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Beach Toss

Date: 08 12 1984
Description: A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe...
Photograph

Summer Fun

Date: 08 10 1964
Description: A rubber raft serves as the launching point for diving and other water play on a hot summer day.
Photograph

Frisbee Catch

Date: 07 20 1988
Description: Young men clamor to catch a Frisbee during a beach game.
Photograph

University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 05 30 1973
Description: Memorial Union in the rain. Lake Mendota is visible on the left. In the foreground is the terrace area with trees and brightly colored chairs and tables. P...
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Friends of Hebrew University at Picnic

Date: 08 21 1967
Description: About 80 Israeli students and members of the Milwaukee chapter of American Friends of Hebrew University attended a picnic Sunday at the Beaver Lake home of...
Print

Blatz Waukesha Water, Label

Date: 1924
Description: Label submitted to the state of Wisconsin for trademark registration. "Blatz Waukesha Water, Bottled at the Springs, Waukesha WI, A natural spring water, s...
Map or Atlas

Sanborn Map Detail of Langdon Street Area

Date: 1941
Description: A detail of a Sanborn map showing areas at Langdon and Henry Streets, including Lake Lawn Place.
Poster

"Cris et chuchotements" (Cries and Whispers) Film Poster

Date: 1973
Description: French film poster for the Swedish film, "Viskningar och rop." Photographic image of four women walking through a park under trees, with a lake in the back...
Map or Atlas

Lake Mendota Shoreline Map

Date: 1942
Description: Detail of a Madison Sanborn Map showing the Lake Mendota shoreline. The area shown is between the Blackhawk Country Club and Eagle Heights Woods.
Postcard

Vi Teeples and her Eden Point, by Lake Arbutus

Date: 1986
Description: Painting of a woman standing on a beach and holding a spear point in her hand. In the sand near her is a spear, several arrowheads, and a bag. She is weari...
Photograph

Preparing to Film a Scene from "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Assorted members of a film crew by a lake, during the making of the 1951 film "The African Queen." Two men are standing in the center of the image, holding...
Photograph

Filming a Scene for "The African Queen"

Date: 1951
Description: Film crew gathered during the production of the 1951 film "The African Queen." Three men are pushing a platform on tracks towards a lake. The platform has ...
Photograph

Mirror Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Mirror Lake, below the dam at Timme Mill. Trees and foliage cover the banks and overhang the water. The one lane high reverse metal truss bridge, commonly ...
Photograph

Summer's End

Date: 1950
Description: Tree-lined view from shoreline looking down at a lake scene of two adults and two children in a rowboat. Lily pads are floating on the surface of the lake ...
Photograph

Spring Scene

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards a boy standing on a pier overlooking a lake. In the foreground are flowering trees.
Photograph

Brotherly Love

Date: 01 1977
Description: A boy is blowing warm air on his little brother's hands to warm them up. They are standing on ice at James Madison Park. In the background are boats pulled...
Photograph

Big Cedar Lake

Date: 08 1963
Description: Sailboats "coming about" on Big Cedar Lake. The crew is under the sail of the boat in the center. In the distance is a tree-lined shore.
Photograph

Sailboat Race

Date: 07 1969
Description: The sailboat "Stardust" in the 1st Fond du Lac Yacht Club race of the season on Lake Winnebago. The sailboat is owned by Charles Nevitt of Oshkosh.
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Cold Vigil

Date: 1976
Description: A woman wearing a hat and a plaid scarf over her head is ice fishing in Governor Dodge State Park. She is sitting on a bucket with her feet on a board.
Photograph

Granite Quarry

Date: 1977
Description: Elevated view across a granite quarry looking west, with Buffalo Lake in the background. Buildings of the town are between the quarry and the lake, and a p...

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