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Man Mowing Along Roadside

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Description: View across road towards a man mowing along a roadside. There is a lake or river in the background.
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View of Lake

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Description: View across lake towards a far shoreline, where a man is using a horse-drawn implement.
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Waterfront in Africa

Date: 12 1927
Description: View down hill towards boats at a waterfront. There is a building at the shoreline and a large dock.
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View of Waterfront

Date: 08 06 1914
Description: View from shoreline of waterfront with docks and cranes, and factory buildings behind.
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Scout II in River

Date: 1978
Description: View from shoreline of Scout II being driven across a river. Trees, hills and a mountain are in the background. The red Scout II has a roof rack and white...
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Scout II in River

Date: 1978
Description: View from shoreline of Scout II being driven across a river. Trees, hills and a mountain are in the background. The red Scout II has a roof rack and white ...
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Scout Parked at Overlook of Shoreline

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Description: Scout parked outdoors at an overlook. A group of people stand at the railing looking down at the water.
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Man with Fishing Rod and Scout

Date: 1961
Description: View of Scout parked on rocky shoreline. A man is walking near the Scout carrying a fishing pole and a large fish on a stringer. A fishing pole is sticking...
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Lone Rock Above the Wisconsin River

Date: 1907
Description: Elevated view across river from the top of a cliff towards buildings along the the top of the cliffs on the opposite side. Far below a group of people are ...
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Police Search & Rescue Plane Lands on Brittingham Bay

Date: 02 08 1961
Description: E.H. Lansdowne, 2910 Stevens Street (R), a city fireman at Station No. 4, and Tom Fawcett, 6104 Bridge Road, pilot, stand next to the Madison Police Depart...
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International Skeeter Association Regatta

Date: 01 13 1961
Description: Ice boats on lake Monona during the International Skeeter Association regatta.
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International Skeeter Association Regatta

Date: 01 13 1961
Description: Iceboats on Lake Monona at the 18th annual International Skeeter Association regatta.
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Petenwell Dam Dedication

Date: 1948
Description: Groups of people are on four or five boats traveling on the Wisconsin River, with a shoreline behind them on the left. In the distance is the opposite shor...
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Madison Couple Looks at the Lake on a Nice September Day

Date: 09 27 1960
Description: A couple sitting in their VW Beetle convertible car look out over a Madison lake on a nice September day.
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Mallory Club Sail Boat Races on Lake Mendota

Date: 09 12 1960
Description: Crews of five yachts maneuver against the wind at the start of the opening race for the Mallory Cup on Lake Mendota. The number 6 boat, named Confusion<...
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Mallory Club Sail Boat Races on Lake Mendota

Date: 09 12 1960
Description: The yacht Confusion, skippered by Harry C. (Bud) Melges, Jr., Lake Geneva, and his crew, races during the Mallory Cup on Lake Mendota.
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Mallory Club Sail Boat Races on Lake Mendota

Date: 09 12 1960
Description: The yachts Ivanhoe (L), skippered by Philip L. Peoples, and Wannaboy (R), skippered by H. John Sangmeister, race during the Mallory Cup on La...
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Pleasure Boat on Lake Michigan

Date: 1900
Description: View of a boat, the Whittaker, with most people sitting in chairs, and a few men standing. In the background is a steep shoreline, with houses along...
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New Bridge Takes Kinks Out of Road

Date: 04 21 1929
Description: View towards two bridges. Article reads: "Highway 59, where it crosses the Rock River between Milton and Edgerton, is the scene of a bridge construction an...
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Viking Ship

Date: 1893
Description: View of a replica Viking Ship that sailed from Norway to the United States for the Columbian Exposition in 1893. Three men are standing on shore in front o...

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