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Boat at Dock

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Description: View from shoreline towards boats at a dock in the Fox Lake Area. A man and woman are standing in a sailboat, another man is standing on the dock, and a an...
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Sailboats in Fox Lake Area

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Description: Fox Lake Area. View down pier towards sailboats docked, and people standing at the end of the dock.
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Kenneth T. White Family

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue, Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mendota.
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Milwaukee Yacht Club

Date: 08 01 1914
Description: Milwaukee Yacht Club, located at the foot of E. Layfayette Street on Lake Michigan. Numerous sailboats are in the harbor, and individuals are on the pier.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Intercollegiate Regatta

Date: 05 17 1948
Description: Phyllis Wentorf, West Bend, at left, and Pat Andrews, Madison, center--both members of the Hoofers Sailing Club--are pictured with Rudy Haase, Milwaukee, a...
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Inland Lakes Regatta on Lake Mendota

Date: 07 05 1950
Description: Members of the social committee for the Inland Lakes Regatta prepare the decorations at the Maple Bluff Country Club for some of the parties to be held dur...
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Sailing in Dering Harbor

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Description: View of a family sailing in Dering Harbor. The sailboat is carrying a man, woman, and girl. In the background is a small ship.
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Mendota Yacht Club Moonlight Regatta

Date: 07 08 1952
Description: Two couples use a sailboat near the Edgewater Hotel pier during the Mendota Yacht Club moonlight regatta and picnic supper. They are Edmund and Marianne Ho...
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Crew of Sailboat Seaspur

Date: 07 12 1952
Description: Outdoor group portrait of members of the crew of the sailboat Seaspur, winner of the Mendota Yacht Club's Fourth of July Handicap Race in 1952. Pict...
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Mendota Yacht Club Hosts Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 07 31 1954
Description: The 53rd annual Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta hosted by the Mendota Yacht Club is held in Madison August 22, 1954. Pictured are three members of...
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Outdoor Life

Date: 05 20 1957
Description: Jean Whiffen and Marilyn Tormey pose for a portrait in a sailboat.
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Mendota Yacht Club Winners of Class E Yacht Races

Date: 09 06 1958
Description: Leaders in the Mendota Yacht Club's season sail among E boats are seated left to right: Angela Schlimgen, Doug Tormey, Dave Schmitt, Meredith Hobbins. Stan...
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We Saw You . . . at Yacht Club Event

Date: 09 13 1959
Description: The Mendota Yacht Club holds its annual Commodore's dinner-dance at the Maple Bluff Country Club. The highlight of the evening is the presentation of troph...
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We Saw You . . . at Yacht Club Event

Date: 09 14 1959
Description: The Mendota Yacht Club holds its annual Commodore's dinner-dance at the Maple Bluff Country Club. Shown (L-R) are: (standing) John Beck, Mr. and Mrs. Phili...
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58th Annual Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta Social Events Planning Committee

Date: 08 14 1960
Description: Members of the 58th annual Inland Lake Yachting Association regatta social committee discuss social events for the regatta on the Edgewater Hotel pier. Sho...
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Mendota Yacht Club Plans 58th Annual Inland Lake Yachting Association Regatta

Date: 08 1960
Description: Members of the Mendota Yacht Club plan social arrangements for the 58th annual Inland Lake Yachting Association regatta on Lake Mendota. Social Committee m...
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Sailboats on Geneva Lake

Date: 1930
Description: A young man in the foreground, possibly Ernst Schmidt, stands looking out at sailboats on Geneva Lake. In the foreground on the left a woman is on a sailbo...
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The "Lorely"

Date: 1910
Description: Elsa Seipp Madlener, center, poses with her husband Albert, right, and another man, possibly Ed Daily, the engineer of the steam launch "Lorely." A handwri...
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Pete Barrett, Olympic Finn Class Sailing Representative

Date: 09 05 1964
Description: Pete Barrett, United States representative in the Olympic Finn class sailing in Tokyo, with his family. Left to right, Mrs. Pete (Laurie) Barrett, Tara, si...
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Sailing on Geneva Lake

Date: 09 03 1916
Description: Ernst Schmidt (1893-1977) and Jean Happich sail the boat "Illiola." Schmidt was a grandson of Chicago brewer Conrad Seipp, who established Black Point Esta...

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