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Madison Shoreline from Lake Monona

Date: 12 18 1955
Description: Downtown Madison lakeshore taken from Lake Monona in line with South Pinckney Street. Includes 1 West Wilson Street state office building, the Wisconsin St...
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Group Posing on Ice Skates

Date: 1901
Description: Winter scene with four women, a man and a child, all well-dressed, posing on the ice wearing ice skates. Other skaters are behind them. Caption reads: "Syl...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Ice fishing on Lake Mendota. A traffic problem was created in the village of Maple Bluff during the weekend when hundreds of persons from all parts of sout...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 01 03 1948
Description: Hundreds of persons from all parts of southern Wisconsin descend on Lake Mendota to fish through the ice for perch and other pan fish. The picture was take...
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Picnic Point North Shore

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Description: Picnic Point's northern shore in mid-winter.
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Picnic Point North Shore

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Description: The northern shore of Picnic Point in the middle of winter.
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Picnic Point

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Description: Picnic Point in mid-winter.
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Madison Toories

Date: 02 18 1953
Description: Members of the Madison Toories, the women's auxilliary of the Madison Curling Club, pose with their brooms and stones. Left to right: Frances Sanford, Char...
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Skaters in the Great Lakes Championships at Eckel Park in West Allis

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Description: Silhouetted in the dusk, skaters raced for the two mile title in the Great lakes championships at Eckel Park, West Allis. Verner Kappes, of West Allis, led...
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Boat on Edge of Ice

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Description: View of a ship in the spring on the edge of the ice five miles off Nome. On shore, sleds and sled dogs are in the foreground. Caption reads: "The first boa...
Print

New Year's Card

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

Date: 1956
Description: Curlers sweep in front of a stone during a curling match.
Postcard

Sturgeon Bay Harbor

Date: 1910
Description: A springtime harbor scene from Sturgeon Bay. Chunks of ice are floating on the surface of the water. Caption reads: "Harbor scene at springtime. Sturgeon B...
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Frozen River Outside of Mayville

Date: 1900
Description: View of Mayville behind the frozen, snow-covered river.
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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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Ice Harvesting

Date: 1910
Description: Poling ice blocks to the hoist on the Milwaukee River.
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Muskie Frozen in Ice

Date: 06 02 1945
Description: Hi-bred Muskie caught by Russ Peterson in Lake Wingra. The accompanying sign notes that it was 41 inches long with a girth of 19 inches and weighing 16 pou...
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Log Jam on Icy River

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Description: Five men and a log jam on an icy river.
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Distant View of Factory

Date: 1955
Description: View from Oshkosh Avenue across icy river towards the Pluswood factory in the distance.
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Crowd of People on Bridge

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Description: Bridge into town lined with people and icy water below.

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