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Wayne T. Vanderhoef with Skis

Date: 1950
Description: Winter scene with Wayne T. Vanderhoef (1929-1997) posing with his skis in front of 312 North Butler Street, Madison, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin Historical M...
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Two Youth Skiers at Blackhawk Ski Run

Date: 01 20 1948
Description: Two teenage skiers poised at the top of the hill at Blackhawk Ski Run. Hartman Axley is on the left and Bob Herman on the right.
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Ski Jump at Hoyt Park

Date: 01 22 1949
Description: New junior ski jump at Hoyt Park. The jump is thirty-five feet high and is estimated to allow up to sixty-foot jumps under ideal conditions.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Front view of the jumping scaffold at the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton. Snow was carried up the ramp in bushel ...
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Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Three-quarter view towards the rear of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge west of Middleton.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Two members of the Blackhawk Ski Club spray the landing hill at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge west of Middleton.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Ski Jump

Date: 12 28 1949
Description: Members of the Blackhawk Ski Club prepare the landing area at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton. From left are Jim Jardine, ...
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Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Two men bring up a plank for a brace during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in preparation for the second annual jumping meet at Tomahawk R...
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Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: A man prepares to hoist a plank into place during construction of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump in anticipation for the second annual jumping meet at Tom...
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Blackhawk Ski Jump

Date: 12 18 1950
Description: Men construct the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump scaffold at Tomahawk Ridge.
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Blackhawk Ski Club Annual Meet

Date: 01 06 1952
Description: Bob Leeman of Minneapolis heads off the ski slide at Tomahawk Ridge near Middleton into the "wild blue yonder" as skiers and fans watch below. No. 59 is id...
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Blackhawk Ski Club Annual Meet

Date: 01 06 1952
Description: A number of competitors in the annual meet of the Blackhawk Ski Club head up the steep hill for another jump off the ski slide at Tomahawk Ridge near Middl...
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YWCA Ski Classes

Date: 12 18 1953
Description: Participants in a YWCA ski class posing on a ski hill. They are, from left: Shirley Dickson, Gerry Birchard, and YWCA instructor Sylvia Tippet.
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Blackhawk Ski Club

Date: 02 05 1956
Description: George Pera, Iron Mountain Michigan, soars on a ski jump of 180 feet at a Blackhawk Club ski jumping tournament at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleto...
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Blackhawk Ski Club

Date: 02 05 1956
Description: Dick Jacobson of Madison is about to land a ski jump at a Blackhawk Club ski jumping tournament at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton.
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Blackhawk Ski Club

Date: 02 06 1956
Description: Jumpers Jack Statz, left, and Bill Duckwitz pose with their skis after setting a new Tomahawk Ridge record at a Blackhawk Club ski jumping tournament at To...
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Blackhawk Ski Club

Date: 02 05 1956
Description: Ski jumper Jerry Koplitz of Wausau poses while holding his skis. He set a new Class C jump record at at a Blackhawk Club ski jumping tournament at Tomahawk...
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Ski Jumpers at Blackhawk

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Ski jumper Willie Erickson of Kingsford, Michigan performs a jump at the Blackhawk Ski Club tournament.
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Ski Jumpers at Blackhawk

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Ski jumper Johnny Bednarz of Kingsford, Michigan performs a jump at the Blackhawk Club ski tournament.
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Ski Jumpers at Blackhawk

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Ski jumper Bill Duckwitz of Madison performs a jump at the Blackhawk Ski Club tournament.

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