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Waukesha County Dragging Operation
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Elevated view of two people breaking ice with an ax and an ice breaking pole [a gaff?]; other people in the background are standing in a boat pushing poles into the water. Caption reads: "Breaking up an ice crust was the first job for Waukesha county authorities as they sought to resume dragging operations Wednesday in the Fox river, two miles east of Mukwonago. They searched for Mrs. Rose Marie Planinshek, West Allis housewife, who disappeared Monday, the day her automobile was found nosed into the water near the bridge on highway 15. The camera points south. The sheriff's deputies are Peter Roewlandts (white) and Harold Wolfe."
January 5, 1955
Milwaukee journal
Publication Information
| Creator | Milwaukee journal |
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| Date Created | January 5, 1955 |
Physical Description
| Format | Image |
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| Dimensions | 26 x 21 cm |
Collection Information
| Source Collection | Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s |
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| Call Number | CF 6744 |
Copyright Information
| Copyright Status | COPYRIGHT NOT EVALUATED |
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W01476B
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Irving Brown in an Ice Boat
View across ice towards a man identified as Irving Brown sitting in an ice boat on a lake. Large houses are in the background along the shoreline.
Gaff Rigged, Madison Style Iceboat
View across ice towards two people in an iceboat on Lake Mendota.
Thunder Jet Ice Boat
January 23, 1955
The ice boat, "Thunder Jet," on a frozen Lake Monona. One of the two men aboard is probably the pilot, Bill "Curley" Perrigo, sitting at the helm or by the mast. Madison Gas and Electric exhaust st...
450 ATKINSON ST
120932
Located in Mukwonago (village), Waukesha County
Ice Locomotive Pulled by Anchor
1859
Engraved drawing of Norman Wiard's ice locomotive, Lady Franklin being pulled from water onto ice using its anchor. The vessel was built, but never made a successful journey across the ice.
