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Vilas Flying Boat

Date: 1915
Description: Jack Vilas (seated) in the Curtiss hydroplane he used to spot forest fires for the Wisconsin Conservation Department. (His companion is not identified.) Th...
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Baiting the Hook

Date: 07 27 1941
Description: An elderly man looking blissful, sitting in a boat getting ready to cast his line.
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On Watch

Date: 09 1958
Description: Silhouette of a guard patrolling while wearing a helmet and carrying a bayonet.
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West High School Baseball Players

Date: 04 01 1955
Description: Don Woody, catcher, and Dave Baskerville, batter, members of the West High School baseball team. There is a lake in the background.
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Madison Diving Club Members

Date: 11 08 1956
Description: Madison Diving Club members Harold Stitgen, president, Reverend Herbert Schaak, treasurer, and James Filer dressed for scuba diving in Lake Mendota off Con...
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Madison Diving Club Members

Date: 11 08 1956
Description: Madison Diving Club members Harold Stitgen, president, Reverend Herbert Schaak, treasurer, and James Filer wearing diving suits and scuba gear, ready for a...
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Tall-tale Postcard: Nip and Tuck

Date: 1911
Description: Photomontage of a man fishing. The man, wearing waders and up to his knees in water, is struggling to reel in a giant bass. The words "Nip & Tuck with a Ba...
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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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West High School Hockey Team

Date: 02 05 1949
Description: Group portrait of the undefeated West High School hockey team in uniform with hockey sticks posing on the ice at a rink outdoors.
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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: 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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Construction of Bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts

Date: 08 10 1973
Description: View across water of early construction of the bridge over Little Lake Buttes des Morts.
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Tommy Thompson Riding a Motorcycle

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Description: Wisconsin Governor Tommy G. Thompson waves from a Harley Davidson motorcycle as he rides on John Nolen Drive. Lake Monona and the Wisconsin State Capitol b...
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Madison Cardinals Hockey Team Open Season

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Group [ortrait of the Madison Cardinal Hockey Team with their manager and coach. The team, part of the Fox Valley Hockey League, plays its home game at the...
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Oscar Darey leaves Lake Mendota carrying his limit of 25 perch carried after 90 minutes of sub-zero weather.
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Yahara Fishermen's Club Percharee

Date: 01 17 1954
Description: Mrs. Ken Christenson pulling a perch out of a hole cut in the ice of Lake Mendota during sub-zero weather.
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1977 International Scout II XLC Camping

Date: 1977
Description: An International Scout II XLC parked on the shoreline of a lake. A man is using the hatchback of the truck to prepare for fishing, while another man in the...
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Curtiss Flying Boat at Trout Lake

Date: 1915
Description: View from shoreline of Trout Lake of a group of six men posed with the pilot, possibly Jack Vilas, on an early seaplane or flying boat floating in the wate...
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056 - Sailboat on Lake

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Description: View from shoreline of sailboat on a lake, with several campers in the boat (mostly blocked from view by larger sail). The far shoreline is in the backgrou...

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