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Hoyt Park Toboggan Slide

Date: 12 23 1947
Description: Three teenagers posing on the steps of the toboggan slide at Hoyt Park. Ascending the steps are Al Gay, Mary Homann, and Ruth Ann Gay. Two young boys are s...
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City Skating Meet Stars

Date: 02 06 1949
Description: On the ice are eight Madison skaters who starred in the annual city skating meet held at Vilas Park lagoon. Kneeling in the first row are Patsy Gibson, Den...
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Madison Skating Club's Junior Club

Date: 01 17 1950
Description: Four members of the Madison Skating Club's Junior Club are shown on the ice. They are, from left to right, Ray White, Jeff Blume, Sally Williamson, and Jea...
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Holiday Card with Girl and Bird

Date: 1967
Description: Holiday card with girl dressed for winter. She holds a shepherd's crook with a bird sitting on it. Trees and snow appear in the background.
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Merry Christmas

Date: 1930
Description: Inside of holiday card depicting a family tree. The family photographs are positioned over a pine tree covered with snow. At the bottom is a cartoon of San...
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Divisional Skating Champions Crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet

Date: 12 27 1953
Description: Outdoor group portrait of the Divisional Skating Champions crowned in the Madison Skating Club Meet at Vilas Park.
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Students Boarding D-40 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students boarding an International D-40 school bus. This bus was equipped with a Rex-Watson body and a 215-inch wheel base, and seated 49 passengers. The s...
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Students Outside of an International DS-50 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Students outside of an International DS-50 school bus at Schroon Lake Central School. The students are dressed for winter. The bus was equipped with a Rex-...
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Students Boarding International DS-40 School Bus

Date: 1938
Description: Teen-aged students boarding an International DS-40 bus parked on a snow-covered road. The students are heading for Long Lake Central School. This bus was e...
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Speed Skating Champions

Date: 01 26 1958
Description: Group portrait of the 1958 city speed skating champions who won their races in the finals at Vilas Park.
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West High School Fred Nelson Curling Rink Team

Date: 03 12 1958
Description: Five teen boys from the West High School Fred Nelson Curling Rink team posing with brooms. Shown in the front row are Don Lautz and Rick Wheeler. In the ba...
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Speed Skaters

Date: 01 25 1959
Description: Outdoor group portrait of 23 children and teen city speed skating champions for 1959.
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Clearing a Path with a Snowblower

Date: 01 12 1963
Description: Winter scene with teenage boy snow blowing the driveway of a house. His letter jacket has "64" on the sleeve. He is also wearing a stocking cap with pom-po...
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Scouts Pushing Car in Snow

Date: 1938
Description: Scouts at a winter camp push a car stuck in deep snow. Trees are in the background.
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Ojibwa Girls in Snow

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Description: A snapshot of Ojibwa girls posing together standing in snow. They are bundled up in cold weather clothes and head scarves.
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Going to School

Date: 1905
Description: The seven children of August and Kate Hernkind posing in the box of a wagon sleigh pulled by a matched team. The children are dressed warmly and there is s...

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