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Photograph

Captain Black in Boat

Date: 05 17 1947
Description: Captain Harvey Black, veteran chief lifeguard of the University of Wisconsin-Madison lifeguards, standing in his boat, "Isabel II".
Photograph

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.
Postcard

Life Saving Crew Entering Boat

Date: 1908
Description: Group of men on a life saving crew launching a rowboat into Lake Michigan. A long pier with a lighthouse at the end bisects the horizon. Caption reads: "Li...

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