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Fun at the Lake
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An unidentified young woman wearing a white dress is standing on the prow of a skiff watching fifteen children playing in shallow water. A second woman is sitting in the skiff holding an oar. A printed inscription identifies: "Kilby Lake Beach, Montello, Wis." "Aug. 6, 1907" is handwritten on the card.
1907
Kaufmann, Lucy A.
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Boating on the Mill Pond
1905
View looking down hill towards an unidentified woman who is sitting holding the oars in a skiff near the shoreline of the millpond on the Montello River, now known as Montello Lake.
At Kilby Lake
1910
Six women and girls are reflected in the water as they model their swimming costumes on the beach. Another woman observes from behind. The caption reads: "Bathing Scene at Kilby Lake." The women, ...
Woman in Skiff
1906
An unidentified woman, wearing a hat and standing in a skiff is aiming a gun toward the shore of the mill pond (Montello Lake). The printed inscription on the front of the card reads: "At the head ...
Fishing
1907
View across water towards two men sitting in a small launch with a canopy near the shore. A fishing pole is resting on the foredeck. There is a small wave in the foreground. The printed caption rea...
The Richter Family
1905
View across water towards Charles S. Richter rowing a boat on the mill pond, now Montello Lake. With him are his wife, sitting at right, his daughter Ethel May, standing, and younger daughter Blanc...
At the Foot of Buffalo Lake
1904
A view looking west over water toward the Fox River dam at Montello. There is granite riprap on the left. A boat with a small sail is in the background. The impoundment waters above the dam form B...
