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| Date: | 05 24 1945 |
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| Description: | Bennie Berg standing on a lake shore dock next to a Hoover Boat Line boat. Also shows his invention to aid in launching, the Berg's Inc. Boat Roller. |
| Date: | 05 28 1945 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of four Madison Central High School students relaxing on a pier on Lake Mendota. Pictured left to right: Alice Jensen, daughter of Mr. and M... |
| Date: | 06 25 1945 |
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| Description: | Large group of boys standing in a line on a pier at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendota. |
| Date: | 07 23 1945 |
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| Description: | Scenic view of Lake Katrina at Girl Scout Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Several girl scouts are below in the distance on a pier, and in the sh... |
| Date: | 1941 |
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| Description: | Two rowboats docked in a river surrounded by trees, following a recent snowfall. |
| Date: | 03 19 1940 |
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| Description: | View across Milwaukee River of workers of the Herman M. Hettler Lumber Company unloading lumber off a shipping boat to the Shroeder Lumber Yards and Troste... |
| Date: | 06 1940 |
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| Description: | Front view of Aeronca airplane on the way down Marine Railway. |
| Date: | 06 1940 |
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| Description: | Rear view of Aeronca airplane entering the water at the end of the Marine Railway. |
| Date: | 08 09 1947 |
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| Description: | Mendota Yacht Club members, sitting on the pier behind the James Payton house, 409 N. Blair Street. Left to right: Ann Dre Schlimgen, James Payton, Parnee... |
| Date: | 07 18 1944 |
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| Description: | Rescue of airplane which has crashed into Lake Mendota near the north shore. View of the airplane from the water toward the shore and Camp Wakanda. Tom La... |
| Date: | 04 10 1948 |
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| Description: | Wisconsin's new racing shell, the Mendota, receives the champagne bottle from sponsor Mrs. Harry (Mary) Stuhldreher in the christening ceremony on t... |
| Date: | 05 15 1948 |
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| Description: | View from water towards shoreline of the University of Wisconsin and Cornell University crew teams nearing the finish line. The Cornell team, nearest to th... |
| Date: | 06 09 1948 |
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| Description: | Two of Madison's most enthusiastic young sailors are Ann Hastings, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Hastings, 3326 Lake Mendota Drive, and Rosamond... |
| Date: | 06 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of members of the "rangy and powerful" University of California varsity rowing team who were in Madison to compete against the University of... |
| Date: | 06 11 1948 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Carroll "Ky" Ebright, coach of the University of California Golden Bears varsity rowing team. |
| Date: | 07 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Seated on a Lake Mendota pier are left to right: Don Williams, Madison, a University of Wisconsin senior and member of Hoofers Club; Edward Bainbridge, com... |
| Date: | 05 17 1948 |
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| Description: | Phyllis Wentorf, West Bend, at left, and Pat Andrews, Madison, center--both members of the Hoofers Sailing Club--are pictured with Rudy Haase, Milwaukee, a... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior view of the club. A mast with flags stands outside of the club on the pier. |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | Exterior of building from shoreline looking out to Lake Michigan. Along the pier are numerous docked boats and sailboats moored in water. On the left autom... |
| Date: | 1940 |
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| Description: | View from hill of the yacht club, with Lake Michigan behind. In the distance is the jetty, and the road along the shoreline is N. Lincoln Memorial Drive. T... |
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