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Children Relaxing in the Pool

Date: 06 18 1989
Description: Overhead view of four children relaxing in a wading pool.
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Public Swimming Park

Date: 1930
Description: Sunbathers relax on the piers at the swimming park on the Milwaukee River.
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South Shore Beach

Date: 07 31 1921
Description: Crowds of individuals along South Shore Beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Some individuals are swimming while others are sitting on the grass and sand. ...
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Swimmers at South Shore Beach

Date: 07 26 1914
Description: A group, mostly youth, on the shores of Lake Michigan at South Shore beach in the Bay View neighborhood. Caption on glass plate reads, "On the Sands, South...
Postcard

Swimming Schools at Milwaukee River

Date: 1910
Description: Elevated view from bridge looking over at a hill leading down to bath houses and fenced-in swimming areas for beginners. Establishment of Wm. Bechstein. Ca...
Photograph

Men, Women and Children Playing in Lake

Date: 1915
Description: Group portrait of a small group of men, women, and children standing waist-deep in the water.
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Amateur Athletic Union Competition

Date: 1957
Description: Richard Allen of the Whitefish Bay Recreation Club swimming in a state Amateur Athletic Union competition.
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Swimming Trip

Date: 07 08 1967
Description: Several girls in swimsuits are standing in shallow water. Caption reads: "IT WAS a brisk day when inner core children visited West Bend park. But the child...

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