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Two Women Outside a Log Cabin

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Description: Two women stand outside the doorway of a log house in winter. They are posed with a washtub, broom and dust pan.
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Woman Pumping Water from Farm Well

Date: 04 1923
Description: A bundled-up woman hand pumps water from a well into a pail. The ground is covered with ice and snow. Two cars and a farmhouse are in the background.
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The Slide

Date: 1880
Description: Engraving for "Peterson's Magazine" of women in maids' uniforms sliding down an icy path in the snow.
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Visiting the Glacier at Grindewald, Switzerland

Date: 1906
Description: Dr. Joseph Smith and family view the glacier at Grindewald during their European tour.
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Women Ice Skating

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Description: Three women wearing large hats ice skating together on a pond.
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Madison Figure Skating Club

Date: 02 22 1948
Description: Two young charter members of the Madison Figure Skating Club at Vilas Park. Pictured left to right: Karen Nelson, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alan Nelson, and...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: Elevated view of a woman holding a walking stick and wearing a hat and fur coat with a fur stole sitting on a ledge of ice at Skillet Falls. Bare trees fra...
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Skillet Falls in Winter

Date: 1909
Description: A well-dressed woman with a walking stick stands on ice at the partially frozen Skillet Falls. Bare trees frame the scene. There are patches of snow and tr...
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Syl and Aunt Helen on Gully Bridge

Date: 12 1901
Description: Syl and aunt Helen lean on a wooden hand rail on Gully bridge. Behind them is a lake with ice and snow. A large factory-like building is visible in the dis...
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Madison Skating Club Activities

Date: 02 05 1952
Description: The junior skaters of the Madison Skating Club learn various figure skating maneuvers at the club's ice rink at Truax Field. Pictured are Tommy Doran, son ...
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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view looking south at members of the Hotz family ice skating on an improvised rink at their Glencoe home.
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Ice Skating

Date: 1918
Description: Elevated view of members of the Hotz family skating on an improvised rink in the yard of their Glencoe home, 1072 Sheridan Road. A porch is visible on the ...
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National Sales Executives of Madison Party

Date: 01 12 1957
Description: Chairmen of the party Warren and Louise Kreunen admire a full sized snowman decoration at the National Sales Executives of Madison party.
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Iceboat on the Mississippi River

Date: 1905
Description: The iceboat was built by the Ranke boys. There are about forty-nine people posing in front of the boat. Almost everyone is wearing ice skates. Names: Fred ...
Drawing

Ice Skating at Dunham School

Date: 1945
Description: A group of six children play on a frozen pond on the right. The Dunham School and trees appear inside a fence on the left, and the ground is covered with s...
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Russians Working on Railroad

Date: 1918
Description: View down railroad tracks toward a group of Russian residents working to clear another set of railroad tracks running alongside. In the far distance are tr...
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Winter Sports with the Kruegers and Buelkes

Date: 02 1906
Description: Group posing next to the quarry pond with the old kiln on the hill above them. Several people in the group are holding ice skates. From the left are: Sara...
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Standing on the Iced Over Quarry Pond

Date: 12 1905
Description: Edgar Krueger, Sarah Krueger, Ernie Buelke, Florentina Krueger, and Jennie Krueger holding hands on the iced over quarry pond. A sled is on the ice near E...
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Family and Their Log Home

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Description: Group portrait of a man, girl, and a woman holding a broom, standing in front of a log house, surrounded by snow-covered ground. There is another person st...
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Ice Skating Party and Double Exposure

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Description: View across ice towards a large skating party posing for a group portrait. In the background along the shoreline is an exposed cliff with bushes and trees ...

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