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Olympic Skater Bill Carow with Son

Date: 01 04 1955
Description: Fireman Bill Carow, member of the 1955 United States Olympic Ice Speed Skating Team, lacing his son's, Michael Carow, skates.
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Ice Skaters

Date: 12 28 1948
Description: Three of Madison's most enthusiastic skating fans are shown ready for a whirl on the ice. From left to right, Dick Simonson, city champion; Georgia Bernard...
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Two High School Ice Skaters

Date: 01 25 1950
Description: Two high school girls with ice skates on a staircase at their school as they prepare to leave for the nearest skating rink. Pictured left to right are Mary...
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Outdoor Iceskating Rink

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Description: View of an outdoor ice skating rink featuring a rink next to a building with a small shelter off to the the right. People skate and look on near trees and...
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Madison Skating Club

Date: 01 09 1956
Description: Marcia Myers, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis P. Myers of 5214 Harbor Court, and Christine Wiiss, daughter of R. Glenn Weiss of 3215 Topping Road, are famil...
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Skating on Deer Lake

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Description: People ice skate on Deer Lake, surrounded by a forested area.
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Madison Speed Skating Champs

Date: 01 29 1956
Description: Group portrait of winners in the girls division of the Madison speed skating finals at Vilas Park. Front row, left to right: Kristine Thomas, Alice Jean D...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Sheila Ryan ...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Arden Taylor...
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Ice Skating

Date: 1928
Description: Seven children are ice skating toward the rear of a long, one-story building with half timber details under the eaves and a massive central chimney. Piles ...
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Champion Skaters

Date: 01 22 1961
Description: Group portrait of 23 young ice skaters who all won championships in the 1961 city speed skating meet at Vilas Park.
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Arms Children at Tenney Park

Date: 1965
Description: Some of the children of Lewis Arms (and possibly their friends) ice skating and riding on sleds on the ice at Tenney Park in the winter.
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Ice Skaters at Vilas Park

Date: 12 18 1954
Description: Francis Nerlinger is teaching his daughter, Susan Jane, to ice skate at the Vilas Park ice skating rink by Lake Wingra.
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Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 31 1960
Description: Group portrait of Madison's 1960 speed skating champions. Left to right, first row: David Singer, Freddy Davie, Jamie Thomas, Martha Lu Ferris, Jane Bush, ...
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Madison Figure Skating Club Winter Party

Date: 01 21 1954
Description: Members of the Madison Figure Skating Club held their annual winter party at the Truax Field Arena. The event was organized on a circus theme. Marie McNeil...
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Ice Carnival Skaters

Date: 02 19 1940
Description: A couple, most likely Gerda Wank with Joe Puccetti, in the middle of an ice skating exhibition. A crowd of children and adults is watching from a snowbank ...
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Ice Carnival Skaters

Date: 02 11 1941
Description: A couple, most likely Gerda Wank with Joe Puccetti, in the middle of an ice skating exhibition. The man is holding the woman almost parallel to the ice whi...
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Funchase Amusement Pier

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Description: Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T...
Online Exhibit

Skating for Gold: Wisconsin's Olympic Speed Skaters, 1976-2006

Learn about the achievements of Wisconsin's Olympic speed skaters.
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Cora Blanche Ogden Alexander and Blanche Sweet

Date: 1926
Description: Silent film star Blanche Sweet and her maternal grandmother Mrs. Cora Blanche Ogden Alexander wearing ice skates.

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