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Beach Toss

Date: 08 12 1984
Description: A bikini-clad woman snaps a self-portrait with a long cable release attached to a camera as she is tossed into the air by a group of men on the beach. Othe...
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Coronet Magazine Display Window

Date: 07 22 1944
Description: Coronet magazine display in the window of Rennebohm Drug Store #10, 676 State Street. "Read about Wisconson's Ranger Mac (WHA radio personality Wake...
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Kiddie Camp Display Window

Date: 04 27 1934
Description: Three little girls, members of the Emerson Fresh Air school and the Longfellow Nutrition room, playing with puppies in the Capital Times Kiddie Camp...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 14 1944
Description: Lifeguard Tom Langlois in a rowboat is issuing a warning to James Bergman who is swimming outside the ropes that delineate the safe swimming area.
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Swimming Class at Tenney Park

Date: 07 29 1947
Description: Pictured at Tenney park are Sun Prairie children receiving swimming instruction from Mrs. Mildred Schwieten, standing in the water at the left, and Don Hei...
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Vilas Park Beach

Date: 07 04 1949
Description: A man taking a picture of two women at the Vilas Park beach.
Postcard

Oh, Be My Valentine

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Description: Valentine's Day postcard of woman sitting on the beach with Cupid standing behind her holding a quiver of arrows. She is wearing a bathing costume and cap....
Print

I Go For You Head Over Heels My Valentine

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Description: Child's Valentine's Day card with a girl in a yellow and purple bathing suit and cap, diving into the water. Seagulls fly behind her. The text reads: "I Go...
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University of Wisconsin Red Cross Fundraising Drive

Date: 03 12 1956
Description: Anne Ross, instructor of a water safety course for the Red Cross, kneeling at the side of a pool. In the water with a boat are (left) Susan Benn of Ft. Lau...
Document

Baker Paper Co. Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the Baker Paper Company of Oshkosh, Wisconsin, paper manufacturers and distributors of Fun Ful playground and swimming pool equipment, with a...
Document

King's Gateway Hotel Letterhead

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Description: Letterhead of the King's Gateway Hotel in Land O' Lakes, Wisconsin, with header and footer views of the hotel and nearby Gateway Inn in color, and overlapp...
Photograph

Female Model with Camera

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Description: A female model poses with a camera in her lap while sitting in the grass. She is wearing a black bathing suit, a striped cape, and shoes with knee-high sto...
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Memorial Union Terrace

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Description: Elevated view of the flagstone terrace. People sit at tables in the sunburst chairs. There are shadows of the empty chairs on the terrace as well as the s...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: As part of the "Outdoor Living Day" event, sponsored by the Madison Chamber of Commerce, model Marlyn Sachtjen reclines on an inflated beach mattress in th...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachtjen paddling around in the 16 by 32 foot pool which was constructed on the Capitol Park overlooking State Street. Ruth Andres sits at the...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachjen being helped out of the temporary pool which had been constructed on Capitol Park at the head of State Street. She had been modeling s...
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'Outdoor Living Day' in Madison

Date: 05 18 1959
Description: Model Marlyn Sachtjen sitting on the edge of a temporary pool that had been installed on Capitol Park. She is wet after having fallen off a floating raft w...
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Young Girl at Wisconsin Dells Minirama

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Description: A young girl wearing a bathing suit is standing in almost knee-deep water in a Miniature model of the Wisconsin Dells. A small excursion boat is in the wat...

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