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Fishing Early in the Morning

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Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Superior

Date: 1942
Description: Two men and two boys standing on ice in front of a windsled. All four are holding lake trout.
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Docking Ferry Boat in December

Date: 12 1948
Description: Two men docking a ferry boat at La Pointe in December. Ferry service closed two days after this photograph was taken.
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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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Iceboating at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 09 1878
Description: Illustration by N.A. Greenback of ice-skaters and iceboats featuring the new Poughkeepsie design of pivoting runners. A key at the bottom of the image iden...
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Grafton Viaduct

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Description: View across field towards the railroad bridge, seen with the construction almost completed. A man is standing in the middle of the bridge, and two or three...
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George Malone on Lake Michigan

Date: 1910
Description: George Malone and his camera in front of an ice formation on the Milwaukee (Bayview) shoreline of Lake Michigan.
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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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Group Posing on Ice Skates

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with four women, a man and a child, all well-dressed, posing on the ice wearing ice skates. Other skaters are behind them. Caption reads: "Syl...
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Foundation Piles and Concrete Forms at East End of Power Dam

Date: 03 03 1912
Description: Two women and a man posing among the timber pilings near the east shore of the river. Wooden concrete forms and two buildings are in the background.
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Brush Mats Used to Prevent Sand Washing Away at Power Dam

Date: 02 08 1913
Description: A winter view with workers posing with brush mats at the power dam construction site. The gate guides and high trestle form the background.
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Winter Ice Damage on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: A child, possibly Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones, stands near the wreckage of a wooden structure caused by ice break-up on Lake Monona.
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Winter Iceboat on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones and his mother, Georgia Lloyd Jones, look at an iceboat on frozen Lake Monona. Houses along the north shore are in the backgrou...
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Winter Sledding on Lake Monona

Date: 1918
Description: A woman pulls Richard "Dick" Lloyd Jones on a sled across the ice on Lake Monona. Two other women stand on either side, and houses on the shoreline are in ...
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West High School Hockey Team

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Group portrait of the undefeated West High School hockey team in uniform with hockey sticks posing on the ice at a rink outdoors.
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Men working on construction of dormitories on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Construction works are on top of a partially constructed frame an...
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Dutton and Wheeler's Iceboat

Date: 03 08 1896
Description: Three men stand near a large iceboat owned by Dutton and Wheeler on Lake Mendota.
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Skaters on Lake Mendota

Date: 1890
Description: View in winter from Lake Mendota of skaters near shoreline of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building...
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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two iceboaters race their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race on Lake Monona. Bill Mattison is the man on the right.

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