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Bathing Beach, Ellison Bay

Date: 1919
Description: View towards shoreline with a group of people gathered at a bathing beach. Some people are in the water; other people are standing on the shore fully dress...
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Natatorium Swimming Pool

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Description: View of a natatorium swimming pool, which opened around 1888. Four people stand in the pool while other people stand around the edge. People are watching b...
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Bathing Beach

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Description: Elevated view of people relaxing on benches in the foreground, and people sitting on the beach and wading in the water along the seashore.
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Group of People on Pier

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Description: View from shoreline of a large group of people on a pier. Men and women are standing on the pier, posing and looking toward the shoreline. Other people are...
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Miller's Swimming Hole

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Description: A group of people bathe at Miller's Swimming Hole at Elk Springs. Three people prepare to dive into the water while others swim or sit on the rocks.
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Thoma's Bathing Beach, Little Cedar Lake

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Description: Photographic postcard view of people swimming and standing in the lake. People are out in boats in the background. Caption reads: "Thoma's Bathing Beach, L...
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Rowboat and Water Scene

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Description: View across water toward the shore. People are rowing a boat in the foreground, and people are standing on a rock near the shore. In the background are hou...
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The Boardwalk and Beach

Date: 1915
Description: Elevated view of a large crowd of people gathered on the boardwalk. In the background people are walking on the beach, and walking and swimming in the ocea...
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Driftwood Cluttered Beach and Ocean

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Description: People stand and sit on a driftwood-cluttered beach. Several people swim in the ocean. Caption reads: "Scene on the Beach. Long Beach. Wash."
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Two People Diving

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Description: People diving from a pier into the water. On the right, a third diver is standing on the wooden pier.
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The Beach and Ocean

Date: 1910
Description: View toward people relaxing on a beach under umbrellas and other people wading in the water. On the right a woman is walking down a boardwalk to get to the...
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Bathing Scene at Tenth Street

Date: 1915
Description: People crowd the boardwalk at Tenth Street, entering and exiting the shops at left. On the right people are sunbathing on the beach and swimming in the sur...
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The Boardwalk

Date: 1915
Description: View along boardwalk, with people sitting, and other people walking. Buildings are along the left, and on the right is a lifeguard tower that looks down o...
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Howe's Boat House, Rock Lake

Date: 1910
Description: View down pier towards a boathouse on the shore, with groups of people sitting and standing on the platform in front. A group of people are in a rowboat ne...
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Geneva Lake Bathing Beach

Date: 1922
Description: Several people in bathing suits and casual wear are relaxing on a beach and in the water at a Geneva Lake beach. Several people are also sitting behind a r...
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Devil's Lake State Park

Date: 1936
Description: A view of several people sitting and standing under a tree in front of a beach area at Devil's Lake State Park. People are swimming and wading in the water...
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Vacationers on a Resort Beach

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Description: View along shoreline toward people relaxing on a beach lined with vacation houses. Groups of men and women are standing or sitting, some wearing street clo...
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The Beach

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Description: People wearing bathing suits swim in the ocean and lie on the beach.
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Woman and Child in Lake

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Description: Woman and child standing in a lake in shallow water. Other people are standing in the water behind them.
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Memorial Union Terrace

Date: 1940
Description: Summertime view of people at tables on University of Wisconsin-Madison Memorial Union terrace, looking out to canoes and sailboats on the lake. In the back...

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