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Swim Meet at B.B. Clarke Beach

Date: 06 06 1944
Description: Onlookers on slope of B.B. Clarke Beach looking out to the lake to watch a swim meet.
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Couple on Pier with Water Skis

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: A man and woman sitting on a pier on a lake putting on water skis. A boat is next to the pier.
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University of Wisconsin Crew Rowing

Date: 02 23 1953
Description: University of Wisconsin crew rowing down the Yahara River. View looking south toward railroad bridge in the 100 block of North Thornton Avenue.
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Kenneth T. White Family in their Sailboat

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Jane and Kenneth White and their daughters, Sue (left), Kay, and Barbara, and the family dog, Perky, sailing in their lightning class sailboat on Lake Mend...
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Water Skiers on Lake Mendota

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Joanna "Josie" Mayer and her water skiing partner, Jimmy Schneiders, water ski side by side on Lake Mendota.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Billy Wiedenbeck pushing Wally Britton into the water from a swimming platform.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Lifeguard Tom Langlois in a rowboat is issuing a warning to James Bergman who is swimming outside the ropes that delineate the safe swimming area.
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Girls at Camp Maria Olbrich

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Five girls in a row boat on Lake Mendota at the YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich. Seated left to right: Volala Still, Jane Botham, Doris Elliott, Gloria Trader, a...
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Girls on a Pier at Camp Maria Olbrich

Date: 07 06 1944
Description: Five girls sitting on a pier on Lake Mendota at YWCA's Camp Maria Olbrich. From left to right: Edith Gannon, Sally Smith, Mary Ellen Segerson, Turabelle O...
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Man with Boat on Pier

Date: 05 24 1945
Description: Bennie Berg standing on a lake shore dock next to a Hoover Boat Line boat. Also shows his invention to aid in launching, the Berg's Inc. Boat Roller.
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Madison Central High School Students on Pier

Date: 05 28 1945
Description: Group portrait of four Madison Central High School students relaxing on a pier on Lake Mendota. Pictured left to right: Alice Jensen, daughter of Mr. and M...
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YMCA Camp Wakanda Campers

Date: 06 25 1945
Description: Large group of boys standing in a line on a pier at YMCA Camp Wakanda on Lake Mendota.
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Lake Katrina at Camp Brandenburg

Date: 07 23 1945
Description: Scenic view of Lake Katrina at Girl Scout Camp Brandenburg near Springfield Corners. Several girl scouts are below in the distance on a pier, and in the sh...
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University of Wisconsin Crew Christening New Shell

Date: 04 10 1948
Description: Wisconsin's new racing shell, the Mendota, receives the champagne bottle from sponsor Mrs. Harry (Mary) Stuhldreher in the christening ceremony on t...
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Lake Mendota Yacht Club Youth Program

Date: 06 09 1948
Description: Two of Madison's most enthusiastic young sailors are Ann Hastings, left, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Harold W. Hastings, 3326 Lake Mendota Drive, and Rosamond...
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University of California Rowing Team

Date: 06 11 1948
Description: Group portrait of members of the "rangy and powerful" University of California varsity rowing team who were in Madison to compete against the University of...
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Carroll "Ky" Ebright, University of California Rowing Coach

Date: 06 11 1948
Description: Portrait of Carroll "Ky" Ebright, coach of the University of California Golden Bears varsity rowing team.
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Intercollegiate Regatta

Date: 07 17 1948
Description: Seated on a Lake Mendota pier are left to right: Don Williams, Madison, a University of Wisconsin senior and member of Hoofers Club; Edward Bainbridge, com...
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University of Wisconsin-Madison Intercollegiate Regatta

Date: 05 17 1948
Description: Phyllis Wentorf, West Bend, at left, and Pat Andrews, Madison, center--both members of the Hoofers Sailing Club--are pictured with Rudy Haase, Milwaukee, a...
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Co-eds On Pier

Date: 05 05 1949
Description: Pictured on the shores of Lake Mendota are (left to right): Mary Jane Bray, a junior from Baraboo; Margaret A. Van Wagenen, a freshman from Wauwatosa, and ...

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