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| Description: | Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer views of the hotel and nearby Gateway Inn in color, and overlapp... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | Ferdinand Hotz poses on snowshoes at the base of a bluff. The Hotz cottage complex, built in 1912-3, is seen atop the bluff. The complex included three co... |
| Date: | 02 1924 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with an unidentified man pausing while snowshoeing. He carries a long walking stick. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A man poses on snowshoes, using a long walking stick in a wooded, snow-covered landscape. |
| Date: | 1924 |
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| Description: | A man, likely Ferdinand Hotz, on short snowshoes carrying a long walking stick and his coat. A camera case and pair of ice skates hang from straps around h... |
| Date: | 12 29 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of Bill Ward as he prepares to hoist the sail on an iceboat. |
| Date: | 12 29 1956 |
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| Description: | Portrait of David Rosten and Paul Krueger as they get ready for a ride in an iceboat. |
| Date: | 12 29 1956 |
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| Description: | Tom Krehl checks the clamps on an iceboat before going out for a ride. |
| Date: | 1905 |
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| Description: | The iceboat was built by the Ranke boys. There are about forty-nine people posing in front of the boat. Almost everyone is wearing ice skates. Names: Fred ... |
| Date: | 12 19 1957 |
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| Description: | Group portrait of nine directors of the Blackhawk Ski Club. Seated in the first row are Stan DuRose, Harold (Blue) Schmelzer, I.R. Jacobson, and Sam LaBarr... |
| Date: | 01 1969 |
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| Description: | A snowmobile rider long-jumps at the Eagle River Snowmobile Derby. According to the notes in the photograph album, this was the "world record long jump." T... |
| Date: | 01 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Ski jumper Dale Severson of Eau Claire is shown (center right) flying and leaning high over the Tomahawk Ridge ski jump. Spectators and parked cars are in ... |
| Date: | 01 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Three spectators wear winter hats while attending the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump tournament. They include, from left: Carolyn Quisling, her mother Helen Q... |
| Date: | 01 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Two members of the booster club of the Blackhawk Ski club standing outdoor. They are Lies Jungbloed, left, a native of Holland, and Gudran Gudmundsdottir, ... |
| Date: | 01 26 1958 |
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| Description: | Amatuer photographers and ski jumping spectators Irv Jacobsen and Forest Bakken attend the Blackhawk Ski Club's 11th annual jumping tournament. Both men ho... |
| The Amusing History of the Scots Influence on Wisconsin |
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| Discover the rich history of the sport of curling in Wisconsin. |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Wooden curling stone used near Lodi, Wisconsin in the 19th century. (Museum object #1957.205) |
| Wisconsin Historical Museum Object – Feature Story |
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| Casey FitzRandolph’s racing skin worn during the 2003-2004 World Cup speed skating events. (Museum object #2005.146.1) |
| The Gold Medal Victories of the U.S. Hockey Team and Wisconsin Speed Skater Eric Heiden |
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| This article recollects the gold medal victories of the U.S. Hockey team and a Wisconsin speed skater in the 1980 Lake Placid Olympics. |
| A Nostalgic Look at Wisconsin Winters |
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| Explore this gallery featuring the best and most interesting Wisconsin winter photographs. |
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