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Olson's Store at Crescent Park

Date: 08 1927
Description: A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental.
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Barrel Race on the Lake

Date: 06 26 1909
Description: Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f...
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Horse-Drawn Mower on Park or Estate Grounds

Date: 1899
Description: A male grounds keeper is driving a horse-drawn mower down a path on a park or estate grounds. Another man is leaning against a slender tree. Both men are w...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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Madison's Vilas Park Beach

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
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Syl at Soldier's Home with Aunt Helen

Date: 07 30 1899
Description: View across pond of Syl at Soldiers Home with aunt Helen standing on a landing near a boat and a flagpole. There is a large group of people gathered around...
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Rowboats in Small Lake

Date: 06 09 1901
Description: View across water of rowboats and canoes on small lake, perhaps Lake Park. On the far shoreline a large crowd is gathered, and on a hill behind them a buil...
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Cypress Gardens

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Description: View from shoreline toward two men and a woman seated in a boat, traveling through the water at Cypress Gardens.
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Casino Park

Date: 1910
Description: Three men in a rowboat boating beneath an ivy-covered stone bridge in a park.
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Chautauqua Park

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Description: View down pier, with people standing at the end, and two sailboats in the water, with the one on the left manned by two men. There is an excursion boat doc...
Map or Atlas

Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta

Date: 1930
Description: The back of the pictorial map titled Recreational Map of Glacier National Park, Montana: Waterton Lakes National Park, Alberta. 14 panels of text and photo...
Photograph

Scene in Bradley Park

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Description: Elevated ciew of Bradley Park, named in 1910 after the consolidation of 105 acres previously referred to as Prospect Point and Hog's Back. A man observes m...
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Fishin's Good at Golden Rule Park

Date: 1927
Description: View from shoreline of a pair of men fishing in a lake. Another rowboat is tied at a pier in the foreground. On the far shoreline are cottages and trees.
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Monona Lake Assembly at Olin Park

Date: 1890
Description: View from pier of groups of people walking along a Lake Monona dock and on the walkway to the shore. On the right is an excursion boat with a United States...
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Lake Waubesa at Crescent Park

Date: 1927
Description: View across water towards a boy standing on a pier on Lake Waubesa. There are boats docked at the water's edge and a group of children and adults are on th...
Postcard

Hilgen Spring Park

Date: 
Description: Hand-colored view along shoreline of people posing in a rowboat near a boathouse. Other people are leaning against a railing and standing near a boathouse....
Postcard

Bridge at Lake Park

Date: 
Description: Elevated view of the Lake Park foot bridge, with women and children standing on it. A couple is in a rowboat below the bridge. Caption reads: "The Bridge, ...
Postcard

The Locks, Tenney Park and Lake Mendota

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Description: View of the locks at Tenney Park where Lake Mendota meets the Yahara River. A boat with five people is passing through the canal. Caption reads: "The Locks...
Postcard

Landing at Esther Beach

Date: 1916
Description: View of the dock at Esther Beach, Lake Monona. People are sitting in boats moored along the pier near the shoreline. Caption reads: "Landing at Esther Beac...
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Brotherly Love

Date: 01 1977
Description: A boy is blowing warm air on his little brother's hands to warm them up. They are standing on ice at James Madison Park. In the background are boats pulled...

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