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| Description: | A colorized image of a girls' swimming class at the Brittingham Park bathhouse. Caption reads: "Girls' Swimming Class, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis." |
| Date: | 1910 |
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| Description: | View across water towards the bath house. Caption reads: "Bath House, Brittingham Park, Madison, Wis." |
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| Description: | Color postcard of a bathing place on the water. A hill is behind the building, and there are a signs for a swimming school and the Wm. Bechstein Co. Severa... |
| Date: | 07 07 1928 |
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| Description: | Colorized postcard of the bathing beach near the tourist camping site in Devil's Lake State Park. A diving tower is on the right with a woman diving from t... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | An unidentified young woman wearing a white dress is standing on the prow of a skiff watching fifteen children playing in shallow water. A second woman is ... |
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| Description: | Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, L... |
| Date: | 1954 |
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| Description: | Color postcard view of a crowded bathing beach at Lake Wingra. |
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| Description: | Cartoon drawing of people playing golf and other games, relaxing, sitting on the beach and swimming and boating on the lake. The building in the center is ... |
| Date: | 08 16 1937 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "The Beach, Pinewood Lodge - Rhinelander, Wis." Guests are enjoying the water in Lake Thompson at the Pinewood Lodge. There is a dock ... |
| Date: | 1915 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Rice Lake, Wis." Many adults and children are swimming and diving at the beach. There is a pier on the left and an ela... |
| Date: | 1907 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Bathing Beach, Sheboygan, Wis." View from water towards a large beach on the Lake Michigan shoreline. There is a crowd on the sand an... |
| Date: | 08 22 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Summer Sports at Northernarie, Three Lakes, Wisconsin." On reverse: "Northernarie Hotel and Spa. Three Lakes, Wis. Truly one of Ameri... |
| Date: | 1917 |
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| 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... |
| Date: | 10 09 1901 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Greetings from Waukesha Beach. Bathing in the Surf." Children and adults wear Victorian bathing suits as well as regular clothing on ... |
| Date: | 06 13 1955 |
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| Description: | Text on front reads: "Beach at Waushara Resort on Silver Lake, Wautoma, Wis." View of a water slide in the lake from the shore. A tree and a pier with dock... |
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