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Man in Reeds

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Description: At Big Muskegan Wind. In a marsh part of a lake, a man in waders is bent over among the reeds. In the background are three people in a boat, with one perso...
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University of Wisconsin - University Bay

Date: 04 1896
Description: View from Chi Psi porch on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Picnic Point is stretching towards the right in the far background. There appears to...
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Jaws of the Dells

Date: 1910
Description: View from bank of the Wisconsin River of the Jaws of the Dells in winter. Snow is on the ground and ice lines the shoreline.
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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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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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Lake Superior Ice Covered Shoreline

Date: 1934
Description: Three men standing on frozen Lake Superior in front of ice covered shoreline.
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. Men are standing on the bridge in front of the locomotive. There is snow on the...
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Passenger Train on Railroad Bridge

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Description: View from shoreline of a passenger train on a railroad bridge over a river. There is snow on the ground and ice on the river.
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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking south at members of the Hotz family ice skating on an improvised rink at their Glencoe home.
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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of members of the Hotz family skating on an improvised rink in the yard of their Glencoe home, 1072 Sheridan Road. A porch is visible on the ...
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Newport Sawmill

Date: 1925
Description: Logs are stacked beside a sawmill in a winter landscape. The mill has a tall smokestack and stands near the shore.
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Spearing Fish in Winter

Date: 1884
Description: Small group of Native Americans spearing fish through ice on a river. Mountains can be seen in the background.
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Two Men with Scout II

Date: 1971
Description: Two men are standing at the back of a blue Scout II with blue topper in a field with snow and ice on the ground. They are wearing hunting jackets and hats,...
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Highway Bridge

Date: 01 06 1958
Description: View from snowy shoreline of Highway Bridge, the east approach. The lake is frozen. Just beyond the shoreline a boat is moored at a landing, and an automob...
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Kishwaukee River Viewed Eastward

Date: 11 27 2014
Description: Slightly elevated view of snow-covered trees lining both banks of the Kishwaukee River. In the distance the river is bending to the right. The ground is co...
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Kishwaukee River Viewed Westward

Date: 11 27 2014
Description: Slightly elevated view of trees along the banks of the Kishwaukee River. Snow is on the ground and tree branches. Ice is along the shoreline on the right.
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Winter Sculpture

Date: 1948
Description: View across grass towards a tree on the shore of Lake Michigan which has accumulated ice from the waves and spray.

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