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Sun Dip

Date: 07 08 1988
Description: Two women lifeguards sun themselves at the edge of Horeb Park pool during a rotation break.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Private Fred Schneider and wife with crowd in the water at a beach.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 05 14 1944
Description: Lifeguard Georgia Haas is applying artificial respiration to Lewis Noonan at the beach.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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GIs at Warner Beach

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Truax cadets serving as lifeguards while swimming at Warner Beach. Left to right, standing: Karl Peters, George Toothill, John Fink, Norman Finazzo, John O...
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Madison's Vilas Park Beach

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
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Beach and Swimming Pool

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Description: Elevated view down boardwalk toward people swimming and sunbathing on a beach, while others on the right are using a swimming pool located near the boardwa...
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Spaight Beach

Date: 1982
Description: Men and women sitting or standing on a sandy beach. A small child is standing on the shoreline in the water. A small group of people is sitting on a grassy...
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Vilas Park Beach Lifeguards

Date: 06 21 1960
Description: Two Vilas park beach lifeguards, one wearing earmuffs, on a chilly summer day.
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Five-Year Madison Life Guard Returning to Spanish School

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Angello LaBarro, a lifeguard at a Madison beach, strikes up a conversation with a female swimmer while on duty. He is a graduate of Madison East high schoo...
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Five-Year Madison Life Guard Returning to Spanish School

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Angello LaBarro, a lifeguard at a Madison beach, shouts a warning to an errant swimmer. He is a graduate of Madison East high school and has attended the U...

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