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Madison Youth Lifeguards

Date: 07 10 1948
Description: Art Ensign (left) and Chuck Steele seated in the lifeguard tower at Madison's Lakefront Beach. The City of Madison has placed experienced lifeguards at 8 b...
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Men's Dormitories

Date: 1925
Description: Elevated view of dormitories under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Men are working in different areas on the site. Lake Mendota...
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Harvesting Ice

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Description: View across ice towards a group of men, employees of the Conklin Ice House, which is in the distance, guiding horses pulling ice cutters. The horses are we...
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Conklin Ice House

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Description: Outdoor group portrait of men posing on horse-drawn wagons parked in front of the Conklin Ice House. In the background on the right is Lake Mendota.
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Fashion Photograph

Date: 08 12 1954
Description: Fashion photo for Woldenberg's taken on the Edgewater Hotel Pier located on Lake Mendota at the end of Wisconsin Avenue. A woman in a striped dress, dark h...
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Five-Year Madison Life Guard Returning to Spanish School

Date: 08 11 1960
Description: Angello LaBarro, a lifeguard at a Madison beach, gives some advice to some junior aids while on duty. He is a graduate of Madison East high school and has ...
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Law Park Crossing Accident Site

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Description: View of a railroad crossing near Lake Monona. Men are on the standing on the road in the background, and other men are working along the railroad tracks. C...

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