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Bath House, Brittingham Park
circa 1910-1919
View across water towards the bath house and bathing beach at Brittingham Park on Monona Bay. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
Brittingham Park Bathhouse
A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis."
Pavilion and Bath House, Bay View Beach
1918
The pavilion and bath house at Bay View Beach. Bathers are walking in the shallow water in the foreground. Caption reads: "Pavilion and Bath House, Bay View Beach, Green Bay, Wis."
Monona Bay Bathers
1918
People swimming and diving in Monona Bay near the Brittingham Park bath house. The railroad causeway is in the background.
Bathing Beach
circa 1940-1949
View from dunes towards a beach with bathers. The main dock and Peninsula State Park are in the distance. Caption reads: "Bathing Beach - Fish Creek, Wis."
Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake
circa 1910-1919
Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake, Wis."