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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1952
Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace with Lake Mendota and sailboats in the background.
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Mendota Race

Date: 09 01 1950
Description: A sailboat race on Lake Mendota.
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Aerial View of Madison

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Description: Aerial view looking south over Lake Mendota towards the isthmus and beyond. Sailboats and other boats are on the lake. The view is centered at Wisconsin Av...
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Four Boys in a Boat #377

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Description: Ashley Bennett and three friends in a homemade sailboat. This was captioned: "Going to Join the Navy."
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union Terrace, with tables and chairs, looking out over Lake Mendota. There is a pier and a sailboat on the water.
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Gates Ravine

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Description: View out of Gates Ravine (Glen Eyrie). One man is reclining on the beach at right, and a second man is standing on a sailboat.
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Lucien M. Hanks on a Sailboat

Date: 06 27
Description: Lucien "Louie" Hanks, brother of Stanley Hanks (born June 27, 1868), smoking a pipe while on a sailboat. He graduated from the University of Wisconsin in 1...
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Threatening Skies

Date: 08 1951
Description: Threatening skies loom over boats, piers and boathouses in Eagle harbor.
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U.W. Hoofers Sail on Lake Monona

Date: 04 04 1959
Description: U.W. sailors jump gun. These members of the University of Wisconsin Hoofers Club got tired of looking at ice-locked Lake Mendota and hauled their boats to ...
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Fish Creek

Date: 08 11 1950
Description: Aerial view of Eagle Harbor.
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Photo Finish

Date: 1950
Description: Two sailboats racing on Lake Michigan.
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Last Light

Date: 1955
Description: Docked sailboats at dusk. There are silhouettes of people standing on the pier in the distance.
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Barrett-Hibbard U.W. Sailing Duo

Date: 05 25 1956
Description: Skipper Pete Barrett of Madison and crew member Ruth Hibbard of Birmingham, Michigan, sail their boat on Lake Mendota. They are one of two University of Wi...
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Summer Sport

Date: 1952
Description: Close-up of a small sailboat on Pine Lake. The reflections of the sun from the water make an interesting pattern on the sails.
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Sailing

Date: 1965
Description: View from shoreline of a sailboat off the coast of Door Peninsula. Another sailboat is on the horizon.
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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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Sailing Outing

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Description: View across water towards five people on a sailboat. Identified as possibly near Hatfield.
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Sailboat

Date: 1968
Description: Three people are putting up the sails on their sailboat in the Pioneer Marina.
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Sailboat "Halcyon"

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Description: View across water towards four men wearing suits and hats sitting in a sailboat.
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Two Men in a Sailboat

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Description: View across water towards two men in a small sailboat with large sails.

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