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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...
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Backyard Swimming Pool

Date: 07 25 1980
Description: A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 25 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, called Edenfred. View of the swimming pool with yard light.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence swimming pool, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 08 09 1936
Description: Dr. Frederick Davis residence, located at 6048 S. Highlands Avenue, also known as Edenfred. Two women are relaxing at the swimming pool. One woman is sitti...
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American Baptist Assembly Pool

Date: 1940
Description: View towards swimming pool towards people relaxing and sitting around the pool near the lake at the Baptist Assembly Grounds. Caption reads: "The Pool Nort...
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Swim Meet at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet.
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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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Nash and Truman

Date: 12 1951
Description: Philleo Nash (playing the guitar), Presidential adviser on Minority Affairs, entertains President Harry Truman (in the sunglasses), with folk songs during ...
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Madison's Vilas Park Beach

Date: 08 16 1950
Description: A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
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Beach at Hotel Clarendon

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Description: View of the beach in front of the Hotel Clarendon, featuring swimmers, benches, and shade-structures made with palm leaves.
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Bathing Beach

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Description: Elevated view of people relaxing on benches in the foreground, and people sitting on the beach and wading in the water along the seashore.
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The Croasdale Manor Lawn and Swimming Pool

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Description: View of the Croasdale Manor lawn and swimming pool. People sit in chairs on the lawn and by the swimming pool. A bench stands on the left side of the lawn ...
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Southampton Beach Club

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Description: Elevated view of crowds gathered around the outdoor pool and beach club porch at Southampton Beach Club while people swim across the width of the pool.
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Swimming Pool at Lawsonia Country Club

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Description: View of a swimming pool at Lawsonia Country Club, which opened to the public in 1930. Two diving boards are in the foreground at one end of the pool. Table...
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Swimming Pool

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Description: Adults sit beneath a tent alongside a swimming pool overlooking Stora Enso Dam. The dam was built by the Consolidated Water Power Company in 1903.
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The Beach

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Description: People wearing bathing suits swim in the ocean and lie on the beach.
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In-Ground Swimming Pool on Madeline Island

Date: 1938
Description: In-ground swimming pool behind large two-story cedar shake-sided house on Madeline Island.
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Flight Nurses in Training Pool

Date: 1943
Description: Six female flight nurses in a swimming pool during aquatic training at the at Alameda Naval Air Strip. Four of the women are in a raft, and two women are i...
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Octagonal Wooden Ring on Lake Owen Shoreline

Date: 1936
Description: View of a wooden octagonal ring on the shore of Lake Owen. In the foreground are trees and grass. On the right are people on the shore of Lake Owen, and a ...

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