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| Date: | 07 22 1949 |
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| Description: | Tenney Park breakwater and Lake Mendota. The city of Madison was able to resume construction at no cost. The construction company tearing up East Washingto... |
| Date: | 06 1927 |
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| Description: | Edward J. Rickers with UW nightwatchman "Gramps," on a Lake Mendota outing. They are seated on the grass together with a picnic lunch and a campfire. There... |
| Date: | 08 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the 15 members of the Shorewood Beach swim team, winners of the team championship at the Madison City Swim held at B.B. Clark Bea... |
| Date: | 08 07 1949 |
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| Description: | Outdoor group portrait of the 41 boys and girls who were winners of the individual events in the annual Madison swim meet held at B. B. Clark Beach. |
| Date: | 08 10 1949 |
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| Description: | Mrs. Preston E. "Sandy" McNall Jr. holds her young son, Bruce, while on a beach. The McNalls are from West Lafayette, Indiana and are spending the summer a... |
| Date: | 09 20 1949 |
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| Description: | Al Koppenhaver, a game warden for the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, holding a bucket of dead fish that were removed from the Yahara River belo... |
| Date: | 04 1945 |
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| Description: | Graphite pencil and colored pencil drawing on drafting vellum of design for Glenwood Children's Park designed by Jens Jensen. Original drawing 33 x 29 inch... |
| Date: | 04 1945 |
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| Description: | Planting plan for Glenwood Children's Park, designed by Jens Jensen. Graphite pencil and colored pencil on tissue (overlays pencil plan) Original drawing... |
| Date: | 04 1945 |
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| Description: | Topographic map of Park Lands in Glenwood Plat, Land for Glenwood Children's Park. Design by Jens Jensen. Oringinal drawing 35 x 34 inches. |
| Date: | 1895 |
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| Description: | The Tabernacle and attendees at the Monona Lake Assembly. The assembly, Madison's annual Chautauqua, was held on the site of the present-day Olin Park. |
| Date: | 08 04 1979 |
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| Description: | A person wearing a Richard Nixon mask and flashing a peace sign is posing with Michael Kienitz, who is holding a megaphone and wearing a t-shirt advertisin... |
| Date: | 01 29 1950 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of the title winners in the all-city skating championships at Vilas Park. Shown on the ice are, from left to right: (front row) John Glidde... |
| Date: | 04 29 1950 |
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| Description: | A group portrait of the officers of the Wisconsin Outers enjoying a picnic at Hoyt Park despite the chilly weather. Pictured left to right in the foregroun... |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited through the Madison Youth Council helped plant trees and shrubs on the Vilas Park island. |
| Date: | 05 13 1950 |
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| Description: | Three teenage girls are carrying shovels on their shoulders while crossing a wooden foot bridge. More than 150 Madison high school pupils recruited throug... |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Children who came to the UNICO festival in Brittingham Park gather around a soap box derby car for a group portrait. The festival is sponsored by the Madis... |
| Date: | 07 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Girl Scouts gather outdoors at Camp Greenwood, a day camp at Picnic Point for Intermediate Girl Scouts between the ages of 10 and 14. The Girl Scouts pictu... |
| Date: | 06 29 1950 |
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| Description: | A group of boys prepares to choose sides for a baseball game at Hoyt Park. Clockwise from lower left are: Phillip Brown, Dennis Timm, Bobby Meyer, Terry Ki... |
| Date: | 07 06 1950 |
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| Description: | Girl Scouts carry water up a hill to their camp site at Camp Greenwood, a day camp at Picnic Point for Intermediate Girl Scouts between the ages of 10 and ... |
| Date: | 06 28 1950 |
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| Description: | Frances Niles hands out a ball to three boys at the Milton-Charter park playgound. The boys are, left to right: Ross Parisi, Don Brashi, and Marvin Bloom. |
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