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Backyard Swimming Pool

Date: 07 25 1980
Description: A family relaxes by their backyard pool, while a father tosses his infant son gently in the air.
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Sun Bathing

Date: 1965
Description: Women sun bathe near an express highway in Milwaukee.
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Bathing Beauties on a Car

Date: 1925
Description: Mary Brandel and a friend sit on the front of a car. They are wearing bathing suits. A road and fence are on the left.
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Swimming Pool

Date: 1940
Description: Children play in a large swimming pool with a stone changing house.
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The Slide at Pease Resort

Date: 1938
Description: A large slide at Pease's Resort on the shore of the Upper Eau Claire Lake. Children are in the water near stairs that go up the hill.
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People at Red Arrow Resort

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Description: Three women, a dog, and two boys wearing swimsuits sit in front of the Red Arrow Resort building. Four wooden row boats are pulled up on the shoreline of D...
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Swimmers and Boat in Siskiwit Lake

Date: 1935
Description: View of six boys and men swimming in Siskiwit Lake by a wooden boat. In the background is the shoreline and trees.
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Polar Bear Club

Date: 01 01 1997
Description: "Polar Bear Club of Port Washington."
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Firemen's Picnic

Date: 06 29 1997
Description: "Water barrel fights in Theresa."
Manuscript

Neighborhood House Scrapbook: Play School Outing

Date: 06 1938
Description: Page from a scrapbook kept by Neighborhood House, with images of a spring outing taken by the Bluebirds? and the Orioles children's groups. Children are pl...
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Swimming Pool at Meadow Brook Resort

Date: 1933
Description: Three woman bathers in the in-ground swimming pool. Each corner has an electric lamppost. There is a water tower on a hilltop in the distance.
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Group of People Wading in Shallow River

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Description: View towards a group of men, women, and children wading in shallow water. The far shoreline has a steep bank, with a fence and trees.
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Director Tom Knoche at the Hill Farm Swimming Pool

Date: 07 01 1961
Description: Director Tom Knoche forms a semi-silhouette as west side residents beat the heat in the outdoor Hill Farm Pool.
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Bernie's Beach on Monona Bay

Date: 06 16 2015
Description: Children and adults at a small, sandy beach on the bay. Two woman are watching over the children as they play in the water or on the beach. The skyline of ...
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Mt. Vernon Playground

Date: 1938
Description: A view, looking south, at the intersection of West Mt. Vernon Avenue and North 65th Street. In the foreground is a shallow pool where children are playing,...
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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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Swimming, Country Style

Date: 07 1950
Description: Swimming country style on a farm in the Kettle Moraine State Forest. Two boys are swimming in a large wooden cattle tank and three young children are perch...
Postcard

Playgrounds

Date: 06 21 1916
Description: Text on front reads: "'Playgrounds,' Whitewater, Wis." Two girls, and three boys with a bicycle are in a grass covered playground with swings, slides, sees...

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