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High Jump

Date: 06 13 1916
Description: Men and children, mostly boys, are crowding around a high jump hurdle during a school festival.
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Madison Chamber of Commerce Sponsors Golf Outing

Date: 09 03 1965
Description: Fran Conrad is shown with golf iron in hand as he measures a putt. He is general chairman of Tamisha, and is preparing for a golf and fun outing at the Lak...
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Motorboat Launch

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Description: View from pier of a young couple sitting in a motorboat launch with an older woman. The two women are wearing hats with voluminous scarves and light-colore...
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Ducks Unlimited Door Prizes

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Description: View of a stage displaying the door prizes for a Ducks Unlimited event. Four members, all men, of Ducks Unlimited are standing on the left and right of the...
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Men at Rex Cottage

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Description: A group of friends gathered outside the Rex Cottage. Identified by written numbers are 1. George Beschoff 2. Ed Biggleson 3. Adolf Wagner 4. William Lee 5....
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Man Posed on Rock Formation

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Description: A man poses on a rock formation named "Devil's Doorway" at Devil's Lake State Park. The lake is visible in the background.
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Excursion Boat "Mikado"

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Description: Stereograph of the "Mikado," an excursion boat painted to look like a paddle wheel steamboat. It is stopped along the shoreline of the river where rock for...
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Group Portrait of People Outdoors

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Description: Stereograph of a group portrait of a large gathering of people outdoors on the grass under trees. Blankets and cloths are spread on the grass and many poep...
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Rowing on Lake Archibald

Date: 1899
Description: A foursome is boating on Archibald Lake. William Leonard Burnap, standing up in the boat, is wringing water out of something with his hands. The man sittin...
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Dr. James McClure, Miss Smith, and the Blackberry Pickers

Date: 1902
Description: Group portrait of women, men, and children standing in front of a display of freshly-picked blackberries. Dr. James McClure (left) and Miss Smith (right) a...
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Dr. McClure and Mr. Trowbridge Berrypicking

Date: 1905
Description: Dr. James McClure, on the left wearing a three-piece suit, and Mr. Trowbridge, on the right wearing a coat and bow tie, are holding pails of freshly-picked...
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Holt Children Painting the Cupola

Date: 08 16 1909
Description: W.A. Holt is watching his children paint the cupola which was moved to the Island from the Lakewood school house. From left to right: Jeannette Holt is pai...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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Mary and friends play Badminton

Date: 1931
Description: On Forest Lodge badminton court, left to right: Al Luideke, George Meine, Mary Griggs, Harriet Thompson, and Mary's father, Theodore Griggs who is addressi...

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