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Skin Divers Posing with Fish

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Dick Charmley and Gary Davies standing on the shore of Lake Mendota with a fish (carp) they caught while spear fishing.
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Skin Divers Examining Diving Equipment

Date: 07 12 1955
Description: Dick Charmley and Gary Davies examining their apparatus for skin diving and spear fishing in Lake Mendota.
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Swimming Safety

Date: 05 14 1944
Description: Linda Seed, lifeguard, is removing sand from the eye of John Hilhard with the help of Jackie Klopp, who is handing her an ampule of olive oil to soothe Joh...
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Swimming Safety

Date: 06 1944
Description: George Miller is reporting a problem to Lifeguard Lois Gardner. She is standing on a platform near a chair, and is wearing a whistle on a chain around her ...
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Four Madison Teenagers in Swimming Suits

Date: 06 21 1949
Description: Four Madison teenagers at the Willows swimming beach as they await the opening of city beaches. Seated on the ground is Nancy Fitzgibbon. Nancy Roark is pe...
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Madison Swimming Meet

Date: 07 21 1957
Description: Twenty of the winners in the swimming events in the annual city meet are posing in swim suits at B.B. Clark beach on Spaight Street. In the front row are C...
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High School Girls at Lathrop Hall

Date: 05 17 1958
Description: Almost 200 girls from 20 Wisconsin high schools took part in a strenuous day of recreation planned by the Women's Physical Education Club at Lathrop Hall a...

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