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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Lois Cook, Noreen Killiher, and Geraldine Clark having a snack on the beach and waiting one hour before they swim.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Pat Stevens is lying on her stomach, and Donna Arnold is checking her for the first signs of angry red indicating the first stages of a sunburn.
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2nd Wisconsin State Capitol

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Description: Stereograph view of the East Wing of the 2nd Wisconsin State Capitol built in Madison, also showing the pathway to the door then considered to be the front...
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Intersection of Monona Avenue and Main Street

Date: 1938
Description: View from Capitol Park towards the corner of Monona Avenue and Main Street.
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Roller Skating Rink in Madison

Date: 07 20 1944
Description: Boys and girls roller skating on the Olbrich playground tennis courts on a summer evening. Music is furnished by a jukebox.
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Olin Park Tourist Camp

Date: 1925
Description: The Olin Park tourist campground on the shore of Lake Monona in Madison.
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GIs at Warner Beach

Date: 08 02 1944
Description: Arrival of two truckloads of Truax cadets at Warner Beach.
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B.B. Clarke Beach Swimming Champions

Date: 08 06 1944
Description: Thirty-two winners of individual championships at the annual city municipal swimming meet at B.B. Clarke Beach.
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City Municipal Swimming Meet

Date: 08 06 1944
Description: Annual city municipal swimming meet at B.B. Clarke Beach, with swimmers in the water, and observers along the shore, with cars, and houses in the neighborh...
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Smashing Illegal Gambling Devices

Date: 1948
Description: Destroying slot machines and other illegal gambling devices at Law Park. From L to R: John Roach, director of the state beverage and cigaret tax division; ...
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Band Concert at Tenney Park

Date: 1912
Description: A group of formally dressed people gather at Tenney Park to hear a band concert.
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Tenney Park Panorama

Date: 1913
Description: Panoramic view of Tenney Park showing Marston Bridge.
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Parking at Henry Vilas Park

Date: 1916
Description: View of the automobile parking area at Henry Vilas Park with a large tree in the foreground.
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Tenney Park Lagoon

Date: 1902
Description: View looking out over the lagoon in Tenney Park.
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: The annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown munching sandwiches and cookies are four of the organize...
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Picnic Point Work Day

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Uprooting a tree stump, left to right are: Ronald Giblin, Leatrice...
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Picnic Point Work Day Blue Jeans King And Queen

Date: 04 28 1945
Description: Annual University of Wisconsin-Madison student work day project located at Picnic Point. Shown posing together are the chosen "blue jeans" king and queen f...
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Picnic Point Work Day Lunch Break

Date: 04 27 1945
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison annual student work day at Picnic Point. Shown are four students at lunch break. Left to right: Dominic Cefalu, John E. Had...
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Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien with Her Two Daughters

Date: 05 28 1945
Description: Mrs. Joseph P. O'Brien, 1627 Jefferson Street, with her two daughters, playing in Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Sharon Anne 2 1/2, and Mary Kay 1, wh...
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Retriever Dog Field Trials

Date: 05 17 1945
Description: A Ken-L products truck and trailer with people and dogs at the Retriever Dog Field Trials in Vilas Park.

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