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Out of Boat Cave

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Description: Two men navigating their canoe through caves at the Wisconsin Dells.
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Woman with Fish

Date: 1975
Description: Woman in a boat showing a fish she has just caught on the Mississippi River.
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Raft Fleet Below Dam

Date: 1886
Description: A fleet of rafts on the Wisconsin River below the Kilbourn dam.
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Couples Boating

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Description: Elevated view of a group of two couples boating.
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Woman in Boat

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Description: An Evinrude boat motor advertisement with woman posing in boat.
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Young Boys in Boat

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Description: Two boys, probably brothers, using a small boat with outboard motor.
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Water Skiing

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Description: Woman skiing behind a boat, with a man in the foreground standing in the boat near a Johnson outboard motor.
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Unloading Fishing Gear from International C-1 Wagon

Date: 02 08 1935
Description: Three men on a dock unloading gear from an International C-1 wood-paneled ("woody") station wagon for a fishing trip. One man is standing in a fishing boat...
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Ralph Hunn

Date: 04 18 1935
Description: Portrait of Ralph Hunn, coach of the University of Wisconsin-Madison crew standing on the shoreline of Lake Wingra. In the background the crew is rowing on...
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Chester Thordarson

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Description: Candid portrait of Chester Thordarson wearing a light-colored suit, holding a hat. He appears to be on a boat, with windows and a steering wheel behind him...
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Vilas Park

Date: 1928
Description: Children fishing and playing in the water at Vilas Park.
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Clara Bow

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Description: Clara Bow standing in between some ropes or small poles on the schooner Diablo for a publicity photo. She is wearing a swimsuit with a belt.
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Bleak November

Date: 1950
Description: View from shoreline towards two men in a canoe near Birch Point on Little Elkhart Lake. The day is overcast. Around the point is another man in a boat, and...
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Summer Sport

Date: 1952
Description: Close-up of a small sailboat on Pine Lake. The reflections of the sun from the water make an interesting pattern on the sails.
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First Venture

Date: 1955
Description: Elevated view from shoreline towards two men motoring out onto the Menomonee River in the spring.
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Vacation Fleet

Date: 06 1978
Description: Elevated view of boats moored to a dock at a marina on the Mississippi River in early summer make an interesting pattern. There is a person walking on the ...
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Fall Fishing on Crab Lake

Date: 1950
Description: Two men fishing in a rowboat powered by a trolling motor. They are framed by two trees on the shore of Crab Lake.
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Weekend Voyagers

Date: 1963
Description: Elevated view from East College Avenue bridge of motor boats exiting Lock #4 on the Upper Fox River.

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