-Ways Guide

Date: 1968
Description: Shows potential fishing areas by species and season, as well as sand and rock bars, weed beds, public facilities, points of interest, and selected business...
Photograph

Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee

Date: 02 20 1960
Description: A Madison couple, Karen and Larry Slotta, solved the babysitting problem at the Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee on Lake Mendota. They put their 7 1/2 mon...
Photograph

Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee

Date: 02 20 1960
Description: Mike Merkle, left, packs away his catch after weighing in at the annual Yahara Fisherman's Club Percharee on Lake Mendota. With Mike are his sister, Marcia...
Photograph

Madison Service Clubs Olympics

Date: 07 10 1962
Description: Four of the organizers of the Madison Service Clubs Olympics pointing their golf clubs high toward a record turnout for the 1962 event at the Monona Munici...
Photograph

Ice Chippers Go Fishing

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Description: Elevated view of a man sitting in a chair fishing in a bowl of water at an "Ice Chippers" gathering. Next to him is a basket labeled: "Whiskey, Worms, What...
Postcard

View from the Yacht Club

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view looking down towards two piers in Delavan Lake. A group of people, several sailboats and an excursion boat are at the pier on the right. Ther...
Print

Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1953
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in gold ink on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. The cover graphic is humorous play on the fisherman as ...
Print

Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1953
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in black ink on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. Inside text are the poetic details for the Hookeree fi...
Print

Ice Chipper Annual Hookeree Invitation

Date: 1955
Description: Two-fold, imprinted invitation in red ink on off-white card stock to the annual Ice Chipper event. Inside text on the left is a fantasy story by Sid of Her...
Print

Invitation to Ice Chippers Farewell

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The cartoon shows warmly dressed men...
Book or Pamphlet

Ice Chippers Invitation

Date: 1957
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers, an ice fishing club of Gisholt Machine Company, to a farewell dinner for Albert LaGrille. The date of the event is January 17,...
Drawing

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation - Front Cover

Date: 1961
Description: Front of two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering, held on February 28, 1961. The front design is a drawing by Sid of a fisherman walking ...
Drawing

"An Invitation, Automation on Ice!"

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Description: Cartoon of warmly dressed men working on conveyor belt on a frozen lake. Fish on a stringer are being pulled up from a hole in the ice onto the conveyor be...
Drawing

Invitation to Ice Chippers Gathering

Date: 
Description: Invitation for Ice Chippers in black ink, white tempura and blue paint on orange card. It is a drawing of Gene Beckman in a black hooded winter coat, kneel...
Print

Ice Chipper's Annual Invitation

Date: 1961
Description: Two-fold invitation to the Ice Chipper's annual gathering with humorous typewritten text inside that reads in part: "International Conference for 'The Prom...
Photograph

On the Flambeau River

Date: 07 1937
Description: View across water towards a shoreline where men and boys are gathered on the bank of the Flambeau River, with several canoes and rowboats pulled up to the ...

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