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Sledders

Date: 1905
Description: Winter scene with Muriel and Laurie Peterson, the photographer's children, reflecting on the snow conditions near their home. Laurie holds the rope of a sl...
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Out of Action

Date: 01 13 1967
Description: Dejected skier at home with cast and crutches, after breaking her leg practicing for competition.
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Arnold Zander Making Slush for Ice Skating Rink Border

Date: 01 15 1946
Description: Arnold S. Zander making slush for ice skating rink border at 175 Virginia Terrace.
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Ice Shanty on Sturgeon Bay

Date: 1898
Description: A boy dressed in knickers clears the ice in preparation to fish next to his family's ice shanty.
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Iceboat on Lake

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Description: Group of people with an iceboat on a frozen lake (possibly Lake Michigan).
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Family in front of a Lodge

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Description: A family with skiing equipment stands in front of a lodge in winter. View features a large multi-story lodge with many windows and evergreen trees.
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Winter Sports at Virginia Kendall Park

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Description: View of people playing winter sports (sking and skating) at Virginia Kendall Park, a large, snow-covered area with a dwelling in the background.
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Outdoor Iceskating Rink

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Description: View of an outdoor ice skating rink featuring a rink next to a building with a small shelter off to the the right. People skate and look on near trees and...
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Playland, Westchester Co. Park System Indoor Skating Rink

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Description: View of Playland, Westchester Co. Park System indoor skating rink. Balconies surround the rink and the ceiling features an elaborate design.
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Cabin with Icicles at Nature Lovers Paradise

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Description: Exterior view of a one-story wood cottage or cabin with a stone chimney and icicles handing off the roof. The ground and roof are covered in snow, and a pa...
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Ferdinand Hotz

Date: 1918
Description: Ferdinand Hotz poses on snowshoes at the base of a bluff. The Hotz cottage complex, built in 1912-3, is seen atop the bluff. The complex included three co...
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Youth on View.... Snow Skiers

Date: 01 05 1959
Description: Bob Renzichek (left) and Tom Knoncke wax their equipment before a day of skiing.
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Skiers about to Ski Down Slope

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Description: Winter scene looking down a hill towards skiers about to ski on the Capital Mississippi Alps near La Crosse, Wisconsin. La Crosse is in the background, and...
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Trying out their sleds are Judy Stanley and Wendy Wanda.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Throwing snowballs are Mike Gubner and Mike Weaver. Standing in back are Jim Shaler, Bobby Weaver, Richard Malken, Jerry Bassell, and Donald Artley.
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First Snowfall at Sherman Terrace

Date: 11 26 1953
Description: Bobby Carr enjoying a downhill run on his sled.
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Alfred Holt Snowshoeing

Date: 11 26 1903
Description: Alfred Holt is snowshoeing in the backyard of the Holt family home in Oconto. A wood fence and neighboring homes are in the background. Caption reads: "Alf...
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W.A. Holt and Daughter Eleanor Tobogganing

Date: 11 26 1903
Description: Smiling at the camera, daughter Eleanor Holt is tobogganing with her father W.A. Holt in the backyard of the Holt family home. Aunt Nell is standing behind...
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Winter Sports

Date: 12 1909
Description: Children are playing winter sports, including sledding and snowshoeing, in the backyard. The slide and sleds are made of wood. The snowshoers are holding h...
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The Winter Slide

Date: 02 29 1916
Description: Atop the winter slide, Lillian Wheeler is positioning herself on the sled. Her mother Anna Holt Wheeler is watching her, and a third person is standing beh...

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