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Husking Corn

Date: 1903
Description: Elevated view of the Krueger family husking corn. From right to left are: Mary, Sarah, August, Florentina, and Jennie Krueger. A dog is lying on the ground...
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Skiing on the University Campus

Date: 1945
Description: A skier makes a turn coming down a hill on the University campus. In the background are Birch trees.
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1945
Description: University students on a field trip to Devil's Lake State Park climb the trail up through the piles of talus (broken rocks) on the slope. A couple in the f...
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Kettle Moraine State Park

Date: 1950
Description: View looking down hill towards people walking through trees in deep snow towards a picnic area below at Kettle Moraine State park.
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The Big Jump

Date: 01 1952
Description: Ski jumping at Timber Coulee. A large crowd is gathered to watch. Today it is named Snowflake Ski & Golf Club. It is host to a ski jumping tournament since...
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Sport Illustrated

Date: 1956
Description: An adult and a child riding a toboggan down the slide at Iverson Park.
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Old Lead Trail

Date: 1960
Description: A man is running his dog on a trail in an old lead mining area. The trees are bare and fallen leaves are covering the ground.
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Ice on Old Man River

Date: 1961
Description: People ice fishing on the frozen Mississippi River. Hills can be seen on the shoreline in the background.
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Easy Riders

Date: 1962
Description: Skiers ascending Mt. Telemark on a T-Bar ski lift.
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Wintergreen Ski Slopes

Date: 02 1969
Description: View downhill towards three skiers standing on the left surveying the run before heading down the slope. More skiers are riding the ski lift overhead.
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Going Up

Date: 02 1972
Description: Elevated view of skiers gliding uphill on a chair lift at Wintergreen Ski Area. They are dressed warmly, and are wearing skis and carrying poles.
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Tireless Fun

Date: 1973
Description: Five children in snow tubes are returning to the top of the hill by hanging onto the tow rope.
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Winter Entrepreneur

Date: 1973
Description: View down hill towards a boy kicking at a door to see if they want their walk shoveled after a snowfall.
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Children Sledding

Date: 1975
Description: A winter scene with excited children on a toboggan.
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Comtemporary Contrast

Date: 1975
Description: View down hill towards a man driving a large sled pulled by two draft horses up the hill through the snow. Further down the hill in the background is a sno...
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Children Playing in Snow

Date: 11 30 1976
Description: Elevated view of children sliding on the snow near the Bay Street overpass to Jones Island. The children are walking up the hill. In the background is a st...
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Parallel Progressions

Date: 1977
Description: Skiers on a slope make an interesting parallel pattern against the snow.
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Saturday Chore

Date: 1977
Description: View down hill towards a man washing his car in the alley of a neighborhood. Rooftops are in the background.
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Dogsled Team

Date: 1978
Description: A musher on a dogsled with 10 dogs pulling in tandem. This is a race because he is wearing a number. Low hills with trees are in the background.
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Man Fixing Snow Fence

Date: 1979
Description: A man is lifting a snow fence in ankle deep snow. In the background is a tree covered hill.

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