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Counterbalance on a Sailboat

Date: 1959
Description: Two boys on the class-C scow sailboat "Bobalong III," with one boy balancing off the side while standing with one leg on the bilge keel.
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Sailing

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Description: Three sailboats on Lake Winnebago, U50 (Eskimo), U7 and J7. Crew members are on the boats. The water is choppy and the sky is cloudy. In the background are...
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Gates Ravine

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Description: View out of Gates Ravine (Glen Eyrie). One man is reclining on the beach at right, and a second man is standing on a sailboat.
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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Sailboat in Harbor

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Description: Several people are standing aboard a sailboat sailing in the harbor. A small boat is tied to the back of the sailboat.
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Boat at Dock

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Description: View from shoreline towards boats at a dock in the Fox Lake Area. A man and woman are standing in a sailboat, another man is standing on the dock, and a an...
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Sailboats in Fox Lake Area

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Description: Fox Lake Area. View down pier towards sailboats docked, and people standing at the end of the dock.
Drawing

Lakeside House

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Description: Illustration of the Lakeside House.
Print

Haas House in Calumet Harbor

Date: 1847
Description: Carl de Haas house from across a river.
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Kenneth T. White Family in their Sailboat

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue (left), Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, sailing in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mend...
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Kenneth T. White Family

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue, Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mendota.
Postcard

Boating Scene

Date: 1909
Description: View of a boating scene off of the shore of Marinette and Menominee. Two boys are walking on the pier on the left, and a crowd of people are gathered at th...
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background.
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YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: A counselor, Marty Steiner, is shown with three campers: Richard Pope, Michael Donagan and Robert Winslow, in a sailboat at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendo...
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 08 01 1914
Description: Milwaukee Yacht Club, located at the foot of E. Layfayette Street on Lake Michigan. Numerous sailboats are in the harbor, and individuals are on the pier.
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Mendota Yacht Club Winners

Date: 06 10 1947
Description: George P. Steinmetz, Sr., and his son, George Steinmetz, Jr., 2134 Fox Avenue, shown with the Donegal Trophy for winning the Mendota Yacht Club Memorial Da...
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Camp Wakanda

Date: 07 22 1947
Description: Sailing instructor at YMCA Camp Wakanda Harry Stuhldreher Jr. is shown steering a sail boat on Lake Mendota with (L to R) Timothy Rice, Dick Lower, and Ran...
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Gene Wheeler and His Sailboat

Date: 06 05 1948
Description: Gene Wheeler, right, on his class C sailboat High Sea II, with his crew member David Frederickson.
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Lake Mendota Yacht Club Youth Program

Date: 06 09 1948
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...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Intercollegiate Regatta

Date: 05 17 1948
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...

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