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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two Madison iceboat racers standing by their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Race on Lake Monona. At left is Carl Bernard, skipper, with crewman, Norm Bra...
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Hearst Trophy Iceboat Race

Date: 01 20 1950
Description: Two iceboat racers from Oshkosh, Chuck Nevitt and Jimmy Payton, standing by their iceboat during the Hearst Trophy Race on Lake Monona.
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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 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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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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Large Group of Ice Skaters

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of a large group of ice skaters at River Park. Some of the skaters are formed into a large circle.
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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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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Mike Wagner, age 77, is shown "loaded down" with ice fishing equipment on Lake Mendota.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Russ Bartholomew, left, and "Bud" Bond ice fish on Lake Mendota.
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Ice Fishing on Lake Mendota

Date: 01 19 1951
Description: Glen Dickerson of Sauk City ice fishes on Lake Mendota while sitting in front of a windbreak made of a grain binder apron.
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Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
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1951 Madison Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 28 1951
Description: Group portrait of the boys' and girls' 1951 Madison speed skating champions in the midget, cub, junior, intermediate, and senior divisions.

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