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Windsled "Hurricane Hazel"

Date: 1946
Description: Windsled "Hurricane Hazel" on Chequamegon. One man is sitting in the windsled, Another man is standing on the ice.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Labyrinth

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival labyrinth. There are spectators on the bridge overlooking the ice labyrinth.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Royal Family Leaving Palace

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Royal family leaving ice palace in their equipage. Crowds are milling about.
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St. Paul Ice Carnival, Ice Figure on Third Street

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Description: St. Paul Ice Carnival. Night view of ice figure on Third Street.
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Interstate Highway Bridge Construction

Date: 1960
Description: Excavation for bridge column footings for the Mirror Lake Bridge.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park watching I.E. Karsten demonstrating his figure skating technique. Pictured left to right: Richard ...
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two young charter members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nelson, and...
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Five Fire Fighters

Date: 1931
Description: A small group of four fighters and one of their bosses are standing amid burned remnants from a fire. One man is holding a fire hose that is spraying water...
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Men and Rocks by a River

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Description: Three men are standing among rocks on the shore of the river. Snow is on the ground, and in the background are buildings along a hill.
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Toboggan Slide and Skating Rink

Date: 1918
Description: A toboggan slide and skating rink next to a large building.
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U.S. Hospital and Army Headquarters

Date: 1918
Description: View across snowy ground towards the United States hospital and Army Headquarters for American forces deployed as a part of the Allied Intervention in Nort...
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View of Pinega Settlement

Date: 1918
Description: View over frozen expanse, probably the Pinega River, of the Pinega settlement in northern Russia. Buildings and a windmill are along the shoreline.
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Pinega Settlement

Date: 1918
Description: View over frozen expanse, probably the Pinega River, of the Pinega settlement in northern Russia. There are many wooden structures and dwellings along a lo...
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Village North of Pinega

Date: 1918
Description: View across what is probably a frozen river covered with snow towards a village surrounded by a fence north of the Pinega settlement in northern Russia.
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View of the City of Archangel

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of Archangel [Archangelsk], Russia. There are pedestrians on the snowy street below. Buildings and dwellings line the streets. In the backgro...
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Railroad and Supply Junction

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of a series of three rows of large buildings, possibly used to store supplies. There are railroad tracks alongside each of the buildings. Sno...
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Compound

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of an Allied compound in northern Russia. There are a series of railroad tracks that are leading away from the coast. In the far distance are...
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Madison South Siders Hockey Team

Date: 02 17 1961
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the South Siders hockey team who will be playing for the championship of the Wisconsin State Bantam League Tournament. The member...
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Ice Cutters

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Description: A large group of ice cutters posing for a portrait. They are holding a variety of implements and are sitting and standing on blocks of ice. Fence and build...
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Black River near North Water Street

Date: 1911
Description: View from bridge across river towards a town along the shoreline. Location identified as showing German Hill and showing North Water Street before 1911.

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