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| Date: | 01 20 1948 |
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| Description: | Two teenage skiers poised at the top of the hill at Blackhawk Ski Run. Hartman Axley is on the left and Bob Herman on the right. |
| Date: | 01 22 1949 |
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| Description: | New junior ski jump at Hoyt Park. The jump is thirty-five feet high and is estimated to allow up to sixty-foot jumps under ideal conditions. |
| Date: | 02 02 1949 |
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| Description: | Four ski "jumpers" are posed on a hill with Lake Mendota behind them. They are, from left to right: Allen Bushnell, Wally Alcumbrac, Bill Bradley, and Don ... |
| Date: | 12 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Front view of the jumping scaffold at the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton. Snow was carried up the ramp in bushel ... |
| Date: | 12 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Three-quarter view towards the rear of the Blackhawk Ski Club ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge west of Middleton. |
| Date: | 12 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Two members of the Blackhawk Ski Club spray the landing hill at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge west of Middleton. |
| Date: | 12 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Members of the Blackhawk Ski Club prepare the landing area at the club's ski jump at Tomahawk Ridge, located west of Middleton. From left are Jim Jardine, ... |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | Holiday card of a trainload of skiers with their skis on their way to the slopes. |
| Date: | 1942 |
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| Description: | Holiday card with an Army soldier skiing down a hill. He is wearing a backpack and holding a piece of paper with the message "Merry Xmas" on it. Mountains ... |
| Date: | 10 1947 |
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| Description: | Advertising proof for International trucks, featuring a color illustration of a Model KBR-11 truck-tractor with semi-trailer. Includes the text: "Winter Tr... |
| Date: | 02 08 1948 |
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| Description: | "This ski hill was a popular attraction located near Oconomowoc. Ward Woltman of Oak Grove is on the jump." |
| Date: | 02 19 1949 |
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| Description: | Rib Mountain Ski Lodge. There are a number of skiers on the left, and people stand near the lodge. Cars are parked on the right. |
| Date: | 02 25 1940 |
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| Description: | Winter scene with cross country skiers from Eagle River skiing on the Anvil Lake Ski Trail in the Nicolet National Forest. |
| Date: | 1948 |
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| Description: | A man cross country skies on the snow covered University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. In the background are a building and tall pine trees. |
| Date: | 1945 |
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| Description: | A skier makes a turn coming down a hill on the University campus. In the background are Birch trees. |
| Date: | 1949 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Wausau, Wisconsin, 'Winter Sports Capital of the Midwest.'" On reverse: "Renowned throughout the midwestern states as the center of w... |
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