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Iceboats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1896
Description: A gathering of iceboats and their captains on Lake Mendota.
Print

Dog-Sledges of the Mandan Indians

Date: 1832
Description: Two dog-sledges hauling supplies, with one also carrying a Mandan.
Print

The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
Print

Iceboating at Madison, Wisconsin

Date: 03 09 1878
Description: Illustration by N.A. Greenback of ice-skaters and iceboats featuring the new Poughkeepsie design of pivoting runners. A key at the bottom of the image iden...
Photograph

Ice Shanty on Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1898
Description: A boy dressed in knickers clears the ice in preparation to fish next to his family's ice shanty.
Print

New Year's Card

Date: 1888
Description: New Year's Day greeting card depicting a boy and girl ice skating.
Photograph

Men with Dog on Ice Jam

Date: 1876
Description: Three men and a dog are standing on thick chunks of ice looking over logs on an icy river.
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Dutton and Wheeler's Iceboat

Date: 03 08 1896
Description: Three men stand near a large iceboat owned by Dutton and Wheeler on Lake Mendota.
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Skaters on Lake Mendota

Date: 1890
Description: View in winter from Lake Mendota of skaters near shoreline of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Science Hall and the Chemical Laboratory building...
Photograph

Ice Skating on the Manitowoc River

Date: 1888
Description: Elevated view of a winter scene with a large group of people skating on the frozen Manitowoc River between the 8th and 10th Street bridges. A dog trots acr...
Photograph

Indian Students at Government School

Date: 1896
Description: Indian boys and girls pose for a group portrait outdoors in front of the government school.
Photograph

Looking in at Main Entrance to the Palace #1536

Date: 1887
Description: A person is standing under the arched entrance of the Saint Paul Winter Carnival's ice palace. Inside the palace there is an ice animal sculpture on a plat...
Magazine or Periodical

The Ice Velocipede

Date: 02 20 1869
Description: Engraved image of a man riding an ice velocipede, a bicycle-like vehicle with a studded front wheel and back blades. In the background is an iceboat.
Book or Pamphlet

H.M.S. Terror

Date: 1838
Description: Position of H.M.S. Terror on the 22nd of February, 1837. The sailing ship was immobilized in the sea ice near Southampton Island, at the entrance to...
Photograph

Men Ice Skating on Lake Monona

Date: 1897
Description: Men ice skating on Lake Monona, with two young boys. Other skaters are behind them, and the far shoreline is in the background.
Photograph

A "Landing" — Lake Ice 2 or 3 Feet Thick

Date: 1890
Description: View of a man standing on a log among a large pile of logs spread out on the snow-covered ice of a lake. He is leaning on the handle of what may be a cant ...
Drawing

Steam Ice Car

Date: 1859
Description: Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, the Lady Franklin operating on a frozen river. Male passengers and crew members are standing on t...
Drawing

Ice Locomotive Pulled by Anchor

Date: 1859
Description: Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, Lady Franklin being pulled from water onto ice using its anchor. The vessel was built, but never ...
Photograph

McDougall Whaleback

Date: 1893
Description: Men are standing in the foreground on the ice-covered whaleback docked in Superior. Signs on the pilot house at the back of the boat read "Mather" on the l...

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