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Visiting the Glacier at Grindewald, Switzerland

Date: 1906
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith and family view the glacier at Grindewald during their European tour.
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Women Ice Skating

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Description: Three women wearing large hats ice skating together on a pond.
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Iceboat on Lake

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Description: Group of people with an iceboat on a frozen lake (possibly Lake Michigan).
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Madison Toories

Date: 02 18 1953
Description: Members of the Madison Toories, the women's auxilliary of the Madison Curling Club, pose with their brooms and stones. Left to right: Frances Sanford, Char...
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Crowd Ice Skating in Park

Date: 1915
Description: Crowd ice skating in a park, possibly Kosciuszko Park.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured are Mrs. H.A. (Winifred) Balsley, vice-president (left), and Mrs. Alan (Jessie) Nels...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees fra...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: A well-dressed woman with a walking stick stands on ice at the partially frozen Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tr...
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Syl and Aunt Helen on Gully Bridge

Date: 12 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen lean on a wooden hand rail on Gully bridge. Behind them is a lake with ice and snow. A large factory-like building is visible in the dis...
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Helen Viktora and Magdalen Viktora ice fish on Lake Mendota.
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Madison Toories Curling Auxilary

Date: 12 03 1951
Description: Esther Onstad releases the "stone" on the curling court. Onstad is a member of the Madison Toories, a women's curling group.
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Madison Toories Curling Auxilary

Date: 12 03 1951
Description: Marion Cottrell, left, and Mildred Solheim, right, holding brooms on the curling rink. The women are "skips" for opposing teams of the Madison Toories, a w...
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Madison Toories Curling Auxilary

Date: 12 03 1951
Description: Mrs. Stephen Resan of Route 1 (left) and Agnes Gurney "sweep a stone" on a curling rink. The women are members of the Madison Toories, a women's curling gr...
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Bill Owens Curling Rink of Portage

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Bill Owens and Mr. and Mrs. William Mohr, members of the Bill Owens curling rink of Portage, posing at the second annual mixed bonspiel sponso...
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John Rogers Curling Rink of Portage

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. John Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Frank Kimball, members of the John Rogers curling rink of Portage, posing at the second annual mixed bonspiel spo...
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Deane Woody Curling Rink of Madison

Date: 01 04 1952
Description: Mr. and Mrs. Deane Woody and Mr. and Mrs. D.B. Sanford, members of the Deane Woody curling rink of Madison, posing at the second annual mixed bonspiel spon...
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Iceboat Owners Prepare for Hearst Trophy Challenge

Date: 01 29 1953
Description: Examining the sails of the iceboat the "Mary B" are Jim Lunder, at left, and Mary Ann Bernard, center, and Carl Bernard, right. Mr. Lunder is skipper and p...
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Divisional Skating Champions Crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Divisional Skating Champions crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet at Vilas Park.
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Pat Gibson Wins National Outdoor Speed Skating Championship

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Pat Gibson, a University of Wisconsin student, wins the National Senior Women's Speed Skating Title for the second successive year.
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Out on the Bering Sea

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Description: View of a dogsled with a female passenger, with the driver posed on a large formation behind her..

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