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University of Wisconsin Varsity Crew vs. California

Date: 06 12 1954
Description: A man in the foreground is looking out over Lake Mendota as the University of Wisconsin varsity crew beats the California Golden Bears by 10 feet in a late...
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University of California Rowing Crew

Date: 06 07 1956
Description: Nine men from the University of California rowing crew are holding eight oars while standing on a dock on the University of Wisconsin campus. Posing in the...
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University of Wisconsin vs. California Crew Race

Date: 06 09 1956
Description: University of Wisconsin Badgers oarsmen pull away from the California Bears in a varsity crew race on Lake Mendota.
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U.W. vs. Stanford Crew

Date: 06 15 1956
Description: Action shot of the University of Wisconsin vs. Stanford varsity crew race on Lake Mendota. Stanford's crew, in the foreground, pulls across the finish line...
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University of Wisconsin Rowing Meet

Date: 05 09 1959
Description: The University of Wisconsin rowing crew gives coxswain Palmer Taylor the traditional heave-ho into Lake Mendota after the Badger crew defeated MIT, Columbi...
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Victorious Badgers Hold IRA Trophy

Date: 06 20 1959
Description: The Wisconsin rowing team returns to Madison with the Intercollegiate Rowing Association (IRA) trophy from the IRA varsity rowing event. Shown (left to rig...
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Victorious Badgers Return with IRA Trophy

Date: 06 19 1959
Description: Professor Ray Dvorak, U.W. Band Director, and fourteen band members put on a resounding reception for the U.W. Rowing team when they arrived at the Milwauk...
Postcard

Rah! Rah!! Rah!! Bloomer

Date: 1908
Description: Photographic postcard featuring an illustration of the high school, bordered by a pennant, a baseball bat, golf clubs, rowing oars and tennis rackets. Capt...
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Jordan Lake at Clearwater Cottages

Date: 1928
Description: View from hill of Jordan Lake. Two people are fishing in a rowboat below, and the wooded far shoreline is in the distance.
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University Rowing Crew Races

Date: 06 11 1960
Description: View across water towards the victorious and still undefeated California Golden Bears shoulder their coxswain Arlen Lackey, and are heading down a boat ram...
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Alexander, Jennie, and Edgar in a Rowboat

Date: 1906
Description: Alexander, Jennie, and Edgar Krueger in a rowboat on the quarry pond. The remnants of the old kiln stand on the hill above the pond.
Postcard

Bridge at Foot of Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards wooden buildings on the left and right, and a bridge over the foot of Mirror Lake. There is a woman in a rowboat on the lake in t...
Postcard

The Devil's Pulpit, Mirror Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View across water towards a rock formation, "The Devil's Pulpit", on the shore of Mirror Lake. There is a man in a rowboat near the formation. Caption read...
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University of Wisconsin Varsity Crew Races Wayne (Michigan) State and Junior Varsity Crews

Date: 05 06 1961
Description: The U.W. varsity crew racing against the Wayne State (Michigan) and U.W. junior varsity crews on Lake Mendota.
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U.W. Varsity Crew Workout

Date: 04 26 1961
Description: The University of Wisconsin varsity crew preparing to launch its shell on Lake Mendota for a workout. Visible (L-R) are Don Erbach and Phil Monk.
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U.W. Crew Members Build Snowman

Date: 01 17 1964
Description: Members of the U.W. crew build a snowman prior to their departure with their coach, Norm Sonju, for a rowing event in Winter Park, Florida. Shown (L-R) are...
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Wisconsin Crew Paddling Down the Yahara

Date: 03 28 1964
Description: The University of Wisconsin crew is rowing down the Yahara River on a practice run, the four oarsmen stirring the water as they go.
Painting

Boats on Lake Mendota

Date: 1905
Description: Watercolor painting of boats and sailboats on Lake Mendota, looking towards Maple Bluff, perhaps from Governor's Island or Rocky Roost.
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James Peterson in Rowboat

Date: 1914
Description: View from grassy shoreline looking down at James Peterson, as a young boy, sitting in a rowboat looking over his shoulder back towards the shoreline. He is...
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Young Karl Fauerbach

Date: 1921
Description: College student Karl Fauerbach is shown rowing for the University of Wisconsin-Madison crew team.

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