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Fishing Early in the Morning

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Description: Lawrence Martin and Will Hotchkiss fishing off a pier early in the morning.
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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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Canoeing on Rainbow Lake

Date: 1945
Description: Couple canoeing under partly cloudy skies with sun dappling the water on Rainbow Lake, Chain O' Lakes.
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Clouds over Lake Monona

Date: 06 04 1931
Description: Clouds over Lake Monona. Railroad tracks are in the foreground on the left. The far shoreline is in the distance.
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Stubby Sentinel

Date: 1954
Description: View down road towards the Fond du Lac lighthouse, built in 1933. There are cumulus clouds in the sky, and pine trees are lining the shore.
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Grist Mill

Date: 1950
Description: Grist mill. Two people with bicycles on bridge near mill.
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Wisconsin River from Cactus Bluff

Date: 08 03 1946
Description: View of the Wisconsin River from Cactus Bluff.
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Feast for the Lotus-Eater

Date: 1957
Description: Lotus beds on Mississippi River in the foreground and middleground. Bluffs are in the background.
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Jones Island

Date: 1961
Description: Shoreline of Lake Michigan. This is mainly a commercial fishing community, and some of the Lake Michigan ferry boats dock here. A pole with a lifesaving ri...
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View over Rooftops and Armory

Date: 1900
Description: Elevated view over trees towards University of Wisconsin-Madison Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) and Lake Mendota. Dwelling rooftops are in the foreground. Par...
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Armory and Lake Mendota

Date: 1914
Description: Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street, with YMCA (on the left), and Lake Mendota in the background. University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
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Armory on Langdon Street

Date: 1914
Description: Armory (Red Gym or Old Red) on Langdon Street on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Lake Mendota is in the background.
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Lake Winnebago

Date: 08 11 1963
Description: Elevated view of the northern end of Lake Winnebago, seen from High Cliff State Park. The sunset is subdued by a large cloud formation over the lake. On th...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 21 1950
Description: Class E fleet sailboats get underway in the first official test of the preliminary races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Associati...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: "The Albatross IV," a sailboat owned by Terry Lentz of Pewaukee, is shown with its crew during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland La...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: Class A and Class E sailboats are shown maneuvering to round a buoy in strong wind during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Y...
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: Class C sailboats participate in the championship race of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association.
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Inland Lakes Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 24 1950
Description: Class C sailboats heel to port in a stiff breeze during one of the races of the 49th Annual Regatta of the Inland Lakes Yachting Association.
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Setting Sun

Date: 08 19 1964
Description: View from rocky shoreline of a sun setting through thin clouds over Lake Michigan. A pier juts out over pilings on the right, and a far shoreline is along ...
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Old Cheshire Covered Bridge

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Description: A view of Old Cheshire Covered Bridge over the Conneticut River between Charlestown, New Hampshire, and Springfield, Vermont.

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