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University of Wisconsin Rowing Crew Race

Date: 06 18 1949
Description: Varsity University of Wisconsin crew race against the University of Washington crew on Lake Mendota.
Photograph

Madison City Swim Meet

Date: 08 07 1949
Description: One of the features of the annual city swimming meet held at B.B. Clarke Beach was the water ballet put on by these girls: left to right, Sharon Thompson, ...
Poster

Northern Pacific Railway Travel Poster: Alaskans — "Off to the Potlatch"

Date: 1947
Description: An original lithograph promoting Alaska, and to get there by way of the the Northern Pacific Railway. Features the artwork of Sydney Laurence, with a depic...
Print

International Heavy Duty Truck Advertising Proof

Date: 07 16 1949
Description: Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring a color illustration of a couple of boys waving at a passing semi-truck (tractor-trailer). Includes t...
Book or Pamphlet

Inland Lake Yachting Association Brochure

Date: 08 1949
Description: Brochure for the forty-eighth Annual Regatta of the Inland Lake Yachting Association features a photograph of ten sailboats and a motorized judges' boat. E...
Photograph

Sailing on Geneva Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Alma Schmidt Petersen controls the sheets on a small sailboat. Her husband, William F. Petersen, sits aft. The child between them is unidentified. The sail...

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