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Nancy Keenan on Beach
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Portrait of Nancy Keenan standing on a beach in a lifeguard swimming suit. She is one of 7 women lifeguards out of a group of 19 who patrol the Madison beaches for the Madison Parks Department.
June 28, 1945
Vinje, Arthur M., 1888-1972 (photographer)
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Swimming Safety
May 14, 1944
Lifeguard Georgia Haas is applying artificial respiration to Lewis Noonan at the beach.
Madison Swimming Meet
July 27, 1952
Group portrait of winners in the annual Madison swimming championships gathered at B.B. Clarke beach.
Swimming Safety
June 14, 1944
Lifeguard Kenneth Harwick applying a first aid bandage to the foot of Hazel Gehri, who is holding a shattered milk bottle left on the beach.
Swimming Safety
June 14, 1944
Lifeguard Tom Langlois in a rowboat is issuing a warning to James Bergman who is swimming outside the ropes that delineate the safe swimming area.
Madison's Vilas Park Beach
August 16, 1950
A lifeguard observes swimmers at the beach in Vilas Park. A rowboat used by the lifeguard is on the beach.
Swimming Safety
June 1944
George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her neck.
