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Lake Monona

Date: 1894
Description: Man in a rowboat on Lake Monona with a view of the city in the background.
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Rowboats

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Description: Fleet of rowboats carrying men and women with umbrellas.
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Lake Mendota Boathouse

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Description: View from shoreline of a crew rowing a Pabst Shell on Lake Mendota near the University of Wisconsin-Madison boathouse, with two men in a canoe and people s...
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The Grand Regatta at Devil's Lake

Date: 1877
Description: "The Grand Regatta, at Devil's Lake, Sauk County, June 21st & 22nd, 1877", with spectators watching rowing shells race.
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045 - Joy Camps Boat Fleet

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Description: View from shoreline from pier of campers in boats on the water. Rowing crews and kayaks are in the foreground. Original caption notes that this image offer...
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046 - Young Woman in Birch Bark Canoe

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Description: Young woman in birch bark canoe on a lake close to the shoreline. She is holding a paddle.
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047 - Young Women in Canoe with Oars

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Description: Group portrait of four young campers posed near the shoreline in a Joy Camps canoe displaying the Joy Camps logo (boat displays lettering and numbering "JC...
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048 - Girls and Camp Counselors in Canoes

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Description: Large group portrait of campers and counselors sitting in a row of fourteen Joy Camps canoes, side-by-side in a lake. A raft floats in the water behind the...
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049 - Young Women in Rowboat on Lake

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Description: View across water of five young women in a rowboat near the shoreline.
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091 - Four Scenes from Joy Camps Waterfront

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying four photographs. At the top left is a birch bark canoe on a covered stand with paddles on racks. At upper right...
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093 - Joy Camps Water Activities

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Description: Page from Joy Camps photo album displaying five photographs. On the left is a Snipe setting sail with a camper and Miss Camp aboard. The top middle photogr...
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142 - Swimming Class at Joy Camps

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Description: Water scene, with many campers in swimsuits lined up on a dock, some standing, some sitting. A number of campers are also in the water, wearing swim caps. ...
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Two-Oared Sculling

Date: 1890
Description: Slightly elevated view across water towards the starting line of a two-oared scull race on Geneva Lake. At the front of the line a judge wearing a dark jac...
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Rowing on Lake Archibald

Date: 1899
Description: A foursome is boating on Archibald Lake. William Leonard Burnap, standing up in the boat, is wringing water out of something with his hands. The man sittin...
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Wallace Rumsey Rowing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1902
Description: A close-up of Wallace Rumsey rowing on Archibald Lake. Photo album page heading reads: "The recreations of Uncle Wallace."
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Emily McDonald Rowing

Date: 08 03 1905
Description: With her back to the camera, Emily McDonald is rowing a boat on Archibald Lake. Large rocks and grasses are in the foreground. Caption reads: "Emily McDona...
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Ellen Holt and Mr. Delbridge in Boats on Archibald Lake

Date: 1905
Description: View from boat across water towards a group of five out in two boats on Archibald Lake. On the left, Harriet Stroh is rowing while Ellen Holt is sitting an...
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Eleanor and Donald Holt Rowing on Archibald Lake

Date: 1908
Description: With her back to the camera, Eleanor Holt is rowing a boat on Archibald Lake. In the foreground, Donald Holt is rowing another boat. The tree-lined shoreli...
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The Wheeler Family Setting Off from the Ark Dock

Date: 09 1908
Description: View from the Island shoreline towards Anna Holt Wheeler and husband Arthur Dana Wheeler, with children Gordon and Lillian, all sitting in a rowboat at the...
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Lillian Wheeler Rowing a Boat on Archibald Lake

Date: 1910
Description: Lillian Wheeler is rowing a boat on Archibald Lake. She is looking at the oar. A woman, sitting in the rowboat and wearing a sun hat, is possibly Lillian's...

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