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Walking on Frozen Lake Mendota

Date: 01 02 1979
Description: Two younger men assisting an elderly woman as they are walking across a snowy, frozen Lake Mendota. Shoreline buildings off Langdon Street, including The E...
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Creek in the Snow

Date: 11 1958
Description: Black Earth Creek with November Snow. The water meanders and a large tree grows on the bank.
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Marshmallow Winter

Date: 02 1963
Description: Snow covered rocks in a stream are covered thickly with snow and appear to be marshmallows. The trees and shrubs on the opposite shoreline are reflected in...
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Ice Fishing

Date: 1952
Description: Aerial view of ice fishermen on the ice next to a lake. Their paths and footprints make an interesting pattern in the snow.
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Winter Shore Line

Date: 1952
Description: View of the shoreline of Geneva Lake in winter. Ice has built up on the foliage on the shore.
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Spring's Around the Corner

Date: 1953
Description: Snow covered ice extends into the Wisconsin River from the shorelines. Trees line the river bank in the background.
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Starkness Offshore

Date: 1954
Description: Wood from a dead tree on the Lake Wisconsin shoreline protruding from the water, and silhouetted against the reflection of a dramatic sky. The far shore is...
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Winter's End: the Open Bay

Date: 1954
Description: Birch trees in the snow on the shore of Lake Michigan.
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Last Light

Date: 1955
Description: Docked sailboats at dusk. There are silhouettes of people standing on the pier in the distance.
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Sea Skeleton

Date: 1956
Description: A boat rack is silhouetted against the lake and a dramatic sky.
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January Frosting

Date: 1960
Description: Rock formation, Devil's Doorway, in the snow. In the background Devil's Lake is frozen and bluffs are in the background.
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Spring Comes to the North

Date: 03 11 1956
Description: Open water on a stream in spring. Snow is along the banks, and shadows of trees are on a snow-covered hill in the background.
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Trail of the Abominable Snowman

Date: 03 1961
Description: Tracks in the snow seen by moonlight on the shore of the Eau Claire River.
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Ice on Old Man River

Date: 1961
Description: People ice fishing on the frozen Mississippi River. Hills can be seen on the shoreline in the background.
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Lake Side Park

Date: 09 1964
Description: View across water towards two men standing on a stone bridge, in the early morning fog in September. The bridge is spanning one of the canals. Another man ...
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Snow Sculpture

Date: 1964
Description: Snow drifting on Lake Winnebago seen through trees on the shoreline.
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Wintry Solitude

Date: 12 1969
Description: Trees and the shoreline are reflected in the partially frozen Root River.
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Cold Vigil

Date: 1976
Description: A woman wearing a hat and a plaid scarf over her head is ice fishing in Governor Dodge State Park. She is sitting on a bucket with her feet on a board.
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Winter Mooring

Date: 1976
Description: Fishing boats wintering on Lake Superior, which is frozen and covered with snow. Wooden fishing boxes are strewn in the foreground, and a wooded shoreline ...
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Snow Mantle

Date: 1961
Description: A narrow stream running under trees. The trees and banks are covered with fresh snow.

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