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Girl Falls Through the Ice on Lake Wingra Lagoon

Date: 01 12 1952
Description: Carol Jean Brown, the six-year-old daughter of Donald and Eugenia Brown, 2917 Monroe Street, fell through the ice on the Lake Wingra lagoon near Arbor Driv...
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Winners of Divisional Titles in Madison Speed Skating Meet

Date: 02 17 1952
Description: Six new records were established in the Madison speed skating finals. Pictured left to right are skaters who led their divisions in the annual city champio...
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Ice Skater

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with a man wearing ice skates, bowler hat, and warm gloves, probably standing on Lake Mendota.
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Iceboats on Lake Crystal

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Description: People use five iceboats on frozen Lake Crystal.
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Eymard Seminary Ice Hockey

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Description: A group of boys from Eymard Seminary wearing ice skates and winter dress while holding hockey sticks.
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K-5 Truck Hauling Logs

Date: 03 1941
Description: An International K-5 truck drives on a snow-covered hillside road in Eagle Lake, Ontario, Canada to deliver cut logs.
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Iceboat

Date: 1953
Description: Jim Lunder and another man dressed in heavy winter clothing sit on the iceboat "Fritz" on frozen Lake Monona (?).
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Iceboat Owners Prepare for Hearst Trophy Challenge

Date: 01 29 1953
Description: Examining the sails of the iceboat the "Mary B" are Jim Lunder, at left, and Mary Ann Bernard, center, and Carl Bernard, right. Mr. Lunder is skipper and p...
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Hearst Trophy Challenge Iceboat Race

Date: 01 31 1953
Description: The "May-Bid" iceboat of Oshkosh is shown just after it capsized during the Hearst Trophy challenge series on Lake Monona. Boats from the Madison Four Lake...
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Renegade III Iceboat with Skipper

Date: 02 22 1953
Description: Renegade III Class E iceboat with skipper and iceboat designer Elmer Millenbach in the cockpit. Other iceboats and the north shore of Lake Monona, includi...
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Winter Morning at Sister Bay

Date: 1949
Description: Holiday card of the Sister Bay lakeshore. Three figures are on the shore. Two boathouses, a covered boat, a pier, and two upright boats are in the backgrou...
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Holiday Card With Animals Dancing

Date: 1969
Description: Holiday card with three couples of animals dancing; two bears, a seal and a beaver, a fox and a rabbit. They are on a snowbank overlooking the sea with the...
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Season's Greetings

Date: 1942
Description: Holiday card showing Navy Pier in Chicago. There is snow on the ground, the lake is frozen and two lines of planes are flying overhead forming a "V" patter...
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Icebergs in Harbor

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Description: View of icebergs in Juneau Harbor. Mountains are beyond the harbor, and a city is on the left. Caption reads: "Icebergs in Juneau Harbor, Alaska."
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Ice Jam in Harbor

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Description: Men standing on top of an ice jam in a harbor. The city's buildings line the shore to the left.
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Muir Glacier

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Description: Elevated view of Muir Glacier, discovered by John Muir in 1879. Caption reads: "Bird's-Eye View of Muir Glacier, Alaska."
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Muir Glacier

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Description: View of Muir Glacier from across a bay.
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Construction of Miles Glacier Bridge

Date: 04 19 1910
Description: View of the construction of Miles Glacier Bridge, constructed from 1909-1910. The bridge crosses the Copper River near mountains. Caption reads: "Construct...
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Lumber Mill on Chippewa River in Winter

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Description: A lumber mill complex on the banks of the Chippewa River. Patches of ice are on the river. Numerous logs lie on the shore opposite the mill and on the ice.
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Log Cabin in Woods

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Description: View from hill looking down on a group of log cabins inhabited by "dam tenders" on the shore of the icebound Chippewa River. A logging dam in is in the rig...

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