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Skin Divers Examining Diving Equipment
July 12, 1955
Dick Charmley and Gary Davies examining their apparatus for skin diving and spear fishing in Lake Mendota.
Lake Mendota Skin-Divers
July 12, 1955
Lake Mendota skin-divers, Dick Charmley and Gary Davies, shown with fish that they have harpooned. Dick is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Charmley, 20 Paget Road, and Gary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ...
Lake Mendota Skin-Divers with Harpoon
July 12, 1955
Skin-divers Dick Charmley and Gary Davies with harpoon in Lake Mendota preparing to fish. Dick Charmley is the son of Mr. and Mrs. C.C. Charmley, 20 Paget Road, and Gary is the son of Mr. and Mrs. ...
Tia Nelson Diving into Lake Mendota
July 12, 1955
Tia Nelson, 11, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Russell Nelson, 3010 Oxford Road, dives into Lake Mendota. She was one of Madison's most outstanding young swimmers.
Madison Diving Club Members
November 8, 1956
Madison Diving Club members Harold Stitgen, president, Reverend Herbert Schaak, treasurer, and James Filer wearing diving suits and scuba gear, ready for a dive in Lake Mendota off Conklin Park.
Madison Diving Club Members
November 8, 1956
Madison Diving Club members Harold Stitgen, president, Reverend Herbert Schaak, treasurer, and James Filer dressed for scuba diving in Lake Mendota off Conklin Park.
