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Swimming Pool

Date: 1930
Description: The municipal sand-bottomed swimming pool was a popular spot to cool off in the summer months.
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Beach at Copper Falls State Park

Date: 07 1940
Description: The bathing beach and bath house at Copper Falls State Park. Two swimmers are sitting and standing on a dock with a platform.
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Swimming at the Bad River

Date: 07 1940
Description: Two boys and two girls swimming at the Bad River at Copper Falls State Park. One of the girls is diving off the dock that also has a platform. In the backg...
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Zimmel Implement

Date: 1966
Description: "This view is from St. Theresa Catholic Church. Looking north toward Zimmel Implement."
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Rubber Raft Float Trip

Date: 1967
Description: Overhead view of a group of young people sitting in inner tubes splashing the water with their feet in the Apple River.
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Tubing Down Apple River

Date: 1967
Description: A woman and three boys are tubing down Apple River.
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Nap Afloat

Date: 09 1973
Description: Teen boy resting on an inner tube while floating down the Apple River, a very popular summer activity.
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Municipal Bathing Beach

Date: 1917
Description: Text on front reads: "Municipal Bathing Beach. Watertown, Wis." Slightly elevated view of a bathing beach on the Rock River. Many swimmers are in the water...

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