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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Iceboats line up on Lake Monona for the Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race. Shown are Madison iceboats "Fritz" and "Mary B," and Oshkosh iceboats "Penguin" and "Fl...
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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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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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Ice Slide at Truax Field

Date: 02 23 1950
Description: Children play on an ice slide created by two residents of the barracks apartments at Truax Field. A swing set is in the background.
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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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Ice Truck Wreck

Date: 03 24 1950
Description: An ice truck is lying overturned on Highways 12-13 after encountering a patch of ice near Club Chanticleer west of Middleton. The truck and load of ice ove...
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Jones Island

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Description: Elevated view of Jones Island fishing community in Milwaukee Harbor. Several shacks are visible as well as many fishing nets on net rollers. Ice on the wat...
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Tug Boat in Frozen Lake Minnetonka

Date: 1939
Description: View of a tug boat docked on frozen Lake Minnetonka. The boat was powered by an International PD-80 power unit and bears signage reading "Priscilla" and "....
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Lake Mendota in Winter

Date: 12 20 1961
Description: Elevated view from hill over boathouse of frozen Lake Mendota during the wintertime. Taken from the Wisconsin Center building.
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Northwest View of Bridge from Icy Shoreline

Date: 12 12 1975
Description: Northwest view from 9th Street of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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Steamboat and Miles Glacier

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Description: Miles Glacier and a steamboat on the Copper River.
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Ice Breakup

Date: 1905
Description: Two men stand near giant chunks of snowy ice which is breaking up on the Yukon River, outside of Dawson, Yukon Territory, Canada.
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Minnehaha Falls during Winter

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Description: Stereograph of Minnehaha Falls at wintertime, including trees covered with ice. Text at bottom reads: "Among the Bluff Scenery of the Upper Mississippi. 49...
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Jack Frost's Aquarium

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Description: Stereograph of fish in the icy "Jack Frost's Aquarium." Text at right: "Wanderings Among the Wonders and Beauties of Wisconsin Scenery."
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Winter View

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Description: Stereograph of a winter view of a snowy landscape with ice-covered trees.
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Syl and Will on Riverbank

Date: 03 1901
Description: Syl and Will stand on ice covered rocks on a riverbank near some trees. Snow is on the ground and a house and bridge are in the background.
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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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Snow and Ice Along Shoreline

Date: 1905
Description: Elevated winter scene with Sylvester Dankoler (b. 1895) standing on ice and mounds of snow near a broken pier along a shoreline. The shadow of the photogra...
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Crowd with Excursion Boat

Date: 01 20 1901
Description: A crowd gathers at Milwaukee Harbor standing on ice around the Julius Goll Jr. excursion boat.
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Speed Skater Patricia Gibson

Date: 01 16 1951
Description: State champion speed skater Patricia "Pat" Gibson of Madison poses on the ice of Monona Bay while wearing a skating outfit.

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