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Children at Brittingham Park

Date: 1905
Description: Group of children playing with a makeshift diving board at Brittingham Bay swimming hole.
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Bill Toman and his Dog

Date: 12 17 1979
Description: Bill Toman playing with his dog, Little Niblet, on an icy walkway at Lake Mendota.
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Swimmers

Date: 1905
Description: Four boys skinny dip in Lake Mendota.
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Eagle Heights Kids on Swings

Date: 09 24 1948
Description: Five children with one adult are shown playing on swings at Eagle Heights, a University of Wisconsin-Madison housing development built for faculty families...
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Children Sledding on North Pinckney Street

Date: 1915
Description: Winter scene with children sledding down 400 block of North Pinckney Street, Madison, Wisconsin, including 10 boys on a coasting bobsled. Three houses are ...
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Divine Savior United Methodist Church

Date: 03 05 1972
Description: Exterior view of Divine Saviour United Methodist Church at 6402 Hammersley Road, featuring colored glass windows with redwood paneling.
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UW-Madison Library Mall Fountain

Date: 07 09 1958
Description: James, the three-year-old son of Philip and Mrs. Staudenraus, playing with a sprinkling can in the new University of Wisconsin library mall fountain.
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Mamie Arms on Swing Set

Date: 1967
Description: Mamie Arms climbing to the top of a swing set.
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Beach Scene

Date: 08 30 1953
Description: View from the beach of people swimming, playing in the sand, and sunbathing.
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Leaving Home for School

Date: 09 05 1931
Description: Two school children are playing with a girl sitting on a tricycle while walking to school.
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Delos Dudley with Dogs in Winter

Date: 01 1910
Description: Delos Dudley outside in a snowy yard with dogs "Towser," "Fido" and "Cleo." In the background is a house.
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Children Playing in Autumn Leaves

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: Five year-old Paula Scharch sitting in a pile of leaves.
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House at 1717 Fremont Avenue

Date: 1947
Description: View across street towards the house at 1717 Fremont Avenue. Two small children are riding tricycles in front of the house.
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House at 1422 Sherman Avenue

Date: 1929
Description: Exterior of the house at 1422 Sherman Avenue, built by Willard Droster, in the Sherman Park neighborhood. Children are playing on the left.
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Delos And Marian Dudley on Cart

Date: 1911
Description: Delos and Marian Dudley riding cart on sidewalk at 1909 Regent Street. Randall School is probably the large building in the background.
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Children Playing in a Hammock

Date: 07 20 1958
Description: Laurie Stein, 5 year old daughter of photographer Edwin Stein, playing in a double hammock with her friend Sara.
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Children Playing in Autumn Leaves

Date: 10 23 1960
Description: Five year-old Paula Scharch, and her brother Stanley, age three, tossing leaves.
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Children Playing in Autumn Leaves

Date: 10 21 1960
Description: From left to right, smiling Gary Winner, Paula Schmarch and Stanley Schmarch, sitting in a pile of leaves.
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Nakoma Kindergarten Children

Date: 10 30 1950
Description: Nakoma School kindergarten children standing on the playground while playing cowboys and Indians. Three boys are wearing Indian headdresses.
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Snowman and Child

Date: 01 19 1956
Description: Winter scene with Patty Kosinski, of 205 North Frances Street, posing on the 8-foot snowman she and her friends built.

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