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| Date: | 08 1927 |
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| Description: | A young boy sits on the dock in front of Olson's store in Crescent Park on Lake Waubesa. Small row boats are arrayed for rental. |
| Date: | 06 26 1909 |
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| Description: | Two men paddle barrels with their hands and feet while a third tips over on Pewaukee Lake at the Waukesha Beach recreation area. Other people watch both f... |
| Date: | 1908 |
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| Description: | View towards people standing on the shoreline near a boat landing at Yosts Park. A man and a dog are standing on the pier, and a group of people are in a b... |
| Date: | 1904 |
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| Description: | View across water towards Brower Park near Houghton Point. |
| Date: | 08 06 1944 |
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| Description: | Annual city municipal swimming meet at B.B. Clarke Beach, with swimmers in the water, and observers along the shore, with cars, and houses in the neighborh... |
| Date: | 1918 |
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| Description: | People swimming and diving in Monona Bay near the Brittingham Park bath house. The railroad causeway is in the background. |
| Date: | 06 28 1949 |
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| Description: | Four girls wading in Lake Mendota. They were attending the Brownie Day Camp at Burrows Park. Left to right: Marilyn Dvorak, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alfred... |
| Date: | 08 31 1963 |
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| Description: | View of a private boat marina, as seen from a park. |
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| Description: | View down pier, with people standing at the end, and two sailboats in the water, with the one on the left manned by two men. There is an excursion boat doc... |
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| Description: | Crowds walk along the boardwalk at Funchase amusement pier. A building with flags flying from its turrets features a sign that reads "Funchase Skating". T... |
| Date: | 07 10 1953 |
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| Description: | Anne Fakler, left, and Nancy Wynn poise for a practice swim during the city swim meet at B.B. Clarke beach on Lake Monona. |
| Date: | 1936 |
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| Description: | Elevated view of people in a park along the shoreline waiting for the White Bass run. |
| Date: | 1932 |
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| Description: | View from the shoreline at Mercer Tourist Park showing people on the dock and floating rafts in the lake. |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | Boys and girls wearing bathing suits standing, swimming, or diving off of a large wooden dock into Chequamegon Bay, Lake Superior on the beach at Memorial ... |
| Date: | 1935 |
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| Description: | View of Lake Gogebic Park showing automobiles, trees, people around a picnic table, tents, a bench, dock and diving tower, as well as the lake and opposite... |
| Date: | 1926 |
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| Description: | Lake Wisconsin at Summerville Park. Boathouses, docks and fishing boats are along the shoreline. |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View from shoreline of a pair of men fishing in a lake. Another rowboat is tied at a pier in the foreground. On the far shoreline are cottages and trees. |
| Date: | 1890 |
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| Description: | View from pier of groups of people walking along a Lake Monona dock and on the walkway to the shore. On the right is an excursion boat with a United States... |
| Date: | 1927 |
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| Description: | View across water towards a boy standing on a pier on Lake Waubesa. There are boats docked at the water's edge and a group of children and adults are on th... |
| Date: | 1968 |
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| Description: | Aerial view looking southwest, with Lake Mendota at right and East Gorham Street running from the bottom left corner. Lincoln School is in the foreground, ... |
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