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Target Shooting at Villa Louis

Date: 
Description: Target shooting on the east lawn of Villa Louis. Nina S. Dousman is on the extreme right of the image.
Print

The Slide

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

Couple Boating on Small Pond

Date: 1972
Description: Color advertising photograph of an International Custom 1010 pickup with a young man and woman boarding a small boat at a dock on a rural pond.
Photograph

Railroad Employee Outing

Date: 08 26 1908
Description: Elevated view of the third annual outing of the employees of the Milwaukee Electric Railway & Light Company (TMERL) at Waukesha Beach.
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Picnic on Apostle Island Beach

Date: 1914
Description: Group of people on an Apostle Island log-strewn beach. Outing included Johnie Webb, Mrs. Webb, Herbert Turman and Herbert Rogers.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two young charter members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nelson, and...
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Irvine Park

Date: 1910
Description: Margery Bish sitting on the wooden stairs at Irvine Park. Two men are standing further back on the tree-lined path. Irvine Park was established in 1906 on ...
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"Mountaineers"

Date: 1911
Description: A group of men, women, and children pose on a bluff above Lake Flora Dell. In the background are several cottages surrounded by trees near the shoreline of...
Postcard

Sunflower Cottage Resort

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Description: View from lake of the buildings of the Sunflower Cottage Resort. People are canoeing and boating in the lake in front of the resort, and a few people are s...
Photograph

Airstreamer Convention Officials

Date: 05 1959
Description: Trailer Convention Officials, including the Mayor and the Police Chief, standing outside near an Airstreamer.
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A Park Playground

Date: 1915
Description: Children playing in a park playground, mainly on a large swing set.
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University Student Campers

Date: 1885
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison students and chaperons during a camping trip at Livesy Springs on the north shore of Lake Mendota. On the left side stands ...
Photograph

Audubon Bird Walk

Date: 09 19 1950
Description: Mary Walker, vice-president of the Audubon Society; Gratia Stavrum, Alan Keitt, and Thomas J Stavrum, president of the Audubon Society, enjoying a bird wal...
Photograph

Group Playing at Edge of Lake

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Description: View from water of two men and five young children playing at the edge of a lake. Two women stand nearby and in the background are trees.
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Aunt Helen and Syl at River Park

Date: 1900
Description: Aunt Helen and Syl standing on an overlook at River Park. Behind them is a bridge spanning a wide river.
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Rib Mountain

Date: 1936
Description: A view from below of a lookout area filled with visitors on Rib Mountain.
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Marathon County Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of the Marathon County Park. Many children are playing in the water surrounding a stone fountain, while others watch from the benches.
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Children at Park Playground

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Description: A view of children playing on the swingset, slide, and other playground equipment at a park. A wooden building is located behind the playground, and the pa...
Photograph

Children at Happy Hearts Park

Date: 1925
Description: Children are sitting on benches looking at books, and other children are playing in a sandbox at Happy Hearts Park.
Postcard

Tourist Camp, Devil's Lake State Park

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Description: Colorized postcard of a tourist camp at Devil's Lake State Park. Features a scene of men, women and children among picnic tables, automobiles. Tents are pi...

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